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Very later to the party on this post, but I run a pair of DM-14 with an Accuphase E-202 and the pairing is really quite wonderful and sounds effortless.

I have two arms - Audiocraft AC-400C out front and a Technics EPA 250 in the back. Both are lovely and they have a nicely contrasted character. ...

I've had many tables over the years, but when I got my DP-80 ended the search. It simply does everything right for my ears. I gather that while the 75 was less expensive and has a somewhat...

What effective mass are you working with in that arm? Hard to make suggestions without knowing. Somewhere in the 11-12g range I'm guessing? If so here are a few I like- Denon DL-304, AT OC9/III,...

In childhood my father's mono system included a mono Garrard RC-80 and Williamson 6L6 amp he built from scratch. In my high school years I talked him into a Dual 1214 as I was attempting to move us...

The best table I can think of for playing 78s isn't "new" in the strictest sense, but certainly modern - Technics SP-15. Put your choice of higher-mass arm on and your favourite 78 cart and it would...

Lovely stuff. That Sony TTS-8000 is a wonderful drive, hard to beat.

My main system is tube-based and a mix of modern and semi-modern gear, but I have a number of vintage systems in play around the house and one set up at my wife's art supply shop....

The DL-103 likes mass, no doubt about it. One can get it to behave adequately with less, but it will not sound anywhere near potential.

Last week a friend gave me to try a beautifully-built Bottlehead Seduction with all of the upgrades and prime quality bits employed. It had been sitting on his shelf for a number of years and had a...

Not a bad arm. On the other hand, if you ever come across a 801 GST that is in good shape that is a really wonderful arm....

It really would be interesting to be able to do a direct, immediate comparison between a specific cart and its re-tipped/modified counterpart. I've only managed to do this once, with the Benz Gold -...

By golly, it is indeed a small audio world!

How did you like the boron/microridge vs. the sapphire on the MC 20 Super? Speaking of Adrian - I lent him my MC-20 Super and it will undoubtedly need...

I have a friend who owns a TTS-8000. I have a Denon DP-80. Very different approaches to solving a problem, but both work wonderfully. I was never a DD fan - had a few mid-level tables and my upper...

It sounds really good there as well. VTA was a near thing to set up as with the Glider it worked out perfectly, but the arm is set absolutely as low as it can go. I'm afraid poor Fletcher would be...

N. American drive, English arm - Rek-O-Kut B-12H/Nottingham Ace Space/Benz Glider
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Absolutely! Of the arm manufacturers who don't spill their secrets about effective mass a number of the most famous could be included in the list. In a way it reminds me of the old Rolls Royce...

I really do wish that manufacturers include a figure for effective mass, but I've found that in general I've come close enough just giving a bit of thought and arriving at an impression. If one...

Andy at Needle Clinic out on the US "left" coast. He has done a few carts for me and they all turned out nicely. Next will be a couple of Audio Technica OC-9, the original model with the aluminium...

For drilling these materials I like to clamp a bit of sacrificial plywood or something underneath to give support. Better safe than sorry!

In my early experience with MC cart re-tipping it was most often a matter of sending a cart in to the manufacturer and having it rebuilt as per original. There now seem to be many alternatives when...

I'd love to post an avatar to go with my name, but haven't managed to do so as yet. Anything I've missed?

As a classical musician I do listen a lot in that genre, but jazz, rock and folk are all well represented. I'll listen to pretty much anything as long as it is well done! I have a number of good...

Hmmm.... old house with four floors, a system in the garage, one in my wife's art studio and one more over at her art supply shop. It adds up after awhile! I've been into audio for a few decades by...

My name is Bruce and I'm an audioholic... ok, not quite perhaps, but....

I've had a presence on a number of audio forums for quite a few years now, always with the same moniker - some might...