You don't have pedestrian gear.
A record BETTER sound good. That's stamper playing equipment-no lame reissue LP's-period originals only.
A record BETTER sound good. That's stamper playing equipment-no lame reissue LP's-period originals only.
Can upgrading your front end make your bad records sound good?
Upgrading my Ortophon RS 309D tone arm to a Triplanar SE transformed my record collection. (Woodsong Garrard 301) Previously bad recordings now sound interesting and enjoyable. Now it is rare that I find a record that sounds bad.
Inspired by this, I ordered and am waiting for an Atma-Sphere MP-1 to replace my Atma MP-3 and a Lyra Atlas to replace my Miyajima Shalabi. I don’t think this will magically make the few bad records sound good but the overall improvement should be significant and, maybe, great. The new preamp should flesh out the sound and the new cartridge should pick up much more of what is in the groves. Any ideas of what to expect?
Inspired by this, I ordered and am waiting for an Atma-Sphere MP-1 to replace my Atma MP-3 and a Lyra Atlas to replace my Miyajima Shalabi. I don’t think this will magically make the few bad records sound good but the overall improvement should be significant and, maybe, great. The new preamp should flesh out the sound and the new cartridge should pick up much more of what is in the groves. Any ideas of what to expect?