1gear

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surface noise and cartridge/ phono pre questions
I'm glad to here from Kevvwill and Nanbil that it's not going away completely on all vinyl. That really helps in knowing not to chase something that can't be reached. I know someone may chime in and say different and disagree with that. I've alway... 
surface noise and cartridge/ phono pre questions
Definitely not a hankering for spending 1.5-2k on a new phono stage at the moment. Now, with that said, my personality draws me in to needing to know. This goes for every hobby I'm involved in. Also, I really like knowing that I'm starting with go... 
surface noise and cartridge/ phono pre questions
I want to thank you for all of the suggestions. The general consensus seams to be very clean vinyl is the foundation to start with in the chain. Swampwalker,I checked out the ZYX and I'm very interested in it for sure. Thanks for the hot tip!!I th... 
surface noise and cartridge/ phono pre questions
Doug,Thank you for this help. I had a pretty good idea that a new phono-pre was the next direction I would have to consider. As far as the record cleaning and care, I currently use a Spin Clean manual system and the Spin Clean solution. It for sur... 
SET sound without a lot of money
Boy can I relate!! I went through Various Triode, Pentode and Push Pull tube amps.....etc. Vandersteen, Legacy, Klipsch, a few monitors with subs.....etc. I'm in a very similar size room with very similar taste in music. I was always missing somet... 
SET sound without a lot of money
ERFRANKE,What are your goals and expectations on volume? Large room or small? I'm new here but have a fair amount of listening done on various SET amps with different speaker combo's. I'm not as full of technical specs as some but can maybe give y... 
A Copernican View of the Turntable System
Raul,Your last post is spot on IMO!!! I agree about there being much better sources for music reproduction. As dearly as we love our LP's, there are many imperfections in this medium regardless of the value of the source. For me, the big draw, oth... 
Phonomena, vs PS GCPH, Others?
I have just went through this same comparison on my own system. IMO, both of the mentioned units, Phonomena and GCPH, are equally as good. I feel that sound quality, depth, staging, over dynamics are great on both, these are both a great upgrade f... 
Establishing a common analog listening bias
I for one am new to vinyl and don't really have much to compare to. I really enjoy this thread and it has turned me on to some new music that I otherwise would not have thought about. I can't wait for the list so we can start comparing thoughts an...