Recent content by HiFiGuitardoc

I think you need to decide what you think is lacking in the sound of your current set up (after optimising it by checking setup, cables, connections etc). If you can listen to other systems or equipment and something grabs you, try to determine what that quality is, then you can address your...

I agree arm compliance and effective mass are probably a bigger factor in whether these cartridges suit one arm/deck combo rather than another.

Unless you are a firm called Linn!

The styli WILL fit but the performance will not be the same Red and Blue styli are interchangeable in their respective bodies, the same applies to bronze and black bodies and styli (I have all four of them). If you think the red is an awful cartridge with a high frequency emphasis I am worried...

Hi, The 2M bronze is a wonderful MM cartridge. The Microlinear stylus requires precise settling of azimuth, alignment and tracking weight, VTA being slightly less critical IMO, but is extremely revealing. If your arm is not height adjustable they also do a reduced height cartridge body I think...

Your “HiFi” records wont last long with the stylus profile and tracking weight of a DJ cartridge!

Sounds like you need some isolation feet. Low frequency isolation requires a degree of travel or high mass. Try Funk Firm Boings or a piece of granite resting on squash balls under the TT.

Hi, I found the Focal Aria 936 speakers suited a smaller room quite well with a relatively close position to a rear wall (about a foot). I was surprised with the affiliation with Naim amplification as I found these speakers quite neutral and imaged well.