bpoletti
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| Tonearms - SME 3012, Jelco, or Schick? If you can be lucky enough to find a Jelco TK-850L, jump on it. It was the last generation Jelco and is quite good. Earlier Jelcos are lesser performers, but the better ones are OK. | |
| BS meter is pegged! @p05129 As a technologist myself, I agree that the Stereophile review does seem like something that needs to get scraped off our shoes before going into the house. I agree with every one of your points. It's just NOT the way computers work at ... | |
| Turntable Quandry I'd look for a good used VPI table that's more than 10 years old in good condition. | |
| Looking for more advice on purchasing a new turntable. The VPI HRX for sale on AG would be my pick. I have never heard a VPI table I didn't like. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @mijostyn No. You’re forgetting Yugos, Pinots and early Corvairs. I'm glad we never had to experience Soviet-Russian cars. At best, the V15 V was mediocre. I had one. Every other cartridge after that was MUCH BETTER. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @mijostyn @dover V15 = Chevy Vega = mediocrity Hyperion = Lexus = lush ride Atlas = Bentley = Top luxury with high performance You don’t get comfort in a sports car | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL V15 v Hyperion v Atlas. Chevy Vega v Lexus SUV v. Bentley | |
| Kris Kristofferson I didn't see any references to his intelligence. He was a Rhodes Scholar. | |
| Time For a CD Player Upgrade Save your money and get an Onkyo C-7030. | |
| Hafler DH-220 performance and modifications John Hillig of Musical Conceptsdid several levels of DH-220 mods, all were good. They seem to still be in business just west of the city of St. Louis. Some of his mods are more than just parts swap outs. As a side note, if I recall correctly, a D... | |
| Would like to try a tube preamp after years of solid state and hybrid Find an Audio Research SP-6B. It's a 40+ year-old classic tube preamp that still holds its own, | |
| Recommend an MC cartridge What? No Lyra carts? | |
| dac recommendations for turntable listener? DAC for phonophilers? Good luck with that. | |
| Sviatoslav Richter. Greatest pianist of the last century? Horowitz, definitely. Rubenstein also deserves an honorable mention. And Wild's "reckless abandon." Rictor? Well, OK. He's maybe in the top 5. | |
| How cheap can you go and still be happy with the sound? DIY speakers. Lots of really excellent designs. Onkyo C-7030 CD player Good used DAC (optional) Monoprice Stereo Hybrid Tube Amplifier 50watt (integrated) Smithwire 12ga stranded wire for speaker cable (Home Depot, Lowe's, etc.) Find interc... |