artar1
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| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Soliver,I appreciate the Music Maker/Hadcock recommendation. If the Music Maker were to be my last cartridge, I just might go for it. But I think I have my heart set on a moving coil. I know that may sound a bit irrational, but there it is. What c... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Cmk,Nice system. I really like your speakers. I mean they almost look alive, or something. I'm sure you get that comment a lot from the non-audiophile types that stumble into your listening room. I have not considered Schroeder in the past because... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Howdy,So now we're on to tone controls and tubes. Interesting! Well, count me among those who like those little (or big) bottles. I am planning on buying a tubed amp for my Martin Logans. Heaven knows they need some life, richness, vitality, and w... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path I would like to jump in here, if I may. I would like to keep this discussion friendly and helpful; I don't want this thread to deteriorate into an argument or to have it become personal. Please.Maybe Dougdeacon is a quick study. He has a great sys... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Okay everyone,I have just read all the new responses, and I have a boat-load of questions. But more about that later. It really seems I don't know what I am doing. At this point, would it be reasonable for me to assume that the Teres 160 would be ... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Okay everyone,This is where I'm at on the turntable decision. It looks like I will be going for the Teres 160 ($2,250) using the Shelter 501 cartridge. It's now a question of tonearms. Which should it be, the Hadcock 242SE Integra or the Moerch DP... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Jphii,Thanks for the offer! I live in Tracy, California; that's the Central Valley, but it's close to the Bay Area.It seems like a lot of people like the Denon DL 103R and the AT-OC9 ML/II. One fellow on the AudioAsylum Vinyl bulletin board has go... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Twl,Thanks for your help, and thanks for your review of the Music Maker.If I buy the Teres, I will be doing the finishing work. I will most likely spray the stain onto the base using a Sata air gun and air compressor. I would use M.L. Campbell sta... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Dougdeacon,Wow, you have a lot of knowledge about analog; perhaps, that is why you have "deacon" attached to your name? You're the man!Well, the ZYX recommendation is great, but $2,000? That's a little over my budget by $500, if and when I upgrade... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Soliver,Thanks for the great recommendations, especially the Hadcock arm which I think is now called the Hadcock 242SE Integra. It costs about $1,250 or so. It is one beautiful arm and I believe there are several arm wands and head shells availabl... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Dsiggia,There's no question about it: the phono cartridge is very important, and with the help of everyone here, I am sure the turntable and tonearm I will choose will be more than good enough to support the cartridge. | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path To get started with analog, I will choose one of the cartridges from the first group, and maybe upgrade in a couple of years once I have a better understanding what my current cartridge can do and what analog is capable of delivering. So let me lo... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Twl, I have looked at the Teres 245 very closely. I like the way that turntable looks; I am a real sucker for aesthetics. But there is no way for me to know in advance whether I will like how it sounds, and I will not have a frame of reference in ... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path First off I would like to thank everyone for taking the time to respond to my analog questions. It's really tough these days to get good help. As you know many audio salons either have no analog setups, or if they do, they may have one or two turn... | |
| Tube Amp for Magnepan 3.6 - Rogue Zeus/VTL-MB450 For a CD player try a used Musical Fidelity NuVista 3D ($3700), a Musical Fidelity TriVista ($6,500), or a Krell SACD standard ($4,000).To add slam to the Maggies, try a pair of Vandersteen 2wq subwoofers or a pair of Cambridge Soundworks Newton P... |