RE: Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap

Posted by MylesJ (A) on October 13, 2020 at 11:11:13

In Reply to: Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap posted by cabiner on October 12, 2020 at 18:35:06:

"The bass is not as prominent as some might want. It is gentle and almost subtle. It was most noticeable on Led Zeppelin's 'Rock n Roll', where it all but disappeared."

Some records were made to be played loud and many of us, myself included, just don't do that anymore. I pulled out some van Halen two days ago and it sounded dead at my normal 75 to 80db baseline. Bump it up 10 or 15db and it sounds like I remember it. I went to a van Halen show years ago. In the parking lot after the show you could hear people trying to start cars that were already running. By then I had decent in-ear attenuators after having had my ears pinned back at a J.Geils show a few months earlier.

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Topic - Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap - cabiner 18:35:06 10/12/20 (14)

RE: Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap - kef 13:38:34 10/16/20 (1)

RE: Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap - cabiner 18:11:26 10/16/20 (0)

No 'Trade-up' trap here; except for a new stylus, my vinyl front-end has basically not changed since 2006 ... - J. S. Bach 14:40:48 10/15/20 (0)

VTA? - jedrider 14:40:17 10/13/20 (0)

RE: Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap - MylesJ 11:11:13 10/13/20 (2)

Van Halen dead! Nt - viridian 13:14:04 10/13/20 (1)

Ted Templeman - Story 04:45:38 10/14/20 (0)

Bought a Nag MP-150 two years ago. - Opus 33 1/3 06:35:00 10/13/20 (0)

I'm off the upgrade bandwagon until the next time I jump on. nt - ghost of olddude55 04:05:10 10/13/20 (0)

RE: Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap - Capt. Z 01:49:28 10/13/20 (0)

RE: Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap - John-from Seattle 20:18:36 10/12/20 (0)

RE: Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap - StevieRay 18:58:29 10/12/20 (0)

IMHO. Radical cut stylii can be a challenge on tonearms without adjustable VTA. nt - viridian 18:40:00 10/12/20 (1)

+1 n/t - PAR 00:13:03 10/13/20 (0)

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RE: Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap - MylesJ 11:11:13 10/13/20 (2)

Van Halen dead! Nt - viridian 13:14:04 10/13/20 (1)

Ted Templeman - Story 04:45:38 10/14/20 (0)

RE: Rega P3,6,8 & Nagaoka cartridges and the 'Trade-up' Trap

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