billstevenson
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| New Technics SL 1200 GAE The Zupreme headshell from LP Gear has azimuth adjustment and happens to sound very good compared to other headshells I have tried on the GAE. VTA can be adjusted on the fly on the GAE. Setup is extremely fast, easy, and repeatable too. This is ... | |
| New Technics SL 1200 GAE Looking over this thread it would appear that you and I are the only owners of GAEs and that we are in complete agreement, especially about the arm. Taken as a whole, the new SL1200 GAE (and G) is a home run that can stand comparison with any oth... | |
| New Technics SL 1200 GAE This is a second attempt to respond and I apologize in advance if 2 messages appear that are redundant. I purchased an SL1200GAE last summer. It sits right next to a VPI Prime. The Prime has been modified as follows: Eagle PSU with Roadrunner ... | |
| VPI Classic Platter- Naked or better with a mat? I have a Prime and a static issue. Jake's deer hide mat available from Amazon and on Ebay that Stringreen recommended helps quite a bit to drain static with the suede side up. | |
| VPI Record Cleaning - Does Bidirectional cleaning really make a difference? inna,I have a MoFi brush and two Disc Doctor brushes and they are essentially identical. As for your concern about scrubbing the record with these brushes causing damage is concerned, you seem to be thinking that the bristles of the brush actually... | |
| VPI Record Cleaning - Does Bidirectional cleaning really make a difference? I have an HW-17 and definitely think the reverse feature helps. But, it is not essential if you wet the record and then turn off the motor and use a MoFi brush to go back and forth over the record surface much as you would do to wash a dinner pla... | |
| Cartridge Alignment I believe that your Grado mono cartridge will have a conical stylus. If my assumption is correct, cartridge alignment is a non-issue for you, as in it doesn't matter at all. This is because the perfectly round cross sectional profile of a cone wil... | |
| How much am I missing with SL1200 mk2? I have a full KAB SL1200 and several cartridges the most expensive of which is an Ortofon Cadenza Black. To answer the question for myself, I have ordered a VPI Classic 3 and will post here once I have had time to listen and compare the two. In an... | |
| Phono cartridge for classic rock I agree with Bongofury too, and particularly like the Audio Technica line of MM cartridges for vintage rock. User replaceable styli trump the Denon 103 for me, but sound wise both are good. | |
| Bose 901's with "highend ancillaries"?? Bdp24,If you can find them, I commend your attention to the many reviews of 901 speakers that praised them when they were first introduced. Do you remember Bert Whyte of Audio Magazine? He was and is held in very high esteem in the audiophile comm... | |
| Bose 901's with "highend ancillaries"?? While no longer considered "high end", Bose 901 speakers are really quite good. Very forgiving and of course they do sound better with good source components and good electronics. I still have a pair, but haven't set them up in the past year or so... | |
| What's your "diminishing returns" preamp choice? cj ET5 | |
| Solid state phono/linestage vs Tubes I like Manley phono stages. Currenly using a cj TEA2MAX that is also a hybrid and is dead quiet too. | |
| Conrad Johnson LP125sa and ET5 I have the very similar ARTsa with an ET5. You cannot go wrong with cj. The sound is just magical and the quality is first rate. I have owned (and in the past sold) a lot of high end stuff and honestly must say that cj is second to none. | |
| Conrad Johnson vs. McIntosh Tube Gear FWIW, my cj ET5 is so full of expensive capacitors that you can barely find anything else. |