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Benz MC20 doesn't exist anymore! .

yes i listenned the upperside, thinking the sound will be better as the sound goes up, but lately, after 25 years of hifi, i was amaze from the sound of a 40$ atechnica... So maybe i was listenning the wrong way, maybe a needle isn't what make the difference and maybe there's to much snakeoil in expensive cart's so maybe a 100$ cart is all you need! no offence but i am with cart's at the same conclusion after trying so many cable, it is only snake oil i purchased on 1000$ cartridge. and maybe other's have arrived at the same result, so i am asking please share you're experience with budget cart's Does it really make a difference, and if yes what kind? Or bestdeal in town is? enjoy!

Shure 44 found 66$

I am having fun with these chart's very interesting! Thanks

[-------- Sorry for the look of my writing, Apple is not very user friendly with forums------ i don't know what to do, to correct that?-----] Day, ------ i use to have the 103 and a good step up (sold), i have added weigh on tonearm, but did not rebalanced, sound better but broke the needle. ----- i have recently bought a 2m black, but i am not satisfy with the result. ----- I am tired of overpriced cartridge base on this fact: **** A friend of mine is fooling around cheap cart for years with impressive result on his thorens (suspension TT) **** After discussion with him, he told me that expensive clearaudio (supposed to be a thead on vinylengin) are in fact modify cheap audio technica. **** There are plenty of 103 modify and they are sold back as the "real thing" with a 5$ machined stuff for the double price? ----- My Rega has the spacer for taller cart. ----- Back in the old days, "Rega argument, we're the tt technologies matters, the cart only need to be adjusted properly to have the 80% pareto performance." ----- This is why i decided to investigated on low price cart to dig for gold: ------ Result so far: *** BenzAce, overpriced, easy to adjust and sound good with spacer *** Dynavector 20X2 HO, overpriced, sound good and sweet, very easy to adjust - curious to try it again with a spacer and on my P9. *** Ortofon 2m Black, now overpriced, easy to adjust, sound ok with spacer *** Ortofon 2m red, cheap, easy to adjust, and sound good with spacer, and it is not worthed to go for the black. *** Denon 103R, price is fair compare to other cart, not easy to adjust sound good, but doesn't worth the extra money compared to regular 103. *** Denon 103, price is cheap, not easy to adjust, carefull with extra weight, would not modify my priceless RB1000 to it, make no sense to me. *** Nagaoka MP11, amazing cart, easy to adjust, cheap replacement needle on market *** At150MLX, price was fair, not easy to adjust, sound bright and accurate *** Based on the help i get so far, nest try should be, do you agree?: *** Shure M97XE & M44G *** Denon 110, didn't have the P9 when i used it, but good memory of it *** Rega Elys *** Stanton 680 *** Sumiko Black pearl or pearl *** Nagaoka Mp110 *** AT440ML & AT95 (supposed to be the clearaudio) *** maybe a clearaudio concept... - ------ Sorry for the look of my writing, Apple is not very user friendly with forums------ i don't know what to do, to correct that?----

I have the rb1000 and croft preamp and amp with the belle very sweet sound

I have the rb1000 and croft preamp and amp with the belle very sweet sound

Rega p9, but i don't believe in expensive cart with two youngsters at home!

Heard today clearaudio are in fact AT cart modded? Is it thought? I am looking for best cart below 200$? Regards

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/klipsch-rock-speakers-51354 found this, are they still in production? Regards

put a carver and sugden for sale on cam and my beloved juicy music phono, definetely keep the harman!

i gave the altec to a friend, play good whit is cornwall

they all very good condition, very good, nmint or mint! question is, what do you do keep all your amps, or sell all, make up your mind and keep only one? Enjoy Tpjrs

phono section and dual mono, simply incredibely beautiful soud, but carver cm1090, isn't bad either! way ahead marantz for a lot cheaper!

Good evening, recently, i purchase a few vintage amp, and now i can't decided witch one to keep? they all soundmdifferent, but perform great! my list for now integrated: Sugden a48III; Carver 1900; miniwatt tbe el84 Receiver: Harman Kardon twin power 430; Altec 711A; Panasonic fm16 (16ohms) Each one got a phono included, so for now no need for my Juicy! What do you do with your amp, keep only one? and sell the rest? or keep everything, it doesnn't worth much around 100-200$ per amp, and switch amp as you wish to change the sound? i can't decided my self to sell those for nothing? and you how many amp and keeper or changer? Regards Tpjrs

Finally, i think i'll go for a Quicksilver horn, now the preamp, i have to choose one? would choose a juicymusic, if they we're still available, but..... Does the quicksilver is a good one to go with belle? regards

Wright 2a3, past away a few year ago? did it?

Hi all, I am willing to purchase a 2A3 or a 300B for a pair of Belle, is there any brand you suggest? Bottle head stereaunour? good choice? hard to build?

You know, that is all that matters! I'm glad you're liking your system with the added protection. Dennie Thanks Dennie, and also there's lots of lightnings storms since the beginning of summer! so with lightning when you're hear them it is already to late.... With vintage, better safe than sorry! and well the sound improved and clear the RFI away! it was a cheap solution for great improvement! Enjoy

One week, since i put the ups, and it sound better than ever! won't go back, maybe it is the RFI that are missing, anyhow, it's sound grrrrreat!

But not all is bad at apple, customer care for itune as always are very helpful and found solution quickly! Still old mac vs new mac mini, quite difference!

Well CPU is working so hard on video, to the new make your screen look like an ipad version, that... Well i am using a french version and this morning a could see my computer putting page in english on icon and the put a second layer to make it loook like french version, looosy programming very looosy programming this lion stuff!

Some answers, i found on the web http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/PolarizedOutlet.svg On a old power cord, if you want to change the end plug: "To identify the neutral/ground or the hot side: The hot side is the unmarked wire. The National Electrical Code requires the neutral wire be identified. Typically, you will find writing or ribs on the neutral wire." All those powercords, correctly align, must had hep to!

http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/products/ups-systems/other-ups/CP550SL.html?selectedTabId=specifications&imageI=#tab-box Yup noise filtering of course is in there!¸ my version is the cyberpower cp550SL-SR, it is a single wall outlet, you could only attach to it one power cord, but rest of the spec seems similar! anyway for 40$ does a good job and since old amp and storm hit montreal yesterday, was a good thing to have!

Well, first condition, is my amp is old, and since i noticed voltage fluctuation, i bought the computer UPS. I would agree with those 3: "The device has less current capacity compared to directly using the wall outlet and this creates some kind of pleasant distortion. Some noise source in the wall circuit is being filtered out. Something related to isolation of the ground. " Since it is vintage, i search web to identify neutral/ground on my cord of all appliance, and plug them correctly grounded, this might help to Also the the heat from the transfo decrease(this was the main reason for having the UPS's), since voltage fluctuation decreases with it. And yes, there's must be some psycho acoustic (snake oil) that help in the process! []