I wonder if anyone will create innovative new cartridge designs using 3D printing as the method of manufacture?
Is that marble or some sort of plastic/resin? Marble is so heavy. It's nice to see the threaded mounting flanges.I wonder if anyone will create innovative new cartridge designs using 3D printing as the method of manufacture?
Like maybe Koetsu, who then hands over the result to one of their craftsmen or craftswomen to finish.
Since listening to my system means having unrestricted access to my computer (source device/Room correction) I would not let anyone start or shut it down it on their own.
Blue Onyx stone, each one chiseled from a block. The pink one is Rhodonite stone. They are made for less than 2 gram tracking. They really are beautiful in person though I've only heard the Koetsu Rosewood model where the body is made of........you guessed it, high quality Rosewood.
Is that a material that has properties conducive to the task or is it simply esoteric and exotic for the exclusivity?
I could not say one way or the other. I know their lower end model Rosewood had a beautiful sound played over tubed power amps and Quad ESL63's. TT was a SOTA Sapphire I forget the arm.
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I found 3 prices for the TAD REFERENCE ONE TX. They are £120,000.00, £135,000.00 and $78,000.00 per pair. What is the price for them in Japan today? When you buy them you are going to need delivery and setup or you might hurt your back and then your wife will really be very unhappy.
CDN ~$145,010.00 That's a end game speaker. I read that TAD is basically a skunkworks for Pioneer. Pioneer makes good stuff and to have a high end skunkworks is really cool. I would love to hear them with all that technology and special cabinets. There are three dealers in Canada and one is in my hometown. I'm going to telephone next week on a business day and ask if they have inventory and if will they give me a short demo. I've never visited this dealer before. I never even knew they existed till now.
Before the unnecessary shallow grave, try to find an easier way for your wife. As long as the volumes are down, nothing can happen regardless of the startup sequence (no power, no damage). A simple explanation would be - whatever you do, turn the volume down; when changing source, flipping records, dropping the stylus, turning off/on.Many times I explained and showed the startup (ignition) sequences and shutdown sequences of my multichannel multi-amplifier system (which are very simple, rationale and straightforward at least for myself!), but she has never tried to do these, and I also believe she will never try these.
BTW, last week, we, me and my wife, attended an audio system listening session (one of the expensive SP systems I am very much interested in) at really high-end audio shop's studio in Tokyo. During our return drive home, she said that our present home audio system (shared here and here) sounds fairly better for her (and for me also); accordingly my new purchase desire was immediately rejected and abandoned.
Other than visual aesthetics, I can't see what benefits stone or wood would offer here compared to something cheaper like moulded resin. Then again, vinyl isn't my thing, so feel free to educate me.
I read the The Koetsu story – Japanese art Part I and there is no mention of why they use these exotic esoteric materials. It seems to be for the exclusivity and for the art of the craftsmanship.
I bet I could figure it all out, and I'd start with the reel to reel tape.
Yes! If it's not my mother (who does listen to me about what to do & not do & even requested written instructions in case she wanted to use it when I wasn't around), then I would need to be strapped down too. And, even then, I would be rude, crude & socially unacceptable if they touched either TT.Me when someone's using my stereo:
