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| The best way to start adding A=analog to my system @cakyol LOL! I just transitioned from digital to analog! I would have to agree with you that most people will enjoy digital more than analog, especially with analog rigs costing less than $7-10k; however, at the top end, analog is much, much sup... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @pindac No worries. Thanks for your comment. I'm sure I would be very content with the SME or the Dohmann. They are both very good turntables, and I don't think anyone could go wrong with either one. The Dohmann allowed two tonearms, and mor... | |
| Stylus Cleaning Rituals A long-time analog aficionado recommended NOT to use the ultrasonic cleaner on a higher end MC stylus because of the potential for vibrations to disrupt the cantilever, etc. So I bought the Last Stylus cleaner and Stylast package. . . The instr... | |
| Stylus Cleaning Rituals Has anyone tried the Flux Hifi Ultrasonic stylus cleaner? Looks like it’s sold on Music Direct for $150. Any advantages / warnings about using such a device? Thanks. | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @pindac Thanks for sharing SME's new TT. That would've been just my timing to buy an SME 30/2 the week before they come out with an SME 60! SME makes excellent TT's. | |
| Cartridge upgrade???? @rwanda I'm a neophyte with respect to vinyl / analog, but I've listened to 5 different cartridges in the past 6 months, on two different turntables, and I can say that it's definitely worth it to upgrade the cartridge, to the extent that you... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @dover Thanks for helping me through this musical discovery process. Having had a Rega player since my fist audiophile days (first a P3, then a P8), I wasn't too enthusiastic about vinyl. However, when my Rega Apheta 2 cartridge broke, and I r... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other Sounds like the first comment on this thread by @solypsa sums it up nicely: I'm "in for a real treat" with an upgrade in the turntable. I received a Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 last week, and got it set up with 2 Schroder CB 11 tonearms, one with a ... | |
| length of interconnects for passive preamp I think it largely depends on if you're connectors are single ended (RCA), or balanced (XLR). If you're running RCA IC, then you probably want to keep them at 1M or 2M. For XLR, the length becomes more irrelevant. | |
| No more "High End" for me...Back to Reality Audio Here's an anecdote: My mom has had the Bose speaker system for years. I purchased and set up a low-end hifi audiophile system ($3,000) for her at her home, and she is amazed. She loves it and is listening to music and enjoying it like never b... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other Just thought it would be helpful for any future individuals looking to upgrade their turntable to post a link to this discussion on various types of drives on turntables, and other unrelated posts in the thread, all of which may be helpful: ... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @dover Correct me if I'm wrong, but in your message above, you wrote "By eliminating tracking angle error and distortion, properly implemented tangential trackers give you the most accurate soundstage presentation,". .. Based on the context, I t... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @dover After reading about Mike Lavigne’s musical journey, who has at least 3 active turntables, from his experience, it sounds like there’s no best choice at / above this level, but just slightly different, and best to be able to listen to seve... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other So, I went to the Florida Audio Expo today, and I've been reading and reviewing more turntable recommendations and possibilities: firstly, the expo was pretty good insofar as talking with some other audiophiles and dealers about their systems. U... | |
| Any experience with Sound Smith repairing stylus on non-Sound Smith cartridges? @lewm Thanks for the recommended thread on stylus tips, etc. That is an excellent discussion on parts and re-tipping cartridges, along with the usual banter amongst contributors. For reference, here's the link: (I don't know why the copy/paste... |