david12
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| 3 Top Cartridges Picks So many choices all dependent on type of music you listen to, what you are using it on, the tonearm particularly of course and what sound you like, detailed, musical verging on coloured. For me I remember: Dynavector D17, not expensive, but only .... | |
| Which turntable should I buy? If your coming over to England, then there are a number of good choices. I have just changed my LP12 for an Origin Live Resolution, beyond your budget , but maybe not 2nd hand. I found mine with a legendary Illustrious tonearm fitted for about $28... | |
| Who will survive? One last table til I die. The issue seems to be longevity of the company and Linn and the others mentioned certainly qualify. Heresy from a brit, but I think the LP12 has lived on a deserved reputation for years. A number of UK suppliers outperform it now. Avid has been me... | |
| Does vinyl outsell the hi rez formats? The issue has to be the massive used vinyl market, the new issues of vinyl remain limited, of good quality but sometimes odd choices(as has been commented, how many versions of "kind of Blue" or others 50's/60's jazz do we need?). For me the point... | |
| Cartridge rebuilds, whats your opinion? Thanks guys a warm discussion and a helpful one to me. I did'nt expect uniformity of feedback, you never do, but all the views are helpful. Sorry for the "warmth" of some of the opinions, no harm done I hope. | |
| Conrad Johnson 350 vs Pass Labs X amp I think both Pass and CJ are great and do'nt think you can go wrong with either. I use a CJ Premier 17 with a Pass Aleph 3, a very different beast than the X150, but it sounds great. All the reviews of the CJ 350 in the UK have been very complimen... | |
| Amplifiers:A Keeper for Life. Do you know of one ? Conrad Johnson Premier 17LS into Pass Labs Aleph 3, not very powerful but they will do me. How long is "for life" by the way? | |
| Phono for dummies If your a classical enthusiast, its where vinyl really counts. Until I got to a really good CD player(modded Shanling CDT-100), I found classical CD's harsh and grating, I hardly ever played them, though rock sounded quite good. I agree, go for a ... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Classical choice would be Puccini's La Boheme but it has to be Beecham's version on EMI, with Jose Bjorling and VittoriaDe LosAngeles. If you hate opera listen to this, both have sublime voices.Contempory and not that contempory, Joni Mitchell's "... | |
| Pass labs Aleph 3, upgrade to X150 Thanks for the advise, I'll stick with the Aleph 3. The X150 on E-bay has gone above what I would be happy to pay anyway. Best wishes | |
| Pass labs Aleph 3, upgrade to X150 Thanks for the advise and yes I will be going the 300b route in a few years. You may be interested to know Sutts, that the DIY arm of the UK mag HiFi world supplies kits, including a pair of 300b single ended monoblocks putting out 20 watts. They ... | |
| Favorite SS Amp? Another vote for Pass Labs, particularly if you want Class A, all the Aleph series sound great, natural, detailed. I use the 3, but at only 30 watts you may need more power. They are also, of course, quite cheap, in my view a bargain 2nd hand for ... | |
| Tubes for Conrad Johnson 17 ls I placed a similar thread recently about rolling the tubes on my 17ls. It came with the Electro Harmonix, so I can'nt speak about the Sovteks, but the general conclusion was not to waste your money. Any changes would be small and not commenserate ... | |
| Cyrus amps - what do they sound like? Cyrus have a good reputation for quality "midfi" products over here in the UK. I do'nt think anyone would call them high end, but there's no great virtue in that. They produce a full range of products but are best known for there amps. HiFiplus di... | |
| Improvements to the Shanling CDT100 May I second cnocmoy, I had Colin at CPT in the UK mod my Shanling It cost a lot, £800 ($1400) , but I need'nt have worried. The Shanling has failings, it is a bit base light and lacks image depth. EVERY aspect of the player is improved, whilst ke... |