cmalak
Responses from cmalak
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Thx Catfishbob and Oilmanmojo. Appreciate the thoughts. | |
| Educational materials Webzines (beyond TAS and Sterophile online):http://www.soundstage.comhttp://www.6moons.comhttp://www.positive-feedback.comhttp://www.stereotimes.comhttp://www.enjoythemusic.comhttp://www.tonepublications.comFor computer audio:http://www.computerau... | |
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Thx Dressprmex. Great thoughts. I agree with the advice. The approach I am taking is to go with a moderate set up to learn the intricacies of table set up/operation and to test whether I have the temperament for vinyl playback (get up every 20 min... | |
| Experience with the USB to AES Thx Dlcockrum. I just remembered that Steven Stone reviewed the USB Thingee in the last edition of TAS and elicited quite a response from the manufacturer on his comments about the DAC performance of the Thingee. He did mention that it worked just... | |
| Nordost Speaker Cables I have the Heimdall speaker cables and ICs in my system and agree that they offer very good value in the Nordost line (probably the sweet spot) as I could not hear much difference between them and the Freys. Just a minor correction from Dne's post... | |
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Hi Samhar. Absolutely right. I misspoke. Thanks all for your continued advice. Appreciate it. | |
| Audio research new ref2 phono stage MSRP: $11,995 for ARC Phono Ref2 | |
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Thx Clio09. I got the same advice from Samhar offline on the use of MM cartridges. He also recommended battery powered phono because of the lower noise floor which is so important in vinyl application. Thank you all. Great stuff. | |
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Thank you all for your comments. It has been very helpful hearing folks different perspectives. And I realize that the vinyl vs. digital debate can escalate to an all out smackdown among Agoners/audiophiles. I guess I never owned a vinyl rig (pre-... | |
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Thanks Samhar and T bone. Appreciate the thoughts. | |
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Thanks Daverz for your response and the link to the Analog Dept web site. Looks very useful. | |
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Thx Clio and Sibelius for your follow up answers. To Clio's point, any thoughts on component matching or any "truisms" regarding approaches to vinyl (i.e., suspended vs. mass loaded designs, use of motor controller vs. not for speed stability, cer... | |
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Thx Sibelius. I don't disagree with you at all. I have a number of dealers in the area. What has been frustrating is that even with very high profile dealers in the Boston area, the number of vinyl rigs available to audition is very limited to alm... | |
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Thanks for the feedback. I have 0 LPs right now - as I said new to the format. There are a number of very good record stores offering an expansive number of used/new LPs across all formats in the greater Boston area. I am a fan of '60s-'80s rock, ... | |
| Suggested entry path into vinyl... Interesting and thanks for the feedback. Buconero117 - is buying used vinyl rig advisable given the more delicate/finicky nature of the equipment (i.e., more susceptible to buying a "lemon")? I would be more at ease buying a phono stage used for e... |