alpha_gt
Responses from alpha_gt
| Looking to build a system for under $5k Instead of recommending any particular brands, I would just offer that you divide the money up to best effect. Spend $2k on speakers, if they are $1500 to $1800, or $2200 no big deal. But buy speakers to fit the room. Wires included in this price.... | |
| Best value record cleaner/cleaning system Spin clean and fiber wipes are of no real comparison to a good vacuum machine. I used to have a VPI 16.5, but it leaked so I recently got the new Pro-Ject VS-C, a superior machine to the VPI, Okki, and Nitty Gritty. Quieter, greater suction, bi-d... | |
| $5,000 to spend for analog front end - advice please...:) I've got a Scout with a HOMC Sumiko BP3 EVO, with Musical Surroundings Phonomena, sounds pretty amazing, and I'm shopping for a better LOMC cart now. There's plenty of table here to support a much nicer cart. Mine is the older, acrylic platter mod... | |
| My personal experience with Direct Drive versus Belt Drive Wow I'm jealous! I wish I had $10k to drop on a table. I've got about half that in my analog setup right now, and am very pleased with it. But, being an audiophile, nothing is ever, "good enough", so I'm always listening for that next upgrade. I ... | |
| Conrad-Johnson MF-2550SE owners - What speakers are you using with it? I've got an older pair of Legacy Focus speakers and I love them, truely full range speakers! With smooth highs, and astounding bass. But, I previously had a Forte' Model 3, a 200 wpc amp, that was nice enough I guess, and sounded great on smaller ... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? I saw Queensriche at the Beacon Theater in Hopewell, VA! That's right, Hopewell! This little theater has been booking some huge acts. And Queensriche was amazing, what a great show, and I could see the entire stage from the 3rd row. First show I'v... | |
| Taralabs cables Seems to me, the prices charged for both cables and equipment, if they require a break in period, the manufacturer should do it! Can you imagine buying a product that is great out of the box? No break in required? 300 hours could take 6 months to ... | |
| What ever happened to Krell ? I thought the same thing Dave_b, the offensive entry was removed apparently.I just bought a Krell FPB-300, and I love it! Even though the new Krell was within my budget. I have to say cosmetics swayed my decision. That computer case with fans acro... | |
| Recording quality... That's what Dolby was for, to reduce tape hiss, did a wonderful job too. But a few engineers chose not to use it, I've got an old Pat Travers, Crash and Burn that brags in the liner notes that he did not use Dolby, and it sounds great actually. So... | |
| Straightening Bent Fins You may be right ebm, I'm sure it affects the value. But the original exterior box was undamaged, and I guess I wasn't up to the hassle of returning it over what seemed like a small thing at the time. But, I love the amp, it sounds amazing, and ot... | |
| Straightening Bent Fins After I have lived with the amp for over a week now, I am not quite as upset about the fin as I once was. But I'd still like to fix it, to maintain the value of the piece. And there are 3 heat sink plates per side Jetter, the 300's have 3 per side... | |
| Legacy focus polyfill I noticed the internal wiring in my Focus's looked rather pedestrian, it was of sufficient gauge, but nothing special. One of my peeves about ultra expensive speaker wires and jumpers, you cannot overcome the internal wiring and crossover material... | |
| Ahhhh...breaking in a cartridge. It would be nice to have a counter on our 'tables so it could keep track of hours for us. I mounted my Sumiko over a year ago, but I couldn't begin to wager a guess of how many hours I've used it? Most likely less than I think. Does it sound bette... | |
| Recording quality... I agree that older recordings can be as awesome as any new recording, and even better. Many newer recordings can sound quite spactacular on the surface, with digital effects and compression in play. But I would hate to limit myself to the last 5 y... | |
| Looking for suggestions on a used amp or new. $2000/ budget My system I own now is the first one I've built since the invention of the internet. And every single piece of it is used! I have saved a ton of money! (With the exception of my new Project VS-C record cleaner) I've even sold parts for more than I... |