chakster
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| Requesting recommendations for phono stage @chakster TBH, I tested the gold note and the LFD side by side in my system for about a week and with several listening buddies over, and the LFD simply destroyed the gold note no matter what settings I had the Gold note on. It's a fine preempli... | |
| Equalization for vinyl nirvana This is a phono stage with different (optional) RIAA curves. 6 EQ Curves: You can choose one of three standard EQ curves (RIAA, DECCA-LONDON, AMERICAN COLUMBIA), all with optional “Enhanced” function. | |
| Requesting recommendations for phono stage Read about Gold Note PH-10 and JLTi mk5 | |
| Best used TT for under $1k? Rob, there are huge difference between many turntables and new Technics mk7, especially at your price range. Detachable headshell and VTA on the fly are great features to have, high torque motor with immediate start/stop will serve you for next 30... | |
| Best used TT for under $1k? @4hannons OKThe difference between Pioneer and Technics explained million times on this forum, you can use search option for more info. Pioneer made a "clone" of Technics with some improvements over the old SL1200 mkII series to fill the niche of ... | |
| Should I replace Denon DL-103R with Dynavector DRT-XV1 mounted For most people it's the only available cartridge from the past that still in production (just like some SPU) for affordable price and this is the mail reason there are so many followers, but besides Denon and SPU there are so many superior cartri... | |
| Equalization for vinyl nirvana Sometime I think it's Donald Trump posting on audiogon under different names since he was banned on Twitter. | |
| Best used TT for under $1k? Brand new Technics mk7 for $1000 is much better than Pioneer mentioned above. Pioneer was an alternative ONLY BEFORE Technics returned with their new line of turntables. Now Pioneer is a bad example and people who post here purchased them before T... | |
| Equalization for vinyl nirvana If you remember Hi-Fi systems from the past then you’re familiar with this type of Graphic Equalizers. If you want something like this in your system then you can play with it pretending to be a "mastering engineer" in your room, actually many re-... | |
| Supex SDX-1100r Phono Cartridge Did you compare you old Supex to something else ? I'm sure any original SoundSmith cartridge with his Ruby cantilever is better than old Supex and rebuild of his own cartridges are much cheaper that rebuild of the old ones. However, a cartridge wi... | |
| Equalization for vinyl nirvana I hope you understand the difference between Equalizers and Phono Correction (which sometimes called Phono EQ) ? If you're newbie then maybe you need simple tone control (bass and treble), nice integrated amp like this Luxman have it. If you're al... | |
| Supex SDX-1100r Phono Cartridge Hi, I owned only SD-909 mkII (perfect original sample / original stylus tip) and it was too dark in my system with built-in 1:10 SUT in my WLM Reference Phonata (phono stage). It was on Reed 3p "12 inch tonearm Technics SP-10 mkII) turntable. When... | |
| Andy Kim - Needle Clinic Zu Audio replaced plastic cartridge body with their own better quality (they made several different variations over the years, first was aluminum). Their best grade Denon (with upgraded body) is just a perfectly matched output (L/R channels) sa... | |
| SoundSmith cartridges how good? @audioquest4life I believe he is the only American making handcrafted cartridges in the United States. You have to watch this video about another family business in NYC. All about cartridges and headphones ! | |
| cartridge recommendation for Thorens TD166 MKII @chakster, most people do not want to buy used cartridges and do not romanticize about the old days. They want to get a cartridge, plug it in and be done with it. You should start a thread on antique cartridges and get together with the guys that ... |