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| Graham IC70 v. Furutech Silver Arrow 10-28-12: Wrm57I switched to a Silver Arrow on my Phantom II and prefer it to the IC-70. I compared them directly in my system and found the Silver Arrow to offer everything the Graham does plus its more balanced through the frequency range, more ... | |
| ARC SP16 vs SP8 I've found the imaging of the SP16 to be quite precise and capable of a very wide soundstage. I'm at a loss as to why you would find it "too mono".Just read your followup - sounds like speaker positioning may be your issue. Might be difficult to a... | |
| Why do I like the Denon 103r so much? Spirit, at some stage I will send a 103R to Expert Stylus so I can compare with the SoundSmith version. The different stylus shape will certainly have an impact on the sound. I've heard some say the 'Paratrace' stylus (similar to VDH's profile?) u... | |
| Why do I like the Denon 103r so much? I was using a VDH retipped Crown Jewel (aka Shelter 501) when I got my first 103R - and much preferred the Denon for its involvement and superior tone and texture and presence.With this cartridge I find myself appreciating the music itself and how... | |
| Valve phono or valve linestage? 09-14-12: HalcroCouldn't agree more Bp......but seeing most tube units I'm interested in are USA made....and usually 'Made to Order'.....and have no representation in Australia......I defy you to find Atmasphere, Vac or Aesthetix preamps to 'trial... | |
| denon dl 103 w/ origin live silver mk II: help 09-06-12: Johnnyb53 09-05-12: Tbromgard I think Johnnyb53 is correct. If the Denon is that light you could have compliance issues. I may have overstated the difference a bit. The DL103 is spec'd at 8.5g; the Zu103 at 14g. Still, 5.5g is significan... | |
| New tubes in Rogue M-180 Monoblocks 08-29-12: DaverzAlso, from what I've read, the KT-120 is a more robust tube than the KT-90. Depending on usage, I'd expect to have to replace 1-2 KT-90s a year (and a fuse blows when the tube blows). I haven't had a KT-120 blow yet, but only more ... | |
| Unipivot tonearms less forgiving of Vinyl quality? Well, I find line contact equipped cartridges to be quietest in regard to groove noise and ticks/pops.Some people seem to think line contact styli exacerbate noise, but I simply haven't found this to be the case. | |
| Unipivot tonearms less forgiving of Vinyl quality? Not something I've noted.IME, the stylus profile has the greatest influence on record noise. I prefer line contact types. | |
| Gain vs. Volume As per above, gain is the amplification provided by a circuit. The circuit gain is changed by altering the circuit itself eg changing resistor values, feedback, removing/adding an entire amplification stage etc. So you are right, different gain se... | |
| Audiotechnica OC9MLII High, Low or Med Compliance? Audio Technica, like several other Japanese manufacturers, specify the dynamic compliance at 100HZ. As your link above suggests, of most interest is the compliance at resonance (around 10Hz) which will be somewhat higher. For instance Denon state ... | |
| Denon 103 vs 103r opinions - Sonic Differences Bpoletti, I haven't tried the OC9 ML II or III but I have compared the AT33 PTG-II to my retipped 103R. The comparison was done with two separate wands on my Phantom arm and current setup. While the AT33 sounded competent enough, it didn't present... | |
| Denon 103 vs 103r opinions - Sonic Differences I would have to agree with Dover that a retip with a more exotic stylus will have a bigger effect than the body mod. However, together with the aluminium body it makes the 103R a formidable option. And for little cost, especially for those who alr... | |
| Denon 103 vs 103r opinions - Sonic Differences Don't know about stone, weight might be an issue. The 103 in an aluminium body will weigh around 14g already, wood around 11-12g (the stock cartridge is 8.5g).FWIW, I found the aluminium Midas body to sound 'faster', cleaner and more neutral than ... | |
| Denon 103 vs 103r opinions - Sonic Differences There is some interesting info on 103/103R cartridges (and other Denons) in this Vinyl Asylum post/thread from a long time user:http://db.audioasylum.com/mhtml/m.html?forum=vinyl&n=888743&highlight=213cobra&search_url=%2Fcgi%2Fsearch.m... |