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| The AR turntable >>I still have a hard timing writing a check for four figures for an arm or cartridge, but can if that's the best way to go.<<If you're unsure, always stand pat. You'll enjoy any purchase much more it you are committed to it.If you mak... | |
| The AR turntable Dump the tonearm and find a nice pre-owned SME or Graham.You can upgrade the existing tonearm all you wish but at the end of the day it's still a Rega.If you decide to sell everything, buy a pre-owned table/tonearm from a seller with good feedback... | |
| which would you replace first? You need to hear more turntable/tonearm combinations or hear it with highly resolving components.The arm is at best, pedestrian, but all VPI arms are mediocre in the context of other high end tonearms.Audition some of the better stuff and you'll u... | |
| Creating compilations in preparation of Bar Exam "Pyscho Killer"Talking Heads | |
| which would you replace first? Right back at you Chaz but no mid-fi and above cartridge will ever perform well in that arm.Happy new year. | |
| What's your favorite remake of a song Maura O'Connell's cover of The Beatles "If I Fell" is great. As is Linda Ronstadt's cover of John David Souther's "Faithless Love".Both are breathtaking vocals. | |
| which would you replace first? I'd replace the entire Scoutmaster/JMW-9 combination.It is an incredibly underachieving component. | |
| Give the new Kid Rock a shot. Donnie OsmondWayne NewtonMichael BoltonKid Rock | |
| acoustic system resonators It's all in your head.If you want to hear a difference, you will.Fantasy audio. | |
| Stereophile Article - Holt telling it like it is. Mrt's favorite song and credo:"Living in the Past"-Jethro Tull | |
| Tube Tuners I've owned over 30 tuners and currently have Mac MR-71, MR-77, and MR-78.The tubed MR-71 is unquestionably the best sounding of the three but least sensitive and selective. Look for a used MR-77. The used price represents a great value. Its' sonic... | |
| Best Tube Amp under 10K? >>Just make sure there is a warranty by the seller as Thor Audio went out of business<<Good luck with that angle. | |
| Sealed MOFI's on eBay You never really know on Ebay if one or more bidders are conspiring to drive up the price. There's a good chance that $1250 Stones box set never really changed hands.Ebay can be a shell game folks. Don't believe everything you see. | |
| Willie Nelson, the star who wasn't supposed to be "Red Headed Stranger" is Willie's "Desperado" (Eagles) and his best album IMO. | |
| Silver-plated or single metal IC's? Disagreement on terms such as brisk, cool, musical etc. is natural as there are no universal definitions, only subjective appraisals.However, anybody with audio experience knows that copper, silver, and plated wires cannot be pigeon holed into cat... |