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| RCM Sensore Prelude OR Zesto Andros PS1 Phono? What cartridge would you be using? And am I understanding correctly that you already have the Prelude? | |
| RCM Sensore Prelude OR Zesto Andros PS1 Phono? Well, you're talking apples and oranges. The RCM is a solid state while the Andros is a tube preamp so I'm not sure how meaningful any comparison would be outside of your system. Is the rest of your system tubes or ss? What cartridge will you be u... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Yes, thank you for an excellent response, Frogman. Photon,Please note that the idea of an empirical test to determine increased enjoyment was not mine. The post I quoted in my original post simply made me wonder whether subjectively we in fact enj... | |
| HRS M3X isolation base or Minus-K? Wrm57,Forget the Vibraplane or the HRS platform; go with the Mapleshade Vibration Control System (brass footers, maple block, and Isoblocks). I quote from the Mapleshade catalog: "In independent head-to-head listening tests, the Mapleshade [VCS] i... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Zd542"In fact, many suggest that, if there is such a thing as decline or death of the high-end, it is partly due to the fact that audio industry has never marketed its products as status symbols like the high-end watch or jewelry makers have alway... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment Roxy54What a stupid, blanket assessment. You just lost all credibility in this discussion.Said a watch/jewelry salesman...Ok...First of all, relax. I simply posed a question in my first post, but of course some have taken it in a completely differ... | |
| $$$ vs music enjoyment ElizabethThe entire premise of the op's comments are useless.Who cares?The idea I am supposed to give a damn what some other fool besides myself does with their money is a waste of time.Same could be said for ANY item at all. Cars,watches, golf cl... | |
| Anyone tried military grade anti vibration feet ? I like the idea of the Machina Dynamica Promethean springs, but at $13 a piece, it's a robbery. Surely those can be had for a fraction of the price with some research effort. | |
| VTF measurments with a unipivot I agree, Raul. Perhaps worthy of noting is the fact that the new Lyra cartridges have a much narrower VTF range then most cartridges on the market. Most cartridge manufacturers seem to suggest a range of 0.4 grams and up, whereas Lyra range is 0.1... | |
| VTF measurments with a unipivot Thank you for your input, Raul. I think the "perfect" VTF in that sense is simply a VTF that optimizes the performance of the cartridge over the wide(st) range of recordings, similarly to the VTA. Jon Carr determined that for some of his cartridge... | |
| European Vibraplane? Bydlo (btw, I feel funny writing this word as I grew up in Poland), The BT-2024 is slightly less than $2000. I admit I don't know much about customs duties in Poland these days as it's been years since I sent anything there. However, I wonder if t... | |
| European Vibraplane? Skos,I'm talking about the Newport platform. I don't know how much a Vibraplane is since you never answered that question in this thread. From the legal standpoint, I don't see how he would have to pay customs since the purchase would take place w... | |
| European Vibraplane? Because the price of the platform is much lower in the US to begin with. If you then have someone located in a different state buy it, you will also save on the sales tax. I also expect that shipping would be less than what the company would charg... | |
| VTF measurments with a unipivot Hdm and Captain Winters,Thank you for your responses; this is exactly what I was looking for! My digital scale has the same design as the one in your link, Hdm, only is a cheaper version. It does seem to do a decent job with the exception of a neg... | |
| Gary Moore I would also recommend checking out the short-lived but incredible BBM (Baker Bruce Moore). Yes, Baker and Bruce from Cream! I think they only released one album, but it's great stuff. |