darkstar1
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| Your choice - TT, Arm, Stage, Cartridge - $5000 budget I think you have gotten good advice.I spent 3700 and still have a very nice sounding setup. VPI Prime (2500)/MS Nova Phomena (500) and Soundsmith Aida (675). All purchased used.With the Extra money personally I would buy a record cleaner. Some wou... | |
| Small but high quality integrated First off if you go to pink fish media you will be dealing with more people with those speakers (mostly English audiophiles). I would suggest an Exposure 2010s integrated. Would be more than enough power. Exposure, Naim, Linn, Heed, Sugden and De... | |
| Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grand v Focal 826V I have the Mozart Grands. Never heard the Focal 826V but have heard their large scale speakers forget the model but in the 25k-30k range. Like others have said they are completely different sounding speakers. The Vienna will be smooth on the top e... | |
| VPI antiskate nylon string and collar yeah or you can keep the AS device in same spot and add or subtract weight. Much easier to take one of the variable's out. So if you wanted you could keep same weight and change AS device angle. I do like the AD device with SS carts. Never used i... | |
| VPI antiskate nylon string and collar I use the AS device with a SS Aida as per Sound Smith instructions and it works very well. It basically stops sibilance on the vast majority of records. More focused sound. I had a friend come over who had gotten setting it up down.I also like it ... | |
| Golden ear triton 1 vs tekton double impact speakers I don't have a dog in the fight. I have heard Trition 1s with a modest quad integrated amp and pretty nice Ayre separates. Not even close to bright or shy bass. In fact I thought it had a very smooth top end and amazing bass. I am very sensitive t... | |
| Looking for a Phono pre around 1K perazzi28 I might have the sutherland model wrong. It was a 3k retail unit. I agree it is revealing/detailed. In fact I thought it has a small bit over the detail of the Musical Surrounding phono. I also do think the sutherland is warmer than t... | |
| Looking for a Phono pre around 1K Out of the stages you mentioned I have experience with two of the Brands. Sutherland - Insight Phono PreamplifierMusical Surroundings - Nova II I own the Musical Surroundings Nova Phonoema I (1200new/500 used). I also have heard and compared dir... | |
| Speaker recommendation for married couple Again I will say Vienna Acoustics Mozart Grands. Why???? Because they are in the same family sound wise as SF. They cost a whole lot less used generally than SF. IMO you pay for the finish and looks for SF speakers big time. The Mozart Grands also... | |
| Speaker recommendation for married couple again I will | |
| Speaker recommendation for married couple Vienna Acoustics. More in line with with the SF speakers sound but not as warm. Never bright. Amazing furniture finish. Much cheaper than SF used. At least worth a look. | |
| Specific Pre-Amp advice I am familiar with Ayre. My closest friend has the K-1x5 pre into 5 series amp. He has the Ayre Phono and VPI Classic with similar cart into Golden Ear Triton 1s. I respect it. I am trying to get that type off resolution and added smoothness. A li... | |
| Specific Pre-Amp advice Still taking suggestions.Foey it may be a mistake but I have basically bought my whole system blind and at the right price. Its failed me 1 time and I sold the gear for a very small loss. 2nd I have made trips to San Francisco and tired to hear ge... | |
| How good is the Technics 1200 Mk2 with all the KAb upgrades? Read the review. He had the Basis for awhile then set up the Prime. He didn't A/B the two. I still think its pretty valid but obviously not perfect. I have the Prime and he nails some of its characteristics. I also have read his review of a cart I... | |
| How good is the Technics 1200 Mk2 with all the KAb upgrades? I may consider the Kab mods for my 1200mk5 I found on craiglist.I believe that the stock 1200 is pretty amazing. When the price is factored in its a great deal. I also have a VPI Prime which is also a very nice table. They are closer than I would ... |