dirtyragamuffin
Responses from dirtyragamuffin
| Is table really more importsnt than cartridge? I agree with sd that it's a system and it's the balance of the components that makes it work. I'm pretty inexperienced as far as audiophiles go...but I can tell you that the Clearaudio Aurm Beta sounded much better on my GyroSE/OL Silver than on m... | |
| VPI HW-19 Jr. Upgrade You'll hear a notable improvement going from the Jr. to the MkIV. For all the hype over the Scout, I haven't heard one up close, but the Mk IV sounds great, and would be worth putting a very nice arm and cart on. Bear in mind the Scout is an entir... | |
| Best Sounding LPs The best sounding LPs are the ones that bring you great joy when you listen to them...regardless of surface noise ;) | |
| cleaning vinyl. which cleaning fluid to use. I haven't tried the RRL fluid, but I use Disc Doctor and find it to be far better than VPI's fluid (also I found VPI's very inconsistent, in fact the last bottle I had bought was, as far as I could tell, mostly water--terrible). Think I'll try the... | |
| best turntable for 500$ or less For $500, you might consider looking for an AR Turntable (ES-1) here or on ebay. Put what's left over toward a cleaning system of some kind--a basic Nitty Gritty or the Disc Doctor stuff. Or, alternately, a used VPI HW-19 Jr. setup would be an exc... | |
| Vintage Turntable: AR Es-1 vs Denon DP-60L Another vote for the AR. I still miss mine, even though I adore its replacement, a Gyro SE. The AR with a Linn tonearm and Clearaudio cart gave me my first glimpse of what a "good" turntable sounded like :)As others have said, it's quite a bouncy ... | |
| Turntable newbie in need for newbie help The Stylus (or needle) is the point which contacts the record grooves; this is attatched via a cantilever to the cartridge, which is screwed onto the tonearm and also connected via small wires. Basically, this is the system which picks up moving e... | |
| Shipping Vinyl LP's Hey, I live an hour and a half's drive from Milwaukee. I'll take any LPs you don't want! ;)Good advice above, though I really think you're best using ANY air service over ground service, and the faster you have them shipped (3-day, 2-day, etc.) th... | |
| rega new tables p5 p7 Haven't heard them; they have only very recently appeared on Rega's website. Looks like the P5 is replacing the P25, and the P7 fills a gap between the 5 and 9...looks like both are designed with the new RB700 arm in mind...I only recently heard a... | |
| Vinyl playback is still a secret Shhhhhh, keep it a secret! Last thing I need is to have all the great vinyl gems out there being snatched from under my nose by fairweather fad jumpers! No, we have to keep to ourselves here, heehee ;) Now all you digiphiles, just go ahead and kee... | |
| Nottingham Horizon? If you can track down a good deal on a used Gyro I think you'd have a table that would please you for quite a while--I adore mine. Stunning sound, very full and musical. I listen to quite a variety of music on it with no complaints. It's nice to k... | |
| VPI Scout or Michell Technodec? "Guys: The reason I norrowed the search between the Tecnodec and the Scout is because I can't really afford the next step up, so even the entry-level teres is out. /I guess I was hoping to here from those who have directly experienced these two TT... | |
| VPI Scout or Michell Technodec? I prefer my Gyro SE to both the VPI MkIII and the LP12, I and I definitely prefer my Gyro to the Nottingham Interspace, though I only heard that one briefly. I msut agree, if you're willing to go used you can have a superb setups on your budget. I... | |
| VPI Scout or Michell Technodec? I haven't heard hear the Tecno or Scout in person. People seem to rave over the Scout, but what little I've heard of the Tecno has also been quite positive. If it's anything like Michell's other tables, I bet it would be a damn good one. I underst... | |
| Budget Cartridge Questions I own a Shure M97xE--it's my spare but I had it on my old AR Turntable/Linn Basik for over a year. I recently replaced a flawed Clearaudio Aurum Beta with a Beta S, but was without either for an interim of 2 or 3 weeks and had the Shure back on my... |