chakster

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Speaker stands or turntable stands
I designed and custom made my own metal racks for turntables, amps etc..  
Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig?
I don’t know what are you trying to say here @glupson ?Only ebay score of Craig Moerer is 229 261 ... Even if each record sold for $10 it’s already over $ 2 000 000 .... Apart from what they sell direct on their own website, also on discogs with a... 
What tomearm ?
Why ? Another tonearm on this turntable ? What are you trying to do ? Upgrade the arm ?You’d better buy another turntable.  
Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig?
@glupson Ever heard about RARE records? There are American SOUL 45s from the late 60s - early 80s that goes typically for £300 each nowadays, when sellers spread their sales lists by fax (in the 90’s) some of those records were priced at £5 - £30 ... 
Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig?
Digital streaming can't replace original vinyl records.Digital can't replace physical object.Music from the past originally pressed on vinyl (tapes, cassettes etc) before digital was invented. This is Crème de la crème of analog.There for a ti... 
Is It Time To Sell My Vinyl Rig?
I don’t even know how much to ask for the equipment or whether someone would even take an interest in it. Any ideas out there? The main question is WHY someone should buy it from YOU and not from many other dealers or private collectors with reput... 
Brand new Technics SL-1210GR platter wobble ... disappointed!
No one can explain this nonsense, buy they heard someone somewhere (probably reviewers pretending for absolute truth in their judgement, those who promote ugly looking $30k belt drive turntables).  
Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again
He could start another thread with hundreds of daily ebay links, thinking that other people can’t make their own search for audio gear (or simply add what they need in favorite search or wantlist to get notifications when it’s available).  
Preamp for Herron VTPH-2A
Hey, you don’t tell me what to do ok? I just posted some facts, I don’t care about your speakers, but the nonsense I read on audiogon about GAIN is just a result of those inefficient speakers, let’s face it. You can buy tremendous amount of power ... 
Phono setting and MC/MM
Tell him to try, if it’s too quiet with LOMC then it’s MM phono stage.If it’s MM phono stage he could add a SUT (or headamp) and it will be fine to LOMC cart. 
Preamp for Herron VTPH-2A
Speaker efficiency doesn't even come into consideration for me, only the sound. If I find a speaker that I like, getting the right amount of power is simple.No simple and this is the reason you ask for active gain line stage when your power amp a... 
Fr24
If you don’t use some heavy low compliance cartridge with high tracking force then anti-skating force is very small, especially with advanced stylus profile (normally half of the tracking force). Some nice cartridges track well with only 1.2 g tra... 
Which to upgrade first: Turntable or Phono Preamp
I read that direct drive turntable tends to be noisy because of the motor directly driving the platter. You’d better try to detect anything like that, why don’t you just find someone or some place to spin some records on top class DD turntable? I ... 
Brand new Technics SL-1210GR platter wobble ... disappointed!
Coreless DD motor ain’t cheap and no one can do that at the price Technics offered. This is a huge benefit, "best buy" option. I always preferred SP-10 mkII, but most people on audiogon are beginners when it comes to turntables, and some of them d... 
Brand new Technics SL-1210GR platter wobble ... disappointed!
Will the Technics retain the warmth of belt driven turntables? You can’t hear a turntable, you hear a cartridge and phono stage. Warmth of belt drive (or any other TT) is a myth! Turntable rotate your vinyl, nothing else.If you want warmth buy you...