On Nov 15, 2009, at 13:54 , J.C. O'Connell wrote:
look up the term STATE OF THE ART. sure hobbiest can build some damn good gear but its not state of the art stuff. try building a cartrdige as good as a $5000 cartridge for $5000 yourself, ditto for Turntables CD players, etc. Its just not possible to match the very best stuff yourself at same or lower cost, only at more cost.
Some of the most cherished cartridges at the moment reside in hand carved shells created in Japan by knarled old men, using exotic woods and filled with the best available internal components that are mass produced but using better spec'd materials.
Just like my old Porsha had an engine that was part of the best spec'd and balanced 3-4% of the VW engine assembly line, then had a P stamped in front of the serial number. The rest had a W.
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