bpoletti
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| $2000 turntable system San Diego is a little far from St. Louis. If you were closer, you could try my HW-19 Mk III "spare" table. It just isn't getting enough play time. | |
| $2000 turntable system leo -Not sure where you live. | |
| $2000 turntable system Get a used VPI HGW-19 Mk III or IV if you're lucky (remove the springs and use hard rubber pucks instead), a Jelco SA-750D, AT OC9/II and a used Herron Audio VTPH-1mc. It will use up every penny of your budget and maybe a little more, but you won... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Decca Analog Years CD Box Set. Great performances and recordings. | |
| The right footing for a turntable wolf - It doesn't have to be granite. It can be a concrete piling that goes down to bedrock. That doesn't work very well in the west coast due to noise from seismic activity. It can introduce very low frequency rumble into the music though it c... | |
| The right footing for a turntable I placed my original VPI Aries Extended on some old Stillpoints and never looked back. The table is on top of oak plywood shelves that hold most of my LPs, so it's NOT going anywhere. I might have to try a granite surface plate under the Stillpo... | |
| DVD Rippers are Cheap and CD Transports are Not -- Why? The logical alternative seems to be to rip the digital media to a hard drive (or even better, and SSD) and play the music from that source. Those devices provide a much better, faster read rate and no real need for error correction or multiple re... | |
| Vinyl and subwoofers If the sub is working OK with other sources, I suspect the problem is most likely a less than optimum TT set-up. Might not be well-isolated. Might have motor noise breaking through. Belt tension off. Though the ARC PH8 is a pretty good phono s... | |
| Tube Preamp for around 2K? You should be able to find a used Herron VTSP-1 with a little patience. Let Keith Herron go over it to make sure all the updates are installed and it’s operating up to specs. Smokes anything you can find used within your budget. Smokes almost ever... | |
| Tube Amp vs Solid State Amp HELP To hell with the measurements and the amp type. You need to listen to the options in YOUR system and make the call yourself. Worry less about the hardware and opinion of others and more about the music. | |
| best phono stage to mate with a London Decca Super Gold cart? If you can get a Herron VTPH-1 for $1500, nothing new or used in that price range will come anywhere close. If you pick up a MC unit, Keith Herron will probably convert it to the proper gain as well as put in the latest mods. Herron might even h... | |
| Lyra Atlas experiences raul - Well, raul, you're wrong. The FET stage is used ONLY for MC amplification. Period. The MM stage is all tube. The FET stage just raises the input to the level where the MM section can optimally handle the signal. The different tube comp... | |
| Lyra Atlas experiences Raul - I have nothing to hide in private emails that can't be said in this thread. I have made my comments public regarding my opinion of Herron Audion equipment. Those views haven't changed. When you're going to retract your comments, then it... | |
| Lyra Atlas experiences raul - I have read numerous comments and opinions from you over the years. Some seem reasonable, some interesting, some I don't necessarily agree with. I have owned to the Herron Audio VTPH-1 and currently, the Herron VTPH-2. I have to disagree... | |
| Used Audio Research Preamp Options Don't get short term satisfaction with long-term disappointment. Get the better-sounding preamp up front. For the $2500, there are few, if any, really great new preamps. There are some used line stages in that price range that some people, like... |