Hey guys... I've been out skiing and have had a blast. I'll be back at it again, soon.
Yes indeed, I am a die-hard skier!
Nevertheless, I have also been spinning some vinyl and comparing between two phono cartridges. My Lyra Delos, which I have thought to be having a problem, and a Nagaoka MP-110 that Jim (tomic) lent me for the trouble shooting process. I believe that I have some conclusions, but more to follow. However, the good news is that I will truly test out everything (phono stage, in particular) because my new turntable/tonearm/cartridge has finally all arrived off of backorder and is being set up today/tomorrow. I should be able to pick it up by later Thursday afternoon. Thus, I will have it all here for setting it up in my system Friday morning and begin the cartridge run-in process.
Feickert Analog, model Blackbird, turntable. Kuzma, model 4-Point 11, tonearm. Soundsmith, model Sussurro MKii ES, phono cartridge. This is a really big upgrade for me and I hope it will provide many years (the rest of my life) of analog pleasure.
