KROCK Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, MicroMara said: đ yeah you´re right JJ but not enough MC´s so I ordered a brand new one today , the risk for NoS MC carts is too big , hope that the Yamaha MC 11 cart will be okay , but as our deliverence serices striking all over germany , the arrival will be delayed . If you buy NoS MI or MM´s at least you can change the needle, the cart bodies will last forever , they aren´t the problem. Got my learing lesson.  So I bought this one today a Shelter 501 MK III MC from the japanese legend Mr .Yazuo Osawa , working for japanese Fidelity Research many years before he founded his own company Shelter .  I've read good reviews on this cart. Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Gotta stir that pot when i get a chance with you guys. Welcome to the gaggle KROCK. Tried to stir the pot a bit w/em just to keep them awake over there. lol  1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 16 minutes ago, Dave1291 said: Gotta stir that pot when i get a chance with you guys. Welcome to the gaggle KROCK. Tried to stir the pot a bit w/em just to keep them awake over there. lol  Ja let´s stir in the royal pot again  5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 When did you ever visit jim&tammyland @MicroMara! You were twenty miles south of me if you did, and even their dog had 24 karat bowls. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 15 minutes ago, Jhakobe said: Impressive collection! And Iâll check out The Dude album. in any case you need this from Benson ..." Breezin " Â Â Â Â Â 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 3 minutes ago, JohnJ said: When did you ever visit jim&tammyland @MicroMara! You were twenty miles south of me if you did, and even their dog had 24 karat bowls. I know , seen them there  2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KROCK Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Havin fun are we? Gotta love the comradery.  đ 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Range Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 Can I join in the party please đ The only Benson in the collection  Artist - George Benson Title - Give Me The Knight  Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/release/3250509-George-Benson-Give-Me-The-Night  6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhakobe Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 3 hours ago, MicroMara said: in any case you need this from Benson ..." Breezin " Â Â Â Â Â Record convention next week, Iâll keep my eyes open for a good copy! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 10 hours ago, Full Range said: Can I join in the party please đ The only Benson in the collection  Artist - George Benson Title - Give Me The Knight  Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/release/3250509-George-Benson-Give-Me-The-Night  Paul , I like the ballades very much, but get the "breezin "album as well, first class jazz , one of his best , available as japanese print also, not so commerical like " give me the night " 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Following the advice of @MicroMaraI upgraded my analoge circuit by investing in an elliptical Jico needle for my vintage tangential Technics SL DL1. Cost was 57 euro plus 6 euro postage, sent to me from Denmark.  I have been listening to various albums and, boy, this has been an eye opener. The detail is so much better in the highs and the lows are a lot more punchy. So the resolution must be much higher now! The scariest experience was the album below, which is a great Bach recording for harpsichord and violin. And when I say scariest, I mean it in the literal meaning: I can hear the far away, deep rumble of a truck on a roundabout, picked up by the microphone. Makes me think of the scene in Saving Private Ryan, when you hear the rumble of the far away German tanks approaching the town... Next to that I can pick up the low sounds of the quils and the harpsichord mechanics! In Daft Punk's RAM, there is a song with a heavily computerized voice, of which today, I picked up an grainy effect I hadn't heard before. Scary!  6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amped Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 15 hours ago, Full Range said: Can I join in the party please đ The only Benson in the collection  Artist - George Benson Title - Give Me The Knight  Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/release/3250509-George-Benson-Give-Me-The-Night    White Rabbit- I got this about a year ago- heard the title track on the radio (wfuv) became intrigued. Itâs good!  https://www.discogs.com/master/64220-George-Benson-White-Rabbit?format=Vinyl&country=US&year=1972 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 (edited)  ...not an elliptical  * credit @dirtmudd for this site's info pages. Sure you would find this posted by him in the early triple digit pages of this thread. https://www.sound-smith.com/articles/stylus-shape-information  Save this site! It's a treasure trove of cartridge & cart setup information! Edited February 8, 2023 by JohnJ * explanation for my reaction 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 57 minutes ago, amped said: White Rabbit- I got this about a year ago- heard the title track on the radio (wfuv) became intrigued. Itâs good!  https://www.discogs.com/master/64220-George-Benson-White-Rabbit?format=Vinyl&country=US&year=1972 I agree got this as well đŞ 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KROCK Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Pushing 48 hrs. on the cart, W/Billie Holiday. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MeloManiac Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, KROCK said: Pushing 48 hrs. on the cart, W/Billie Holiday.  Like your setup, of course, but also the fact that the album is still in its plastic wrapping.  Twenty or twenty five years ago, I gave Holiday's 'Lady in Satin' to a friend as a gift. I recently bought the CD for myself. This is one of her last recordings. It was the last release while she was still alive, in 1958. She sounds fragile on it, like a ghost almost, but it brings the songs to a higher level, in my opinion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_in_Satin   6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeloManiac Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Today, I got a new Jico stylus replacement in the mail, and I've been enjoying it all afternoon. The impact on sound quality in the chain is very positive.  In the past year and a half, I have mostly invested in buying CDs and vinyl albums, not in hardware.  Maybe it's a bit inappropriate to post about the total cost of my setup, but I'm not expecting anybody to do the same, I just like to share this with you because I've been really enjoying the music while not allowing myself costly investments because I have three teenage kids/students, so there isn't a lot of budget available. This is the gear I have acquired over the past 5 years or so, and now forms my main system: 1972 Klipsch Heresy speakers (âŹ700) Leben Hifi CS300 (âŹ1,200) + âŹ100 worth of tubes Technics SL DL1 (âŹ75) + two styli (âŹ30 (Thakker) and âŹ63 (Jico)) iFi Zen Phono (open box price âŹ124 (retail price is âŹ199)) Advance Acoustic MicroStreamer (âŹ129) Marantz CD5005 (open box price âŹ170) Beyerdynamic DT990Pro 250 Ohm (open box price âŹ129) Total investment: âŹ2,720  Most of this gear was bought after getting advice here and doing a lot of reading on this forum. I did buy some other gear as well, but that's not in my main system.   6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreG. Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, MeloManiac said: Today, I got a new Jico stylus replacement in the mail, and I've been enjoying it all afternoon. The impact on sound quality in the chain is very positive.  In the past year and a half, I have mostly invested in buying CDs and vinyl albums, not in hardware.  Maybe it's a bit inappropriate to post about the total cost of my setup, but I'm not expecting anybody to do the same, I just like to share this with you because I've been really enjoying the music while not allowing myself costly investments because I have three teenage kids/students, so there isn't a lot of budget available. This is the gear I have acquired over the past 5 years or so, and now forms my main system: 1972 Klipsch Heresy speakers (âŹ700) Leben Hifi CS300 (âŹ1,200) + âŹ100 worth of tubes Technics SL DL1 (âŹ75) + two styli (âŹ30 (Thakker) and âŹ63 (Jico)) iFi Zen Phono (open box price âŹ124 (retail price is âŹ199)) Advance Acoustic MicroStreamer (âŹ129) Marantz CD5005 (open box price âŹ170) Beyerdynamic DT990Pro 250 Ohm (open box price âŹ129) Total investment: âŹ2,720  Most of this gear was bought after getting advice here and doing a lot of reading on this forum. I did buy some other gear as well, but that's not in my main system.    Money well spent! About the time I started posting here I got the good advice to look for used gear, insted of buying new, which I couldn´t at the time. So far there´s not one piece of gear I regreted buying.  I read about the Leben Amps and CD players. Plan to try out a Jico on one of my Duals in the future.  4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 1 hour ago, KROCK said: Pushing 48 hrs. on the cart, W/Billie Holiday. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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