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    Which is/was the most expensive good sounding cartridge that you enjoyed on your Dual 1219/1229?

    Or in other words; do you think that is unuseful to invest in cartridge above a certain value because the Dual 1219/1229 would be unable to make you appreciate the difference in quality gain? Obviously I'm referring to cartridges suitable to the 1219/1229 tonearm (probably 7,5 gr. Effective...
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    Pickering XV-15 DCF400 help: I need informations

    Last night in Italy I fell in love with the posted image: I've always been curious about the MI cartridges of the series PIckering XV-15 and Stanton 681, so when I've seen an auction about this Pickering XV15-400E I have made an offer (I was the second one) even if this Pickering XV-15 DCF400E...
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    Which MM/MI could be an upgrade over an Acutex 312 Long Nose?

    Hi to everybody, I'm listening again to the Vynil from a few weeks, after 15 years of listening exclusively CD's, with a perfectly serviced and restored Dual 1219 (in Grundig base and dustcover) with, at the moment, two cartridges mounted on two different cartridge holders TK14 in order to...
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    Are all MI, MP cartridges insensitive to capacitance load?

    I have read on Grado specifications that all of the Prestige line cartridges are insensitive to capacitance load: is it true also for induced magnet cartridges (like Micro Acoustics or Acutex 3xxSTR for instance) and for MP Nagaoka cartridges? In my system I have a total capacitance of 420 Pf...
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    Which difference from black to 8MZ body with 8MZ stylus?

    I have a Grado Black body that I'd like to update with a 8MZ stylus: however now I have chance to buy a 8MZ signature body for 100 euros. Which difference should I find in sound quality with the full 8MZ combo compared to black/8MZ combo? Ìt is worthwhile to spend other 100 euro over the other...
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