wrm57
Responses from wrm57
| John Mayall has passed away Saw him a couple years ago, first time since the early 70s. Carolyne Wonderland was the star of the show but John was still bringing it. RIP to an important elder. | |
| Tube or solid state phono stage? Personally, I’ve never had a solid state phono stage that satisfied me. But admittedly, I have not tried many: a 2-box Trichord Delphini 25 years ago, which was left in the dust by a succession of tube phonos; and recently, a MoFi MasterPhono boug... | |
| Looking for 5AR4 rectifier tube most like solid state I think the current-issue Sovtek 5ar4 is not very tubey, but still pretty balanced. Compared to what I consider the best, Holland Amperex, they are a little cold and brittle. But once burned in they do not have the harshness of some Sino examples.... | |
| Tone arm length Interesting that JR’s preferred arm seems to be a 4Point-14, or so I’ve gathered from conversations with him. Maybe it’s just a convenient tool for analyzing cartridges. | |
| Tone arm length Some very respected turntable manufacturers like Basis and Sota do not even give you a choice. Many very smart engineers look at 12 inch arms as being foolish. Although Basis does offer its TOL SuperArm as 12.5" and 16". And Origin Live, while ... | |
| Dimond Cantilevers And Tip Mass The higher mass of the diamond cantilever relative to the stylus was one explanation, or perhaps I should say speculation, as to why the early applications by Ortofon, e.g. in the Anna, reportedly resulted in slightly reduced trackability. I have ... | |
| Experience purchasing a used high-end cartridge No, I agree that I would need your criteria met if I were to buy this hypothetical used cartridge. How many times can I say go for it? I don’t buy used cartridges so the point is moot, but I’m submitting to your hypothetical. But I also think this... | |
| Experience purchasing a used high-end cartridge Lots of ifs in this hypothetical. Sure, “if” all are satisfied, go for it. | |
| Experience purchasing a used high-end cartridge trust but verify with an independent expert. In other words, distrust until verification. If you find a seller willing to let you ship his cartridge around and have it handled by some third party, sure go for it without a second thought. | |
| Experience purchasing a used high-end cartridge I don’t do it. Too many vulnerabilities with cartridges. And while I have had many excellent retips done, the sound is never quite the same as original, IME. If you have the option of having a manufacturer do a rebuild of the purchase, which is es... | |
| Small Discrepancies in Speaker Placement I make final adjustments by the 1/8th inch. No, I am not insane. | |
| My Sonic Lab Platinum v Gold Signature No, I went for a Lyra Etna Lambda instead. The uncertain length of warranty from MSL (and its importer, MoFi: see the long mijostyn thread), put me off. And I had not used a Lyra since the entry-level Lydian Beta in 2000, so I wanted to see what t... | |
| Any experience with SVS 3000 Micro I’ve owned the 3000 Micro for a couple of years and find it ideal for my application. It integrates seamlessly with my Merlin TSM MMI, extends bass low enough that I don’t feel I’m missing anything, adds presence to the sound, and visually disappe... | |
| Developing A List Of Tonearm Candidates For A SOTA Turntable @neonknight, please let us know what you think of the Agile. It's an arm that has long intrigued me. | |
| SUT for Ortofon SPU Mono CGDI MKII The Ortofon ST-M25 was designed for your cartridge. Ortofon says it is a historical product, but Elusive Disc and Cable Co, to name two online dealers, still list it as a special order. |