As for a minimum external preamp to look at that have at a minimum adjustable capacitance are below. Moreover, well mastered records play and sound clear as a bell, and the sound spectrum reproduction appears quite balanced. of Nagaoka's continuous pursuit of perfect sound reproduction will not fail to provide you with the utmost musical satisfaction.

I have heard most of its major competitors in person and can honestly say you'd have to spend twice the money to do better. The Nagaoka does have certain traits and characteristics that are very pleasing and that provide a nice change of pace for me without breaking the bank. Conicals and cheap ellipticals are fine for old jazz records, tamely cut music from the 50s and 60s, even audiophile reissues of such.The bass was more detailed now even though the midbass still retained some of the softness I mentioned at the beginning but had proper dynamics . The ONLY issue I had was the power indicator LED and I suspect it was the 7815 power regulator that was at fault, but it didn't help that I also ended up shorting out the cap behind it and killing off my first good meter, the Cen-Tech unit I bought from Harbor Freight. After I got the alignment set right, I was impressed to hear only a minimal amount of sibilance at the end of a few older troublesome records I own. Tracking and bass impact are exceptional and the music has an effortless ebb and flow no matter if you are listening to classic rock or pure classical, with everything in-between.

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Also does your receiver have a high cut filter for the LP to eliminate some of the noise from records? Sound is smooth with a good soundstage, tight bass, slightly recessed mid and detailed slightly pronounced treble. Remove the headshell (The short wires in the headshell really shouldn't affect the reading/total capacitance value enough to do/affect anything. So while it may not have been your recommendation, I “went back” and never missed either of those AT95s for a second.

It is accurate and depicts the superb performance that the MP110 offers – above and beyond its peers and close competitors. Best thing is how my albums now sound interesting and the music just seems to flow effortless: more focus on the music and less on the technicalities. I decided to purchase the Technics 52mm alignment tool to see if setting it up that way would rectify the issue but it did not. The precise tracking not only maintains the integrity of your precious vinyl but also guarantees an optimal listening experience. In the end I got rid of the 1042, mainly because the 95ML was more neutral, tracked better, and traced tough inner grooves better.