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  1. JimmyJet

    American Sound, "The Absolute Nothing"

    Agreed! I actually did a couple of double-takes as I thought I misread the op's original description, then I saw it mounted in the pictures - I was shocked. It's almost as if the builder is trying to imply that the turntable is so good, it doesn't matter what tonearm you put on it. Also, I...
  2. JimmyJet

    Koetsu

    Well, we all react differently, and my reaction was to purchase two Koetsu carts yesterday LOL! A Black Goldline and a Urushi Wajima to add to my recent Rosewood Signature. Having discovered the Koetsu magic only recently, the thought of not having anymore of these little treasures around...
  3. JimmyJet

    Koetsu

    Hi all - have any of you had any experience with AudioCubes.com? Seems like they're a US company in NYC with strong ties in Japan as their About page says, "our warehouse in Osaka Japan and a liaison office in Taipei Taiwan. Orders are shipped out from our warehouse in Osaka Japan directly to...
  4. JimmyJet

    Koetsu

    Right. And that's why I rushed to buy one in stock in Japan before the supply dried up. However, I do have hope based on this post that perhaps other family members besides the son were taught the skill. I would have to think so, as I find it hard to believe that Sugano, Jr. built all the...
  5. JimmyJet

    Koetsu

    My first Koetsu! So thanks to the input of members of this thread, I purchased the last Koetsu in stock at Sound Heights - fortunately it was the one of the models I was after, the Rosewood Signature. This is my first Koetsu and allI can say is that I regret not having tried a Koetsu sooner...
  6. JimmyJet

    Koetsu

    Ekke recommends 1:20 ratio and the Michael Ulbrich “Monster Can”. He advises against using any ratio higher than 1:20 because of over dampening the cart. A lot of good points to be learned in his Koetsu blog - he‘s a recording engineer and really knows this stuff from a technical perspective as...
  7. JimmyJet

    Koetsu

    Thanks very much all!
  8. JimmyJet

    Koetsu

    I recently heard a Koetsu Black Goldline at an audio club member's home playing some of my own vinyl, and became mesmerized. So now, I've narrowed down the Koetsu I want to purchase between the Rosewood Signature and the Urushi Vermilion thanks to this wonderfully and detailed written blog. (I'm...
  9. JimmyJet

    Has anyone moved on from idlers, Garrards??

    No - to be honest, the other reason I like the multi-turntable approach is it offers the opportunity to have different tonearms and carts, e.g., on my CA belt drive, I have a very tuned system using a CA tonearm and CA cart - as I heard this combo at my LAD, fell in love with it, and actually...
  10. JimmyJet

    Has anyone moved on from idlers, Garrards??

    @kozzmo I believe you should keep your idler and add to it. By that, I mean that I think everyone who’s serious about vinyl should own one of each genre, i.e., idler, belt, direct drive. For my belt, I own a Clearaudio Innovation Wood with 12” Universal tone arm. For my direct drive, I own a...
  11. JimmyJet

    The new audiophile vinyl series The Original Source from Deutsche Grammophon (AAA)

    @mtemur Thank you for this - now it makes sense! I thought I was loosing my mind. That original WAM graph is a mess and a waste of everyone‘s time because of the mixed standards - it’s comparing apples to oranges (and of course MF wouldn’t have taken the time to analyze it and just passed it...
  12. JimmyJet

    Baerwald? LofgrenB? Stevenson? The math behind alignment conventions

    @mtemur Thank you!
  13. JimmyJet

    Baerwald? LofgrenB? Stevenson? The math behind alignment conventions

    @miglto Yes, thanks - those are IEC, I’m specifically looking for the DIN version of those null points.
  14. JimmyJet

    Baerwald? LofgrenB? Stevenson? The math behind alignment conventions

    Since we’re talking IEC null points here, would any of you happen to know what the DIN null points are for Lofgren A & B? I’ve looked on line and haven’t come up with anything - I would think there’d be a chart somewhere listing all the null points for all the different geometries for every...
  15. JimmyJet

    Can anyone explain why this works (technically, it shouldn't)

    Ok - mystery solved! Thanks to @DasguteOhr & @mtemur, I found two German reviews linked from the Line Magnetic German website and they both allude to transformers being used in the bottom half of the case shielded away from the electronics above. The other thing I figured out based on one of...
  16. JimmyJet

    Can anyone explain why this works (technically, it shouldn't)

    @mtemur Thanks for the updated spec of 180ohm 68dB gain - that's a bit better, but as you say, not ideal. (Curious at how you arrived at those figures.) The owner's manual never mentioned the use of SUTs and I read a review on Hifi-Advice in which the reviewer said the printed specs may be wrong...
  17. JimmyJet

    Can anyone explain why this works (technically, it shouldn't)

    @DasguteOhr Thank you for posting that - I had no idea this unit was using a SUT... I'll try and find this article online and use google translate. This changes things and the specs look different. This may explain a lot. --cheers!
  18. JimmyJet

    Can anyone explain why this works (technically, it shouldn't)

    Hi all -- thought I'd ask here hoping someone would be able to give me a technical/scientific reason why a phono stage I just acquired works so well with my cartridge when the numbers say it technically should not work. My Clearaudio MC cartridge has the following specs: Output Voltage = 0.5mV...
  19. JimmyJet

    Contemporary Vintage Design => my way to Line Magnetic Audio

    Thanks Shakti for the owner's manual! However, it doesn't say what the "1 - 0 - 9" numbers mean in the little window in the casing of the volume control mean - would you happen to know? -thanks
  20. JimmyJet

    Contemporary Vintage Design => my way to Line Magnetic Audio

    Hi Shakti - nice system! I recently acquired the LM LP-33 phono stage, but the store no longer had the owner's manual - do you know what the three little numbers on top of the volume control represent? It looks like it is 1 - 0 - 9 and there doesn't seem to be a way to move those little numbers...
  21. JimmyJet

    Clearaudio Innovation speed sensor and control card needs replacing !

    Oh thank the Lord - I'm so happy to hear that! Congrats! Personally, I never understood why they thought the speed sensor was necessary - with all that weight of the massive platter and the stainless steel sub-platter, and double that with yours because you have the Master, it seems to me...
  22. JimmyJet

    Clearaudio Innovation speed sensor and control card needs replacing !

    @Stump As a Innovation owner myself, I was curious as to what the outcome of this was - did you get it resolved?
  23. JimmyJet

    Phonostage recommendations for Clearaudio MC cart

    I also prefer the Gyger. I was able to hear the actual difference of just the change of the stylus cut because it was the same cart with everything the same (including boron cantilever) except for the stylus. CA's new Prime Line (I mistakenly referred to it as Microline in my original post) is...
  24. JimmyJet

    Phonostage recommendations for Clearaudio MC cart

    You know, I've often wondered about these, but I've never read about nor have met anyone with the high end Clearaudio carts that use the CA phono stages - even my LAD who's a CA dealer doesn't use them and I don't know why that is (I'll have to remember to ask the next time I'm in). Also, in all...
  25. JimmyJet

    Phonostage recommendations for Clearaudio MC cart

    Hi all - been reading these forums for a few years, but just joined. My rig is listed in my signature, but I'm using a Clearaudio Innovation Wood TT with their 12" Universal arm, and their Jubilee MC II cartridge. I actually have a great sound that I love and all my guests have great things to...

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