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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? PoemBy Henry GibsonAudiophile's LamentI bought the gear they said I wanted, whether I needed it or not. PayPal the scourge of our time. Ended up with a rig, What it cost should be a crimeWorked 12 hours a day, Found little time my music to play... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Harold N.T.B.Sounds like you're doing well, always appreciate the experience reflected in your posts.Peace, | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Nandric:Not AWOL, just sitting contentedly on the sidelines enjoying the usual "good-better-best" debates inevitable with committed audiophiles. On occasion, when a thing is sufficiently heated a little light is emitted.------------------... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Raul:Yes, the D/111 followed the 999S/EX, The D/111 is excellent. The 999S/EX was exceedingly "musical" but woefully lacking in definition. I found the mistracking due to a mis-match of cart/arm, Suzanne Vegas' "Solitude Standing", side t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, all:Ebullient is the word. Empire 999S/EX cartridge lounging without a stylus in a drawer for I can't remember how long. "Gary" at VOM (Voice Of Music) site offered two genuine Empire stylus options for the old guy, Pfanstiel #'s 235 DE .... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Travbrow:You wrote: "is it possible a later version of the stylus?"Empire went through a number of transitions. Originally Dyna-Empire, then Audio-Empire, finally Empire Scientific in the mid 1960’s. According to Stereophile (December 19... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Double post???? | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Nandric:It's the "is it science or is it art" discussion.From a post to this thread, quite a while ago: "Immanuel Kant (Kritik der Urteilskraftwork), maintained that taste is autonomous." If I'm allowed to paraphrase Kant, appreciation o... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Nandric:It's the "is it science or is it art" discussion.From a post to this thread, quite a while ago: "Immanuel Kant (Kritik der Urteilskraftwork), maintained that taste is autonomous." If I'm allowed to paraphrase Kant, appreciation of... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, dlcockrum:What a gracious post---Those who would be arbiters of taste rarely receive the appreciation they earn.Peace, | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Lewm:Good to hear from you. "Do you have any idea how Signet seems to have side-stepped a law of physics?" Umm, because Signets are magical? Seriously, a year or so ago I thought myself fortunate in locating a NOS TK7Lca. #140, a very e... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, chakster/Jessica:You wrote: "Without Japanese know-how it would be impossible to make high-end cartridges in the 70s/80s era. Most of the American cartridges were made in Japan, even if the brand registered in the USA---"Thanks for your ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Jessica/Steverino (Hi, Henry): It appears a certain Aussie has cornered the market for the now unobtainable ATN-155lc stylus. The one referenced above is the identical LC stylus/beryllium cantilever assembly but configured for a P-mount c... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, dlcochrum: Thanks, Dave. I've been following the thread so not precisely MIA, you guys have been offering some interesting and informative discussions.Peace, | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Regards, Harold-not the -barrel:First, a correction: Next to last paragraph, post above, the distinction between the two generations of Signets is the suffix "a", not the "e" (elliptical).Harald, the 20SS (SS= Super Shibata) is, I believe, the onl... |