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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...
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marknoir, I have a lot of feedback in direct emails regarding to my “hate of Koetsu”. What I conceded that there is a different between Andrian’s version of “lash but slight noney-dripped” sound and my version of “dull sound”. They have the same name...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Koetsu are crap …[/quote]Ok, this is the short form but I thought, I should write a little bit more.. :-)Most write, they do LIKE this and don't LIKE that...I think, this is nonsense. I would reduce it to right or wrong.I l...
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] In your earlier piece about how to use the S2 'properly' you wrote
"Whatever happens between the 400 and 2,5 is pretty much unnecessary for you garbage. So, get any known to you soft capacitor of 3uF and place it in serie...
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Not really interested in Koetsu cartridges, have yet to hear a good one.I am interested in this name though. Shouldn't it be Azure and somewhere the R has been substituted for an L? It wouldn't be the first time this has happened. Permendule is so...
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] Can't say I share your fondness for either of the Koetsu or Shelter cartridges either (or especially the Denon 103!) None of these are top class in my humble opinion. [/quote] I sorry, I never was a fan of Denon-...
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Romy,If you are looking for a cartridge, I would suggest:The London Decca Reference, great tracker, andThe London Decca Jubilee, closer to life, but not as good a tracker.For me, in my system, you remember I use the EdgarHorn Titans, etc., nothing co...
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Maybe, maybe not although I'd expect it to be unlikely with a Koetsu, Shelter 901 or an SPU at the front! Not unless they are very different cartridges to the samples I've listened to....
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[quote user="mem916"]I never tried the Onyx. I had an Urushi, then a Jade, and now a Coralstone. No I didn't buy any of them in the US so I paid a lot less than the crazy retail prices people throw around. I only know one person personally who...
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I have a different theory about Koetsu. I think they did make a name for themselves with the Rosewood like you say, but and then kept fiddling and experimenting with different materials. The lacquer coating on the Urushi, for example, then the...
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[quote user="drdna"] So many years ago when everything was very dry solid state, Koestu cartridges were like a wonderful spash of color. Then it was the fad of the soundstage. These days I think it is inner detail. This is what the Koetsu Onyx is bui...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]So, my question to you guys: what techniques you use to filter out just wana-to-sound-intelligent audio people what you are engage in random let say phone conversation? Did you develop any practice to recognize that the per...
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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....
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Hi Romy,I feel very pleased for you. I was always somewhat puzzled by your descriptions of how you felt the S2 sounded, particularly between 600 and 1200 Hz. My experiences with a few different horns but always with a good quality SE amp were invaria...
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I never tried the Onyx. I had an Urushi, then a Jade, and now a Coralstone. No I didn't buy any of them in the US so I paid a lot less than the crazy retail prices people throw around. I only know one person personally who did try an Onyx and he d...
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[quote user="guy sergeant"] I feel very pleased for you. I was always somewhat puzzled by your descriptions of how you felt the S2 sounded, particularly between 600 and 1200 Hz. My experiences with a few different horns but always with a good quality...
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[quote user="mem916"]Hi Romy,
Yes I would love to hear the same segment from your analog setup for comparison. I think it would be very interesting even though there are so many variables that it probably doesn't tell me much in an absolute ...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]BTW, I run today the Chinese 2A3 and they were much better then Sovtek tube, much-much better, in fact I was very surprise how bad the Sovtek were.[/quote]Having received a bunch of tubes, I have spent some time liste...
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Hi Romy,Interesting test you have conducted. Were the responses mostly unflat near the frequency extremes or was there variations even in the midrange? The reason I ask is because if you look at most of the published curve responses it is...
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I don't know this Steve Klein. I don't know what bullshit he uses to sell Audio Note's products in the US. If that is what you are attempting to satirise then fine.I am quite familiar with Audio Note Japan's (Kondo) products. I don't use any at the m...
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Hello, this is my first post here - this is a wonderful web site, critical and fair - a lot of knowledge here and i consider you real connoiseurs - that's why i'm hoping to resolve my problem here.
I have a Micro Seiki SX-111FVL - the big L one, a...
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Romy, I think you are asking if I have the Edgar subwoofers also. Yes, I do, like giant woodgrain refrigerator in the living room. So I do get some bass response.The Decca cartridges sound different from every other cartridge I have heard...
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This is kind of an old topic which I noticed about fifteen years ago when I was beginning to be interested in stereo and I noticed that I did not like the typical stereo sound that was being sold to me. I am half-Japanese and I got interested i...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]Are any of those new tubes besides the Chinese tubes are single plated?[/quote]I believe they are all single plated.
[quote user="Romy the Cat"]I have bought some very nice 2A3 and 6A3 double plated from 1942 and 1944 an...
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CES 2013: Yes, there it is. THE Arm.The Manufacturer says (Roksan): Sorry guys, it can't be made cheaper, $35.000,-- is the price we need for that sonic revolutionHis Dealer said: Guys, when the Sound of a Graham Arm is worth $6000,-- then the sound ...
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[quote user="analog10"]Hello, this is my first post here - this is a wonderful web site, critical and fair - a lot of knowledge here and i consider you real connoiseurs - that's why i'm hoping to resolve my problem here.
I have a Micro Seik...
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This is always good advice, to get to know the character of the phono stage. Because my favorite cartridges are not low voltage (I use Decca London Jubilee and Reference) I have never had a need for the ET SU-1 step up unit. In fact, I had this in my...
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'...... and everyone keep telling me that it is a wonderful cartridge....'Here we have another perfect example (the other ones I would put in the same box are LP12, Garrard, Schroeder Arm) that in the High end scenery today brain/knowledge was replac...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"]In contrary to any other equipment I feel that cartridges are well benefited in comparative reviewing… The Cat[/quote]Good to read that you think positive about something :-)Unfortunately my experience is different, special...
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[quote user="Romy the Cat"] Below is the very same fragment from the very same LP (also not original but re-issue). The file is 88/24, FLAC compression.
http://www.mediafire.com/?bpgxdbru87fkx8x [/quote]This morning I received requests to u...
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