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| THIS GUY TAKES VINYL TO ANOTHER LEVEL! +1 for Fremer v. Salvatore - that is some damn funny readingI appreciate Fremer's passion, and this exchange was nice in general terms but this was more of a name dropping activity and an exercise in self-indulgence than anything else. | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? They make great speakers, also. | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? For reasonably priced top end tube gear, check out Decware made in East Peoria, Illinois. | |
| What speaker – under $10k – has the best timbre and tonal qualities? +1 for GR Research - the NX-Extremes are excellent on their own, but paired with a set of servo subwoofers (2) I think would be virtually unbeatable at the price (and probably any price).Danny is a great guy and is very responsive to email, etc. ... | |
| Opening Record Store You've already heard a great deal of great advice here - I'd add a couple of elements:1.) What do you really want to do this potential business for? What's your motivation? If you're highly motivated, upfront money may seem different now than la... | |
| Used phono preamp options - feedback requested Thank you, all for your fast input. Lots to think about, for sure. I would have pulled the trigger on the Decware, but the lead time is 20 weeks! I'm a patient guy, but not that patient. Hence, my broader search. I also added a ARC PH7 to the l... | |
| Cartridge recommendations under $2500 Agreed that the Lyra Kleos is out of the desired price range. I have a Lyra Delos and from everything I've read, the difference between the two is noticeable, but not an order of magnitude higher. I love the Delos, but it can be a bit bright wit... | |
| Lyra owners! I just went through Delos loading, alignment, etc. Small changes make big differences.Aside from the VTA/VTF topics you're already working on, I found that loading was equally as important. That said, you will not be disappointed...it's an incre... | |
| Own many mid-game speakers or a few end-game speakers. I'm in @dweller 's camp. I would rather go for sound quality and efficiency first, then work backwards from there. I'm also a person who loves the best stuff in the industry made by those that have been doing this a long time, but would equally ... | |
| Seeking detached tonearm lifter Thank you, both! | |
| GR Research NX-Extreme @martin-andersen Check out youtube under either GR Research or New Record Day (or both). New Record Day does a complete review of them that includes placement. It's worth the view. | |
| Looking for ideas on Lyra Delos - muddy middle @avanti1960 I'm looking at cables in general, but I believe I'm loading correctly now. We'll see what I come up with.I currently use a Soundeck and I have a leather mat underneath that on top of the stock rubber on the stock Thorens platter. Th... | |
| Looking for ideas on Lyra Delos - muddy middle @catcher10 - I'm using a cable that I bought from the company that sold me the tonearm (Estoteric sound - premium cable based on the Mogami Neglex 2534) and it's roughly 100pF for 1m. The cable is a hair over 1M long. I was running it at 660Ohms... | |
| Looking for ideas on Lyra Delos - muddy middle @lewm - Yup, that's why I started with the 100Ohm load based on the various forums here, other forums, etc. The kick up to 750Ohms was definitely a positive change.WRT to the TD124 - I recently installed the MK II motor mounts and re-plinthed it... | |
| Looking for ideas on Lyra Delos - muddy middle @tzh21y I do have another headshell on the way that I will wire with silver wire as I wanted to try that, too, anyway.I love my modded Denon103R. It's been great for me, but like most of us, I have upgradeitis too, and wanted to see what I was mi... |