kmccarty
Responses from kmccarty
| SME V : what to expect ? I have never felt my SMEs sounded "dull and lifeless" at all. The "liveliness" on the SME V can be adjusted somewhat with the depth of the dampening paddle - or deactivate the dampening altogether. | |
| SME V : what to expect ? Hi Don C55 - the Shure is a decent cartridge with the Jico stylus. I play around with it for reasons of nostalgia. The point I was making is that the Shure's light tracking force and high cantilever compliance are difficult for some modern arms to... | |
| SME V : what to expect ? I have used the SME V and IV on the following turntables: Basis Debut Signature, Technics SP 10 III and Technics SP 10 II (both fully restored Bill Thalmann), and Thorens TD 124 II and I (both fully restored). Cartridges include Benz LPS and Benz ... | |
| looking to audition Running Springs P C-- I have four Running Springs conditioners in my system and love them. Unlike many conditioners that I tried, the Running Springs do only good and no bad - my super power amp (600 watt sliding bias class A) is not limited at all with the Dmitri, onl... | |
| Boulder 1008 advice on cartridge loading Try 500 ohms for the Benz LPS. That is the resistor loading I use in a Boulder 2008 with the Benz LPS. | |
| Poulenc double piano concerto? I think a fine performance and recording is the ERATO ECD 88140 with Francois-Rene Duchable and Jean-Philippe Collard with James Conlon conducting the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. | |
| Audiophile stores in Denver metro area Try Apex Audio in Denver, Carl Jerritts 303-885-4458 | |
| Benz Lp-s Frequency Resonance Problems Hmmm...I'm using the Benz LPS with a Graham Phantom Supreme (10" arm) with no issues at all. I use a Benz LP (not -S, but with micro ridge stylus) on another turntable with a Graham Phantom Supreme (9" arm) also with no problems. Both track warps ... | |
| Philips vinyl pressings - France vs. Holland? I have several Philips records pressed in Italy (classical). These pressings are superb and generally, but not always, sound richer through the midbass and midrange. I have determined this by comparing the Italian pressings to the identical record... | |
| What are your favorite phono cartridges? Benz LP-S...it is so different from my LP that they should have given it a completely new name. | |
| Stylus replacement for Shure V-15 v MR I recently bought the Saunders for this model and I find it to be an excellent stylus. Caveat, I don't use the damping brush and I haven't tried the jico. Although Soundsmith does superb work, many old timer audiophiles will tell you that the susp... | |
| John Barnes...RIP I am deeply saddened at the news and hurt especially for Pam. John was an upstanding man, a lover of music and the equipment that produced it. Above all, John was a trustworthy friend. John, I will miss you. | |
| SME V and Benz LP-S Thanks for the responses. Audioquest4life, do you use the SME V's damping with the LP-S, and if so, how deep is the damping paddle set? Thanks. | |
| Nice Tube Preamp for Boulder 1060 Do not power down your Boulder equipment for several days and then listen. Boulder equipment sounds very harsh unless it is left continually powered up. Then it is spectacular. Unless the tube preamp is beyond extraordinary, a Boulder preamp sound... | |
| Best SME arm for TD-124? I agree with all previous comments and add that a properly restored TD 124 can do justice to an SME V and SME IV. For grins, I put a Graham Phantom and Shure V on my TD 124. It sounds excellent, as does a SME IV and Benz LP on that same TD 124. A ... |