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| Technics SL-1300G Turntable issues I agree with Matt. Mid-fi product back in the day. Noisy with a poor arm. I guess it all depends upon what you use for comparison. I have heard good things about the upper level direct drives in the current line. | |
| SOTA STAR Sapphire Turntable Care and Feeding I also have my first good table which is a Star Sapphire. Good table, but cant compete with my Merrill-Williams REAL. I should send the table back to SOTA for an overhaul and then sell it. Or I could put a better arm on the table and keep it. I re... | |
| British Integrated Amps My experience with older Exposure models has been very good. I believe the same designer as the Hi-Watt guitar amps from back in the day. | |
| GaN FET Amps vs. Traditional Class D Amps Need to listen to the Atma-sphere amps. To date, the best I have heard are the false tube type made in Italy. Cant remember the company name. Still not as good as tradition types to my ears. Most class D I have heard sound pretty pedestrian. | |
| Vinyl Care I believe that Spin Clean makes a good, manual wet system. You will need to dry the vinyl after cleaning. Also needed will be a anti-static brush and a stylus cleaner. I clean all albums before playing with a wet system and then use the brush for ... | |
| Tube vibration control I agree. If you experience microphony place the offending component in a different location or replace the tube. Now placing the component on a "special" stand or blocks, etc is a different thing. | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Forgot to add Crosby Stills & Nash. Epitomizes much of what dislike most in popular music. | |
| Im going to regret my cable question They may get it from Cardas. But the dielectric may be more important than the quality of the conductor material. | |
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" I agree. Even poor recordings sound better on a good system. So much more detail even if this detail is a bit harsh or compressed. | |
| Linear Tube Audio Micro ZOTL - Version -3 in-depth upgrade information I think that Berning knows his stuff and that LTA handles the marketing. David is one of a very few truly gifted and original designers. | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Somebody mentions XTC in a positive sense. Thanks. Not a Queen fan, and perhaps a bit of a hater. | |
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" Amir is smart in that taking such an extreme stance attracts many malcontents. | |
| Looking for a more solid-feeling turntable (and maybe a new preamp) Although I respect all opinions, I cant believe so many of you are suggesting older direct drive models. They really were pretty bad with lousy tonearms. To do direct drive properly is very expensive. | |
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" I think some of you are thinking about this way too much! Why even differentiate? | |
| "audiophiles listen to their equipment" Well I think this is part of the problem with double blind and similar listening tests. Listening for a difference is the worst type of critical listening. Further, you know you are being tested so it changes the entire experience. |