carter9000
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Suggest Table and cartridge for my system Kali, please keep us informed of your decision. I will likely be upgrading my table within the year and I am considering those same 2 tables, or possibly spending the extra dough and going up 1 step in either line...although the JA Michell Gyro do... | |
Best Cartridge for Less than $500 If I had to choose the sound character of the ACE - I would choose Warm over lean, so I could see how Chadnliz might think that is sounds "warm, mushy and pretty boring". I am guessing that Chadnliz probably likes a more sparkley and lean sound. I... | |
Best Cartridge for Less than $500 By the way Adidio, there is a new ACE in town, which I have not heard. Benz just released new versions of their micro line - The "S" series. The prices went up...so the ACE is now $700. If you could find an old benz cartridge to trade in that woul... | |
Best Cartridge for Less than $500 I have to say, I do not think that the Ace is lean or thin sounding at all. Now, that may just be my system, or it may be the way my cartridge is set up, and to be honest, I haven't heard many other cartridges to compare it to. If any thing, I wou... | |
Vinyl newbie - have a few questions I had the same issue with noise when I rediscovered vinyl...and to some extent still do. Some records are clean and amazingly quiet, while others, even brand new have some crackle and pop. To some extent I have learned to live with it. The noise w... | |
Best location setup of turntable I am considering relocating my turntable closer to my speakers. Right now it is on the opposite wall, but it is nearly a 40 foot run of speaker cable, so I have to go cheap on the cable (monoprice 12 gage cable). By moving it closer I could use be... | |
Turntable or vinylology 101 for newbies. I certainly don't bank on anyones comments that I read in a forum, but I will always give them consideration and thought. I think I am going to try and track down the Robert Harley book on Hifi for some of these answers. I am guessing there is a l... | |
Turntable or vinylology 101 for newbies. Audiofiel, I am in the process of upgrading my cartridge now for my VPI Junior. Currently mounted on my Auidioquest tonearm is a Benz ACE, but it is 6 years old and has way too many hours on it. I plan to upgrade my table within the next year, but... |