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  1. theophile

    What Cartridge(s) Is Everyone Using

    Yes. I checked also. I stand corrected. My error.
  2. theophile

    What Cartridge(s) Is Everyone Using

    MI.
  3. theophile

    Esoteric Grandioso T1 turntable arrives; G1X Master Clock coming.

    Rave review. Good to see that it isn't priced in the multiple hundred thousands.
  4. theophile

    Esoteric Grandioso T1 turntable arrives; G1X Master Clock coming.

    There is nothing wrong with your eyesight. Which reminds me of a joke. A man is sitting in bed reading a book. His wife is in bra and undies standing looking at herself in a full length mirror. She turns one way then the other. "Oh! I'm so old fat and ugly!". She turns to her husband scoldingly...
  5. theophile

    9” vs 12” pick up arms. The mechanics explained minus the anecdotal B.S.

    There was a saying about Angels and heads of pins.
  6. theophile

    Baerwald? LofgrenB? Stevenson? The math behind alignment conventions

    The entire book is available in that link I posted. Otherwise there were lots of PDF versions on the net.
  7. theophile

    Baerwald? LofgrenB? Stevenson? The math behind alignment conventions

    Please excuse me if this has already been posted: https://archive.org/details/bitsavers_rcaRadiotr1954_94958503/page/n765/mode/2up?view=theater&q=tracking
  8. theophile

    What Cartridge(s) Is Everyone Using

    Adcom Cross Coil?
  9. theophile

    TechDAS team has come to fine tune my Air Force Zero

    It is amazing how they packed all the features into one compact unit. Just kidding. Have fun listening to the system.
  10. theophile

    "Exclusive" find

    Japanese domestic market product only.
  11. theophile

    VTA and VTF: How one affects the other

    I've always thought that raising and lowering the pivot point subtly changes the overhang as well.
  12. theophile

    Michael Fremer enthusiastic review of Audio Technica AT-MC2022.

    1982.
  13. theophile

    Michael Fremer enthusiastic review of Audio Technica AT-MC2022.

    I find this world of music sufficient. No dimension slipping necessary. I also know plenty of people who have owned both those cartridges and put them on a par. They love them both and use them interchangeably. They would refer to them both as the favourite cartridges they had used in their...
  14. theophile

    Michael Fremer enthusiastic review of Audio Technica AT-MC2022.

    In that case, be careful that the ZYX doesn't teleport the entire turntable into the 4th dimension.
  15. theophile

    Michael Fremer enthusiastic review of Audio Technica AT-MC2022.

    I would love for a MC2022 owner to review the Audio Technica AT-ART20. Most of what is being said about the 2022, I hear from the ART20. Not saying that they are on a par. Just that there seems to be some familial DNA which carries through to the lesser sibling. PS There won't be many MC2022...
  16. theophile

    Michael Fremer enthusiastic review of Audio Technica AT-MC2022.

    Well I suppose that a cartridge claimed by the manufacturer to be capable of "going beyond Time and Space" would be better. (Taken from the document posted below) "Not exaggeratedly, the Model 4D has four dimensional factors that realize reproducing new three dimensional music whenever...
  17. theophile

    Michael Fremer enthusiastic review of Audio Technica AT-MC2022.

    Is he really saying it is one of the best cartridges he has heard? https://trackingangle.com/equipment/audio-technica-celebrates-60-with-the-explosive-sounding-at-mc2022
  18. theophile

    Vacuum State RTP3D preamp

    You're welcome. I have been following your build at SHF. My wonderful memories of Allen draw me to any mention, praise or interest in his legacy. I'd love to hear one of these no holds barred iterations of his designs.
  19. theophile

    Vacuum State RTP3D preamp

    Yes Bruce. Thank you for posting that link.
  20. theophile

    Diamond Cantilevers vs Boron etc

    Scroll down the page for a price range: https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/audio-technica-art20-cartridge.1157222/page-2
  21. theophile

    Vacuum State RTP3D preamp

    Here is a post by Allen but unfortunately the link to the pdf doesn't work...
  22. theophile

    Vacuum State RTP3D preamp

    Allen if I recall correctly had some interesting and unorthodox ideas about cartridge alignment. I only just recalled this so I haven't searched for them, yet.
  23. theophile

    Diamond Cantilevers vs Boron etc

    Philosophically I view the item of vinyl media that we utilise as a closed book. The record we hold and replay can only sound as good as our system's playback of that particular pressing. In my opinion, the best we can hope to achieve in the action of replay, is fidelity to that pressing. We...
  24. theophile

    Diamond Cantilevers vs Boron etc

    I have likened the cartridge to a vibration mop. Similar to a mop, a cartridge picks up whatever vibration is in the environment(record, headshell, arm, turntable, support, seismic) within which it is utilised. Including its own self resonance and the resonance the cartridge itself injects into...
  25. theophile

    Vacuum State RTP3D preamp

    An interesting thread at another forum: https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/yet-another-diy-preamp-vacuum-state-rtp3.1157136/
  26. theophile

    new---Berlin Philharmonic Direct to Disc Bruckner No.7 Box Set---order while you can!

    My copy is number 88.
  27. theophile

    AS Seasoned Audiophiles, What Have You Learned?

    Music is the reason for obsessing about sound quality. At least in my opinion. To those who say that audio is solely about music and not about the equipment I reply: How do I listen to a recording without equipment? An analogy I make about audio listening is that apreciation of fine cars...
  28. theophile

    Vacuum State RTP3D preamp

    Oh yes. With the purchase of the ART20 I am much more appreciative of the GT 2000. A superlative and inexpensive second hand purchase. I've had mine since 2008 and the return on investment(I got a GT 2000 and YSA-1 for $1500 US) has been substantial. Please excuse the off topic conversation...
  29. theophile

    Vacuum State RTP3D preamp

    When I was first setting out on the path of becoming a hi-fi addict in the late 1970s I had the great pleasure of becoming acquainted with Allen at his Wentworth Street showroom/lab in Sydney. I was in my late teens and really at that time completely clueless about high end hifi gear. However I...
  30. theophile

    OMA polycrystalline graphite mat - why does it work?

    I have used Boston Audio graphite mats on my turntables for the past 15 years.

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