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| Musical Surroundings Phonomena II+ -OR- Moon 110lp v2 -OR- Parasound ZPhono XRM Phono Figure out what is wrong with your current rig before buying new gear. What you describe is most likely a setup and/or a mismatch problem. Could be something as simple as cleaning the stylus - if you are lucky. DeKay | |
| Perhaps a guilty pleasure.... Jim: OT, but wanted to share this link to The Daily Iowan Archives (don't know if you have it). Been having fun cruising through my I.C. years and also through the time period my older sister was there as I used bus over for visits. D... | |
| Micca 14 Gauge Pure Copper Speaker Wire My opinion is that they are the first multi stranded speaker cable that I’ve truly liked enjoyed having run a 6’ pair for the past 3 months in budget near-field system we use while on the computer. Suggest that you reinstall and listen to them fo... | |
| Pioneer PL-41 If it still keeps speed and sounds good maybe just replace the thrust bearing (easy to do) for <$20. You should also clean and re-oil the well while you are @ it (use Singer sewing machine oil). DeKay | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... I didn't first think of changing mats because I went through all that ages ago. When I was young I would switch cartridges not knowing that the mat and/or what the TT rested upon made a difference. DeKay | |
| Bose 901 series with and ipod. The speakers require amplification - ACTIVE refers to the separate equalizer. The Audioengine B1 (already mentioned) should do the job for <$200 if the OP already has a suitable amplifier. DeKay | |
| tweaking audio systems with modifications. Viper, ask TubeBuffer to buy you a really good sounding system (with a SOTA MP3 player - of course). DeKay | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... The OP is looking for more of a "jump/exciting" sound, though with a sizable budget. My course of action would be to optimize what he is currently using (he has a nice system which could be improved towards his goal with 10%-15% investment of th... | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... Just read a Stereophile review of the 1200G (prompted by dctom's post) and saw mention of an aftermarket mat that I was not aware of. Changing the mat would be a good place to start with the OP's current setup. I have (Thorens TD125 MkII/SME 300... | |
| Is there a remedy? Is the front baffle removable? The drivers look to be rear mounted and I do not see access to inside the cabinet (even @ the binding posts). DeKay | |
| Speaker cable recommendations Just for fun check out Micca cable in the following A'Gon thread. I have not tried it in my DH/SET setup, but am amazed @ how good it sounds in a little computer system (Ive used the 47 Labs and the Neotech in this system). I also tried Canare 4... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations I've been using 47 Labs OTA (26 gauge solid CU) since 2001 with 300B and 2A3 DH/SET amps. I started out with Reynaud Twins MkII speakers and then switched to vintage wide band single driver speakers in 2002 (Stepehens Trusonic 80FR, Elac S517 plu... | |
| Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice? I like Willy Deville, especially his later performances. He seems to combine Dylan with a few others mentioned in this in this thread. DeKay | |
| Those singers you enjoy,....that don't really have a great voice? Warren Zevon? I haven't thought of him for years. if so, great story teller. DeKay | |
| If you had $12k / £10k to upgrade your analogue front-end... Sorry no... The last time I listened to newer cartridges was around 2010 and they were a couple of inexpensive Denon MC's popular @ the time. I have 20 year old Grado Prestige Silver/Gold bodies, an old lackluster Ortofon 15 something which soun... |