don_c55
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| What would be a good turntable/tonearm/cartridge I agree with Stringreen:"VPI Prime/Ortofon Winfield ...hardly get much better without piles of more money."Except: there are many other great cartridges to chose from. You can start with much cheaper ones, and move up, per your own budget, and, ta... | |
| Sony service Gibson TV, Roseville MI. XA5400ES Sony service at Laredo was always very poor.The 5400 is a great player, and was discontinued several years ago, then brought back (and finally dropped last year) as they used up the leftover parts.I like the 5400 and bought two spares, and a spare... | |
| XP-25 phono preamplifier review. Thanks for the excellent review! | |
| Wow .... €50K Headphones ... What next Here is what the "New" $55K Sennheiser should be compared to.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afkYRJU0DlwAt a savings of over $40K!!!!What is REALLY the best???? | |
| No cartridge is good enough. The OP obviously does not know how to setup and adjust the cartridge/arm/turntable system!He has probably never heard a optimally setup turntable. | |
| Are DACs superior to top-graded regular CD Players Georgelofi:"The other one that not many know of is there are two clocks, one in the transport and one in the dac, and they are not sync'd to each other.In a stand alone CD player there is one clock that serves both transport and dac section so the... | |
| VPI Belt types Remember to put talc on the belt! | |
| Why does most new music suck? Music reflects the times in which it was recorded and the intended audience.60's and 70's - drugs, sex, anti war, and rock played on an LP.80's and 90's - CD's in early stages of development, and rap and hip hop.2000's - Screwed up. lost, and brok... | |
| Interesting project started by Michael Fremer This has been done in the 80's."Digital How Accurate?" Lp by Wilson Audio. | |
| Beware of dealing with PurePower Partners Inc Audiobrian:Yes, he must be the original designer of the first PurePower units.Google search on, AC regenerators for home audio, and follow the links on their site.They are only sold in Europe however! Probably due to PurePower Canada owning the No... | |
| Is it ok to buy a 20 yr old line conditioner from I have two, and they work very well as a noise filter.They DO NOT limit current as most other line filters do! | |
| Anyone interested in world music? Look for Loreena McKennitt!Great World Music. Every CD is good. | |
| Beware of dealing with PurePower Partners Inc Thanks Alan,I hope to keep my 1050 running as long as I can. There seem to be no other choices except PS Audio, which also has issues. I believe the older 1050's were made in Taiwan not Canada.I think the original design was done by the Taiwan man... | |
| Beware of dealing with PurePower Partners Inc A haymam:I have a 1050 that has worked flawlessly for 5 years.What is the source of the replacement batteries that you found?Thanks,Don C. | |
| VPI Avenger Right on Buonecro117!The VPI Direct Drive BOMBED, BIG TIME!No mention on the VPI site now.This one will too!The old VPI TNT turntables from the 90's were Harry's last Ha Ra! |