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Zu Omen or Tekton Lore A great trail here at Audiogon! A lot of very interesting remarks. What I was looking for was any feedback as far as classical music goes as applicable to Lore speakers, most of . . .	909
size of the driver Thanks, folks. Once again I came to realize to helpful the audiogon can be. A lot of information to think over, "sounds" similar to my thoughts very often. Yes, I am not . . .	45
Ortofon SPU Synergy VTVU, did you try Windfeld on RS-212D? How was it? I have the cart but not the arm, entertaining the idea between the TA-110 and RS-212D, can't decide. There are not too many . . .	37
ConradJohnson--Can their vintage compete with new? To Dwr Hi I am considering to go the same route as you did it seems (I have PV12 with phone stage). Would you be so kind to email me a few details about what exactly modifications . . .	24
I am set on all but speakers, need advice on those Thank you all, folks. To Manitunc - you are correct, I did look at Liuto. Though while I was looking through posts here I saw a couple stating that the GPH being an older issue . . .	22
where to get AudioNote wires Thank you everybody, the list is there, my fault, I just didn't see the 'if' in 'if not mentioned below' on the AN site! I never did play with silver wiring before sticking to the . . .	21
What's Old is New Again Great system! Bet you are enjoying it! Hos is the Telefunken smooth plate sound those 12AX7 I was thinking about those as well... How is the RS-212D? That is a nice one, I like . . .	20
Jelco tonearm for Colibri Gold LW cartridge To Chris74, Hi How is SME m2-9 in your opinion, it's effective mass I believe is about 9.5 grams? Or should I look at something else? Thank you Anatoliy	20
x-tronic 4000 soldering station Actually the solder iron is minimum 200C, I am afraid this is to high for the solder I use, I guess I looked at the gun temp which has 150C minimum. Hm	17
9-in arm for SPUs with easy VTA ? To Wrm57 Hi, I couldn't get any manual for RS212D which I was considering for some time and still are, I thought it has a thumbwheelfor VTA by just looking at the picture but I . . .	17
non-magnetic mechanical stylus force gauge To Stanwal - saw one review here about the magnetic http://www.amazon.com/Shure-SFG-2-Stylus-Tracking-Force/product-reviews/B00006I5SD/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&. . .	13
Wyred 4 sound vs Red Dragon digital mono blocks?? Sunnyjim, Sorry for a bit of offtopic here - I saw your post where you were asking about the RHB Sound Design mod for the CJ the other day, can recall now where it was. I am . . .	12
Rachmaninoff Conc 2 Mercury Living Presence To Buconero117 - congrats on that! You are lucky! To Rtilden - need to check out the Chesky one, thanks for the info. I did listen to Rachmaninoff's Concerto 3 same label and that . . .	12
how important is linestage preamp with vinyls only Thank you everybody. To Thorman – yes, you are exactly right about trying different tubes. The thing is I was almost at the point to buy some tubes (good ones) from Brent Jesse, $. . .	12
Sumiko tonearm rewire Hi John, Thank you for looking at this. Yes, I think I know what you mean, I fixed some isolation on mine close to the pivot place, that was a challenge, but like you said - go . . .	11
Ortofon tonearms ,Static and Dynamic - Difference? To Agondgd, Was interesting to read your remark as to "static Ortofons are intented for the heavy SPU range of cartridges and Dynamic for a wider group of brands and models.&. . .	11
Need advise on Oscilloscope Michael, Yes, I looked around on ebay. If the device is sold as 'functioning' but 'not calibrated' - you have an idea if I can calibrate it myself, I guess I will need the 'true . . .	10
Is there better amp for bass then Cary Rocket 88 Thanks to everyone, I think I got some great advices here. So far I was using pretty old solid state amp that I brought from abroad long time ago (called amphiton), don't know much. . .	9
Colibri Light Weight Gold on RS212D - wow Dear Geoch, thank you for the response. Mine is 0.28 mV, gold coils. I purchased it following Raul's advise and I can say I don't, even with my well under avg setup the little . . .	7
audition copper/silver arm wire in New York Very impressive, thanks, will check it out	7
is it time to mention tonearm's length again? Sean, Thank you thank you - yes, you got it right, that's what I thought. All right, now it falls in picture more nicely. Regards, Anatoliy	7
best bass or close to that 12AX7 tube Hi, Thank you for the response. Yes, did go there actually quite a lot for the last few days, spoke with Brent, he says Telefunken will sound a little flat as bass goes comparing . . .	6
another headshell for Ortofon TA-110 Yes, Louis, I missed that one, it sounds like it is good option, thank you. Anatoliy	6
lock or solder the speaker wire in the banana Thanks, Elizabeth, you are right, the clip is required, I was actually planning to solder the wire, there is a space left in the plug enough for the solder tip to go in. But when . . .	5
Driver recommendation for hi-fi DIY sub? Hi, I am on the same plate - want to have some fun following the DIY approach, I am done with the furniture (built it myself) for my sanctuary, now time for speaker cabinets. I don. . .	4
weights on Sumiko MDC800 versus MMT,FT3 Thank you, Nandric, the arm on MDC800 is 10.5 mm as my micrometer shows, the answer about that I got from someone selling FT3 on ebay was 'about 12-13 mm'. On the good side it is . . .	4
Orsonic headshell source? Thanks, folks. I sent email to Albert. Speaking about Ikeda headshell - I didn't find the 'RS', there is one named IS-1R, looks impressive. Syntax - looks like you had a chance to . . .	4
Conterweight on RS-212D Thanks, folks, yes you are correct, this is what it turned out to be. Diggory - how is your AS212S - do you like it? Any comparison thoughts to the ortofon RS-212D dynamic version. . .	4
LP world catalog - does one exist? Thank you, folks, greatly adds to my treasure sites	4
High output cartridge for 47db phono stage? Thanks, folks - you helped me in my decision to start with MM having in mind what you and other people say as well as the fact that Conrad Johnson's answer to my same question was . . .	4
Super Analog Great one, sure you are enjoying it! Saw your post from 2009 about getting RS-212D, don't see it here. Parted for good? Impression	3
LP 'deep groove' - any implications on cartridge? Davt, Elizabeth, Thanks much for the responses. It helps	3
wire in Graham Phantom B44 / Origin Live Conqueror Thanks, Kbell. I found out Ortofon uses copper in its RS-212D as well. I am just trying to weight pros and cons between copper and silver for the tonearm wire, in a roundabout way . . .	2
This is my system I think you got a big bang sitting there, this is nice! How is the PV12 makes it after modifications? I have a PV12 as well with built in phono, can't decide whether I should go . . .	2
Anodized arm wand Thanks, Liz, I gather then I should not be concerned with sonics too much. Good 'cause I like silver one better	2