br3098
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| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! Luckily @br3098, the Aries 1 motor collar is removable. And just about any 9 or 10" arm can be used in place of the JMW 10You are missing my point. That deck is long gone.lewm - not | |
| The 5 stages of making a bad audio purchase All above true.After 61 years on this earth and being a toy guy, my postulate is wanting is *almost* always better than having. I have found this to be true for audio gear, cameras, boats, airplanes, motorcycles and women.YMMV | |
| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! >> VPI's new (turntable model of the month) (some other adjective) turntable is a STUNNER! That's what is said about every new VPI model. What are they up to now, 100 models since the 1980s? How can every model be "new and improved"?I us... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? Bob Dylan at the Santa Barbara Bowl last weekend. He sounded great and very spry for 78 years old. | |
| Mag Lev Turntable. Your Thoughts? Cool concept, stupid product. Why? Two reasons:1- By using a magnetic "bearing", the platter is not held completely captive as if by using a hard bearing. The platter slips and slides around. They have done a fair job of isolating the platter ... | |
| SUT's -Looking for one with some meat on the bones I agree with chakster. An SUT is not going to overcome the sound of your speakers. No other components in your system will directly affect the sound as much as your speakers. If you don't like 'em, change 'em. | |
| I need some turntable guidance You are going to get a lot of different and conflicting advice. A few questions:1. I assume from your question that this will be your first turntable? 2. Do you prefer new or vintage? Drive type: belt, direct drive or idler wheel? If this is y... | |
| I am Looking for That Elusive 3 Dimensional Room Filling Soundstage If you use a speaker like the Larsen 4 you most probably won't need room treatments. Seriously. Sit them smack against the longest wall, move them apart or closer until the sound image is what you want and pour your favorite beverage.I used to b... | |
| I am Looking for That Elusive 3 Dimensional Room Filling Soundstage As much as I love conventional speakers, no box is going to fill a room with a huge 3D soundstage like a good omnidirectional or bidirectional speaker.For a room that small I would consider the smallest Ohm Walsh, the Larsen 4s or maybe a pair of ... | |
| Can quality sound be had using the short axis in a medium sized room (12X15) ?? By short axis I assume you mean "long wall" placement? If yes, I use this type of arrangement often but like everything else it depends in your room and your speakers. Beacuase of the way the room is designed and used, I can only use the long wa... | |
| So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000? IMO the best buy for a DD turntable under $1,000 is a Luxman PD-121 or PD-131. Pair that w/ a Micro Seiki MA-505 MkII tonearm and you are in the game.Honorable mention goes to the Teac TN-400, a great little deck that requires a plinth and tonear... | |
| McIntosh Tube amps or Solid State?? Advices needed!! I have tube amps and have spent this year alone $1300 in tubes.Wow! Well, there are tubes and amps and there are tubes and amps. High power pentodes don't last very long. Triodes can last a long time but DHT triodes will degrade over time. But... | |
| Tube Amps With Good Bass Qualities Amps don't make good bass. Speakers create music, including bass response.While it's true that different designs and different tubes will sound different, if you need more bass you need to find a speaker, compatible with your amp, that will deliv... | |
| SME 3009 Series III Haters The only reason to assume that the III should be used with high compliance cartridges is its very low mass@lewm7 au contraire - compliance matching is dictated by resonance. Mass is just one factor of a resonance equation. "Flexi" is another... | |
| Need Integrated Amp with Moving Coil Input Any SUT you would recommend?dylanfan, at risk of sounding like a cliché there are no bad SUTs. They all sound good, some more and some less according to your ears. As long as you match the loading and gain requirements for the specific MC cart... |