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arcticdeth

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Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.)
I enjoyed the Yamaha cds300 a 2 years ago, has a great sound, but the skipping, and the audio silence between songs, if i remember, if a song flows into another, it will have a silence between songs,...it was strange, but was a great sounding play... 
New SL1210GR enroute. Need cart recommendations
I’ve used lots and lots of cartridges throughout 30+ years   years ago the DJ ones were very bland. No more they sound great!        
Why is so much music recorded out of key?
That auto tune garbage it makes the music match the voice or something.   years ago, real musicians did t have this issue.   these new bands and singers are all idiots, and need autotune to sound average   check YouTube for that Brad Delp s... 
Weirdly Specific HUM issue
Try RCA connectors. (Shielded) unplug a hdmi from your cable box or tv, this was our problem, the hdmi caused a tweeter static sound, I unplugged everything, checked every piece during connecting, first rca from amp to pre gave me the tweeter sta... 
Box Set Outer Sleeves
Soundsourcecds.com.   
Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.)
@simao    +3 on Rotel spinners great CD players.   
Best sounding low power (under 80watts) Class AB amp?
Always liked the audiosource amps when I had them, pretty reliable, even when driven hard. May get flak from this, but they were nice amps at a great price point. 50w up to I think 150-200wpc nice little amps always did me well or find a used... 
Which AMP to Keep ?
clean, box  up ones u don't use. and store in your house. i very much felt like crap, after selling many, many components when we moved. i still miss the onkyo grand integra  tuner, onkyo tx 840 and 860 receivers, the rotel rb1090, from which th... 
Should I buy an SME 30/12A for 15K?
Buy a new higher output cartridge save 14,700  
Whats playing on your system today?
     
Please tell me the wait will be work it......my rack
@bigtwin  +2    I agree wholeheartedly, some of these prices are just highway robbery, but it’s the  hitheadssay morons who actually pay that much thinking a rack will once again make unicorns crap rainbows and vomit skittles.  best ones I bou... 
New SL1210GR enroute. Need cart recommendations
Stock headshells are descent.    the concorde just slips on the tonearm, and you righty tightly the screw on the headshell to tighten the cartridge on tonearm. Easy Peazy  it will take you a little time to set up your tonearm for height, weight,... 
New SL1210GR enroute. Need cart recommendations
They slip right on, 1 turn of your tonearm , and good and tight, ready for skate calibration, leveling, and your off. give 1 a try, if you don’t say “WOW, that is great!” After a couple lps to break in the cart, I will be amazed! plus they are n... 
Is it worth upgrading a CD player?
Hell yes it is! I still use my elite dv-79avi, until it dies, she is my go to player! maybe even has more detail than the Mccormack UDP -1   wanna know what chaps my a$$, the money,we spend on a,high quality CDs player, and some (me) have had h... 
New SL1210GR enroute. Need cart recommendations
KEEP THE 2M       More money, brass and teak wood, African gangle wood, electrobiohazard coating with ferrofluid filled ofc wires,…   u don’t need to go nuts for a great deep sound. i had the Ortofon x5-mc, way too mild for me. when I hooked...