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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: Koetsu, Lyras and the FR... by Romy the Cat on 2009-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
Koetsu are crap and it is sad that some ognorant or criminal people crated so much hype about it. Might be in past it was better, as it was proposed above by somebody in this thread, but I doubt as I know people who drooled about Koetsu 20 years back...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Taking the mystery out of cartridge loading by skushino on 2005-02-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Taking the mystery out of cartridge loading in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
Here is a snippet from an email from Jonathan Carr (Lyra cartridge designer) about objectives and considerations regarding cartridge loading.  Most of this is old news, I only re-post it here as a convenient synopsis on this most misunderstood t...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: What 10k Buys You These Days by Paul S on 2012-04-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What 10k Buys You These Days in Analog Playback  2 Replies 
No one else posted this, so I'll take one for the Team by mentioning Fremer's May 2012 Analog Corner article in Stereophile.  Apparently, Fremer has gotten at least two high-dollar Lyra cartridges with indifferent stylus-to-cantilever mounting.  I co...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Taking the mystery out of Jonathon. by Romy the Cat on 2005-02-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Taking the mystery out of cartridge loading in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
 ***The proper loading value is difficult to say without knowing your system, as it is partly a preamp and ultrasonic RF issue as well as one that involves the cartridge and audible frequencies. Some cartridges have frequency abberations within ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Mr. Kleen Stylus cleaner by montepilot on 2009-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Mr. Kleen Stylus cleaner in Analog Playback  5 Replies 
STYLUS CLEANING – LIKE MAGIC!   I own a ZeroDust, an XtremePhono and some liquid stylus cleaners, but I don’t use them anymore. Why? Because none of them works as well as a product I bought at the supermarket for a few pennies. I've been using th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: One-oh-two by Brian Clark on 2004-12-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Here is my new tonearm. in Analog Playback  9 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I finally concluded that I need a better mono cartridge. Screw you Denon-102! I can’t listen this midrange pusher anymore![/quote]Send it over to me Romy, I'll make sure the little offender doesn't escape! :) Brian (who lis...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: Diagnosis of suspension by DHT4ME on 2008-09-04 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Shelter 90X: mystery or mastery in Analog Playback  54 Replies 
RomyHaving worked in a high end shop and doing lots of carts I will lend my experiences.Suspensions either harden or soften. When they soften you will notice that your VTA starts to go, you have to lift the rear of the cart and they go quite rapidly....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Worse than Mafia by Stitch on 2012-08-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Fidelity Research FR-7 in Analog Playback  42 Replies 
Well, some say, he loves reading those postings, others think he raped his grandma or (and) will be responsible for the next earthquake in California, some bet he was a member of the well known German Anonymous Audiophile Alcoholics and left them bec...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: The Church of Denon 103C by Ed on 2005-07-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Church of Denon 103C in Analog Playback  8 Replies 
Hello Romy,Just thought I'd post my latest re-visit to this cartridge.I've played with this overthe last 2 years on and off between Helikon/VDH MC10. It was ok but did not make a big deal,so I carried on with the Lyra which was finebut not what ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #26: SUT secondary loading is a very standard practice by Axel on 2009-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
Right, so it is. B U T it seems not the case, that the final load-value the cart sees is the same with non-SUT, as is the case with an SUT. Unless your experience is different - therefore my question. If you look at Lyra's recommended loading specs i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: missing the forest for the trees by skushino on 2005-02-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Taking the mystery out of cartridge loading in Analog Playback  6 Replies 
***Here we go! What an accomplishment! I wonder if the Lyra cartridges sound so gray and so boring because of this “accomplishment” or there is any other reasons.***I knew that the reference to his high gain Connoisseur phono stages is coming.Self-pr...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #27: There are no absolute loading values by Romy the Cat on 2009-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
Manufacturers do not recommend any specific loading, and it they do then they shell not do it. They recommend a region where most probable final loading value might be. In case a transform is use it make not difference; they just transfer impedance i...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #28: SUT:cart impedance match 1:1 ? by Axel on 2009-07-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
Hi Romy, of course, no manufacturer give one value only (non that I would know), but will spec. a range starting with some value e.g. >10ohm or say >100ohm and either putting a cap at 500ohm, 1k or nothing at all, meaning 47k (if that su...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #10: The Average will become "The Reference" by Stitch on 2010-11-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lithuania enters the game: Reed 12" Tonearm in Analog Playback  11 Replies 
We are in a new chapter of High end:  Copies      Well Tempered: Schroeder Triplanar         : Talea DaVinci           : Reed What do they have in common? No own idea No new calculation Cheap Arm wands (wood) Aggressive marketing via Interne...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Audio disease at its best by Stitch on 2012-04-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What 10k Buys You These Days in Analog Playback  2 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Fuck the Fremer and anathema to each single audio product he touches. Sometime those whore do play the primitive publicity games in order to send a message of “own integrity”.  That all BS and I do not even want to talk abo...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Musicians and women by Jorge on 2012-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: How to make a music person to “get” Audio? in Playback Listening  5 Replies 
I used to have a few musician friends and played a little myself, but they were never really interested in audio, they did have a system but no intention to sit in the sweetspot or anything of the sort,  we used to go to concerts and they would carry...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Reproduction by Stitch on 2013-05-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The new G.I.P speakers. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  36 Replies 
[quote user="Wojtek"]... If it was really that bad Stitch would be first to give his honest opinion , instead he only remarked that it was interesting but different. I was surprised how pleasant...[/quote]It is quite common to "rate" a Demo negative,...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #215: Audiophile Business by Stitch on 2013-02-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Initial thoughts about new/old Lamm ML2s in Audio Discussions  215 Replies 
There is absolutely no other business out there, where you can find so many idiots, be it reviewer, be it customer who sell / buy products they have no idea about. Talking about reviewers is wasted time, because you and I (maybe ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: Performance? by Stitch on 2010-02-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Schroder Tonearms in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Just a few lines to the "Performance" of this piece of wood on strings for 7k $I listened to the Schroeder Reference + SQ and some custom made ones which were normally not available (Schroeder model blahblah with Valhalla cable etc.)(of course you ca...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: About lean, mean and ‘easy go’ cartridges by Romy the Cat on 2008-09-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Buying a last cartridge. in Analog Playback  80 Replies 
Stressing Bass in my former post I would like do not overly accent the lower bass itself but rather an organic combination of bass with something that I would call “full body” sound. It we look at many properly setups, loaded and amplified cartridge...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #19: Schröder tonearms, comments from the manufacturer by berlinta on 2010-02-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Schroder Tonearms in Analog Playback  61 Replies 
Dear gentlemen,My name is Frank Schröder and I'm the guy in the picture. It wasn't taken to show off anything, I actually noticed it after the fact.I came across this thread by accident and even though I realize that I may be better off forgetting ab...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #88: Worthless by Stitch on 2013-10-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Lamm Industries: a special interview with a special company in Audio News  97 Replies 
It is more or less in the same direction like any Product Placement ( some call it review) from that group who lives from sales. That means, it is always the same "direction": Rule No 1: Compare the object with something similar which is much...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Re: SS phonocorrectors by Romy the Cat on 2006-05-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: I need a “second-type” phonostage. in Analog Playback  38 Replies 
[quote user="Ronnie"]Not expensive, Small size...cheap and cheerful....[/quote]…which actually brings another question: “why there is not a lot 'better' SS phonostages out there?” I am far from possessing expertise to assess this subject objectively ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #7: Born To Suffer by Stitch on 2009-09-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Align your FM tuners! in Off Air Audio  7 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]   I would LOVE to find somebody who would work on Schwarz…[/quote]Sunday morning, cloudy Sky and I thought to myself:“Let‘s talk with My Audiophile Buddy (MAB)Me: "Hi, how is life?"MAB: "Great. How is your girl friend?"...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum by Stitch on 2009-06-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The mystery of Koetsu Onyx Cartridges. in Analog Playback  52 Replies 
This is one example of the very successful marketing Hypes and in Reality this cartridge is sonically not better than those for 1k (at best) I did compare it with a Lyra Helikon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 review from 1992 by Romy the Cat on 2008-04-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Expressive Technologies SU-1 in Analog Playback  33 Replies 
After years of using the Expressive Technologies SU-1 and SU-2 step up transformers I come across to a fact this morning that the Expressive was reviewed by Robert Harley in June, 1992. I read the Expressive’s preamp review but I never seen this one....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Impressions from High End 2009 GERMANY by Stitch on 2009-06-10 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Impressions from High End 2009 GERMANY in Audio Discussions  6 Replies 
same procedure as every year...  When we did a visit at Munich we are no negative audiophiles, we are curious and just wanted to know what is going on.  Based on recession 30% less Exhibitors were there, from about 360 in 2008...
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