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| Opinions sought: % contribution to sound by component — specifically cartridges @kerrybh Thanks for taking the time to reply. That's an excellent point. Tonal preferences aside, if "the best" cartridge represents 5, 10 or 15% of the total sound of a system, dropping a step or two down in the family would not drop that down t... | |
| Opinions sought: % contribution to sound by component — specifically cartridges @pindac I respect your further thoughts. Your post is provocative and makes me reflect on many things. I intended my original post as a more broad question as to the effect of stepping down in levels in a cartridge in an otherwise balanced system... | |
| Opinions sought: % contribution to sound by component — specifically cartridges @pindac Thank you for the response. To address some of the points you raised: 1: Lyra offers an inspection service. They will determine if they can restore a cartridge to 100% of factory performance at a reasonable rate. This is my preferred opt... | |
| Opinions sought: % contribution to sound by component — specifically cartridges @ghdprentice Thank you for answering the question! I realize it is a tough one to ask. By that rationale, the cartridge is about 5% of the total. I appreciate the thoughts. @larsman Thanks!! Seems like your answer is directionally aligned with gh... | |
| Opinions sought: % contribution to sound by component — specifically cartridges @dwette — Thank you for the responses! I was just curious for peoples' opinions on the % of the cartridge's contribution to sound, knowing that it's just that: an opinion / generalization. I.e., if I have to drop down a few notches from what I'v... | |
| DaVinci tonearm and azymuth Does anyone know of a source for washers/shims that will alter azimuth by 0.5 degrees?I'm interested in Dr Feickert's software and have two tonearms with no built-in provision for azimuth adjustment. I understand I will need to do 5 (or 9) measure... | |
| help me pick a MM/AP BN reissue - for comparison Wound up ordering 'The Big Beat', 'Speakin' My Piece', 'Undercurrent' and 'Soul Station'.I figured I'd be able to then do comparisons vs. originals, Toshibas, Kings, and Connossieurs and, perhaps, extrapolate the results to other issues.I have a c... | |
| Who is Michael Fremers' I generally don't read reviews to determine what to buy, but that's because I'm happy with my system and I find my priorities quite a bit different than many others. I do find the writings of people who are experienced with componentry (particular... | |
| Who is Michael Fremers' Dan_ed wrote:"While Mike may have much more experience writing down his opinions, that doesn't make his opinion any more valid than anyone else's. Some people need to see their opinions and theories in print to somehow validate to themselves (and ... | |
| How good can a mono cartridge be...? thank you, hevac1!if you had to live with the rb300 + shelter 501, would you still elect to play all your mono records with it (on the same TT) instead of using your graham/koetsu combo (again, on the same basis TT)?or would you use the koetsu for... | |
| How good can a mono cartridge be...? i really don't have the space for a 2nd table, but your suggestion is an interesting one as it certainly does minimize the potential loss and allow me to do a test in my own system.my current table is very high performance, so i could expect that ... | |
| How good can a mono cartridge be...? hi tomasheig:thanks -- i do believe that the modest mono cartridge will likely exceed the performance/satisfaction of the top stereo cartridge on a mono source ... but the problem is that the tonearm will also be lower quality and that could reall... | |
| How good can a mono cartridge be...? thanks for the responses so far. i am fully aware that there are many mono cartridges *AVAILABLE* (including $4K models), but i am wondering this specifically:will a modest tonearm (say a rega) + a modest mono cartridge (say in the $500-700 range)... | |
| Magic Diamond vs Airtight PC1? thank you so much for the clarification! i didn't mean to cause a stir -- just happened to notice the conflicting information in a sparsely-populated "sea" of information about the cartridge. | |
| Magic Diamond vs Airtight PC1? Does anyone know the output voltage of the Magic Diamond?I have heard 0.25mV, 0.3mV, 0.35mV, and slipknot1's system lists it at 0.6mV (http://cgim.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/vs.pl?vaslt&zz1069279142&viewitem&o2&1175587664#item).Thank you... |