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| My new Soundsmith Straingauge cartridge Spirit, no worries, I'm hanging in! :) | |
| My new Soundsmith Straingauge cartridge Personally, I consciously ignore all posts by Rauliruegas. When his passive aggressive bombast hijacks a thread, I ignore the thread. I'm on the verge of ignoring this one despite its otherwise valuable content. | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Spirit, that's good to hear. I've been interested in the SG for a while. Are you using a full SG linestage or the phonostage equivalent with your own preamp?Keith and Charles, I was thinking the 30/30 would be better, myself. I heard it on Merlin ... | |
| Phantom + A90 question Nice pic, Tobes. I'll relax about mounting the A90. Seems like a non-issue. Thanks. | |
| Rebuilt Ortofon A90? Update on this thread. I went ahead with the rebuild and received it back from Ortofon this morning. Turnaround time was exactly five weeks. I examined it thoroughly under a digital microscope and everything is aligned perfectly. Ortofon did a fan... | |
| Fremer's review of the Anna cartridge Since this thread is about, among other things, Ortofon QC, I thought I'd let everyone know that my rebuilt A90 arrived this morning. It looks absolutely brand-new--with a new serial number on the box and stamped into the motor/generator assembly.... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Thanks, Keith. What were your impressions of the VAC Phi 200, and did you run it with the Def IV? It's a tempting model in the current VAC line for use with higher-efficiency speakers. I have one of their preamps (Phi Beta, which I adore), and occ... | |
| Phantom + A90 question Hi Rockit,I'm with you and use a Foz for azimuth, so I'm unconcerned about that aspect of any tilting. The nagging question for me is the solidity of the connection between cartridge and headshell. I'm getting the impression, since no one seems to... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup Hi Keithr,You've had some great amps. Have you used all of these with the Def IV? Care to list them in order of preference?Thanks,Bill | |
| Speakers for Bryson 4B sst2 Bryston and PMC have a long history together. I run PMC IB2i with the big Bryston monoblocks (using a tube preamp) and I'm very pleased with the combo. They need to be tri-wired, though, for best results. | |
| Phantom + A90 question It may well be a non-issue in practice. With the front-center and rear-inside points touching the headshell along with the two screws, that's four secure points of contact, which is probably enough to maintain adequate rigidity. If the inside scre... | |
| Best bi-ampable monitor against rear wall $2500 I have a pair of Merlin Mmi placed a few inches from the wall and they sound remarkably good. Being non-ported helps, I think. They have dual Cardas binding posts so you can bi-amp or bi-wire if you wish but I don't think it's recommended. (Worth ... | |
| Phantom + A90 question The mounting issue with the Cadenzas, as with the A90, is that the rear-outside point just hangs in space. Definitely the meeting of some quirky designs from both Graham and Ortofon. My Ortofon dealer recommended sanding the raised bar and points ... | |
| Tannoy Westminster amp matching question. Hi Borg7x9,Have you looked at VAC preamps? Although it is out of production, the Phi Beta will drive loads as low as 200 ohms, according to its manual. The Signature 2A, which is the basically the same circuit and is still in production, should do... | |
| Zu Druid & Definition Roundup I'm not sure you'd be better off with the smaller amp but echoing what Charles said, 30 watts would seem to be plenty of power for 101 db speakers, so you might benefit from the less-is-more concept and save a little money, too. Your ears would ha... |