dirtyragamuffin
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| Wow...what a record I'm really digging on the latest 180g Dark Side of the Moon pressing. The best I've heard so far! Just a very good sounding reissue. I like the Kind of Blue Classic Records 200g as well, and the latest 180g pressing of Portisehead's Dummy. These d... | |
| Turntable comments and recommendations, please I also agree with above. The VPI and the Rega arm are two very good products that you can squeeze lots more performance out of. The cost to purchase a comparable full new rig would be incredible! | |
| Sold my TT, getting another Congrats! Although the MMF7 and VPI Jr. are considered in the same class, I heard both and preferred the Jr. When I auditioned it, my salesman upgraded it to a MkIII right in front of me. Very interesting, easy, and what a difference! That Jr. wil... | |
| Which of these turntables for a new kid in town? Why not get a wall shelf for it? Arguably the best place for a TT to sit, anyway...Otherwise, I'd get something massive to put under the 'table to help keep vibrations at bay. Make sure the TT is level!I think you'd be happy with either Michell or... | |
| Top Audio Designers Of All Time? Conrad and Johnson definitely. Some great names here. I have to give some props to John Michell and Harry Weisfeld. Maybe not "top pioneers" per se but damn good at what they do (or did). They have managed great designs that have given many people... | |
| What are the most under-appreciated products? I think Clements Audio speakers are great for the money but seem less known than they ought to be. To a greater extent, however, would be JJ Electronic tube amps. My 243 preamp is work of art...stunning sound...has a very nice tube phono amp...com... | |
| Which of these turntables for a new kid in town? I don't know the Audio Note, so I can't comment on that. I've heard the MMF7 and it is NO contest to th Gyrodec IMHO. I hear the VPI Scout is an outstanding 'table if you don't mind an unsuspended design. The VPI HW19 Mks III and IV are both very ... | |
| New to Vinyl, TT suggestions please I'll take an RB250 over a 300 any day. There are some very effective yet inexpensive mods you can do later. I second the suggestion to go with a VPI HW-19 Jr. Great tables, and they're quite easy to upgrade as your funds allow (and believe me, you... | |
| Clueless and Seeking advice on TT purchase I bought a used JA Michell Gyrodec SE and a new Origin Live Silver arm for about $2K, and took the Aurum Beta off the AR Turntable that I replaced, and my JJ 243 preamp has a very nice tube phono amp in it. I'm a really, really happy camper now! T... | |
| Preamp Phono Stage v Standalone + Linestage There are pros and cons for each. In my experience, there are some very nice phono amps integrated in line amps, this also means the signal doesn't need to travel through an extraneous, longish run of a potentially expensive interconnect. Some peo... | |
| Turntable Cartridge- Higher Frequency Response Oops, sorry, I meant to say 20,000Hz, or 20KHz--not 20,000KHz. D'oh... | |
| Turntable Cartridge- Higher Frequency Response The average human hears up to about 20,000KHz. The frequency response certainly does not determine how good a cartridge will sound, as Jvogt was saying. Grado carts are quite good, but they can hum in certain rigs so beforeyou buy, make sure it wi... | |
| Records are better. I actually heard it Hey Audiotomb, You know, to be really honest, a significant chunk of my collection is post-1989, though my tastes are all over the place. I do have my share of Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, Primus, Tool, Tori Amos records and so on-... | |
| Records are better. I actually heard it Don't know why this thread was resurrected, but here's my angle. I'm 22. I come from the digital generation--all those ones and zeros shoved down our throats, you'd better believe it!There's a vast wasteland of people my age slogging through their... | |
| AR ES-1 armboard needed Maybe check with someone at The Needle Doctor? There's contact numbers for general info under the "Contact Us" tab on the website. Good luck! |