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| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @rauliruegas My friend actually is an analog-only audiophile, and has been for decades. He had the FM223 in his system for a few years, and then moved on to other phono stages, including the Ypsilon VPS-100, which he has currently in his system.... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other So, I communicated with a few of my email audiophile friends, and someone has heard both the Ypsilon VPS-100 phono stage and the FM223 phono linearizer, and his comments are that the FM223 was too analytical and too noisy; he thought the Ypsilon t... | |
| Room Treaments - Where To Begin... I am by no means an expert, but I would say the first place to start is a large rug on the floor. The second place may be smaller rugs hung on the wall behind the speakers. After this it probably gets more difficult: bass traps in the corners, ... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @mijostyn I ended up having to ship my Rega P8 to Mt Kisco, NY for evaluation, to David and Alma at Accent on Music. They are very kind and helpful people. They were going to evaluate my TT regardless of expectations. Fortunately for them, my Re... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @yogiboy Thanks for the suggestion, but I’ve ruled out VPI, and I’ve also ruled out that audio shop, as I called them to evaluate the problem with my Rega P8 this past summer, and they told me that they weren’t interested. (They're 2 hours away... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @mijostyn I don't see many recent reviews about the Oracle Audio Delphi (newest version) MkVI. Because of the brand reputation of SME, I'm leaning in that direction. All things being equal (cartridge, tonearm), do you know how the Oracle Delph... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @alexberger @sokogear As you both comment, yes, expensive systems, if not properly pieced, could sound worse than a well-designed system. I think this is where this forum helps many people out, such as myself, who have little knowledge abo... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @sokogear Yes, I realize that placing a spindle weight on the LP goes against Rega’s philosophy, but it sounds much cleaner that way; perhaps Rega needs to adjust their philosophy slightly? I did check the timing to ensure that the weight didn’t... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @dover Thanks, yes I’m really enjoying the Ypsilon Hyperions and the pre-amplifier! Now, I’m looking at an analog / vinyl update, although the Rega P8 does sound quite good, although it does need some "tweeks" to help it: some (temporary) isola... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @sokogear A 400k system should be world class. I'm glad that people are enjoying their music so much that they want to spend it on a system! | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @sokogear To answer your question about how many people buy $10k cartridges and $70k phono stages: probably alot more than either you or I think, or could imagine. Many of these high end manufacturers are based in Switzerland, probably for a rea... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @rauliruegas Thanks for your direction to the SME model 15A with series V tonearm. That is about the same price as an SME model 20/3A with series V tonearm. Would you recommend the model 20/3A over the model 15A? | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @rauliruegas Yes, thank you for directing me to that vinyl engine calculator. So the weight of the cartridge does play a role in affecting the resonance frequency, which does put the Ortofon Verismo right in the middle of the ideal range with an... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other Perhaps I miscalculated tonearm effective weight, as I did not take into account the weight of the cartridge. . . is that a simple additive process? Add the weight of the cartridge to the effective weight of the tonearm to get total effective ton... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other Based on Ortofon’s own resonance frequency chart, it looks like a tonearm with an effective mass of 10-11g should be matched with a cartridge that has a compliance of 20-30. (see link below) Most of the Ortofon MC have a compliance around 6-10. ... |