dwette
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| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? @mulveling For the Master Innovation field upgrade the whole bearing assembly for the Innovation part is removed and replaced with a new beefed-up one included in the upgrade kit. The result is the same as the current retail unit. My Innovation Wo... | |
| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? @dover When I found that the Clearaudio Statement ( at US150,000 ) could not keep accurate speed I decided their TT's are not fit for purpose. I suspect that's a one-off issue that should/could have been fixed. I've had two different Clearaud... | |
| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? @yoyoyaya I’m aware of the Unity, and have talked to Ken Bowers about it. I have two Universal 12" tonearms. The Unity – at $20K (less the trade allowance for Universal arms offered) – isn’t really on my radar, so it’s mostly pointless to compare ... | |
| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? @yoyoyaya @lewm That’s mostly correct. The Master field upgrade for the regular Innovation results in a full Master Innovation. There is no difference whatsoever between an upgraded Innovation and the retail Master Innovation. The cost of the up... | |
| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? @lewm Was just thinking it’s ironic that the LP12 is denigrated for the high cost of upgrades but Clearaudio gets away with it because for $20,000, you also get a name change. The name change isn't the point and you know better if I'm no... | |
| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? @overthemoon Linn is near Glasgow, Scotland; however, Rega is not in Scotland. They are headquartered in Essex, England, which is in the southeast closer to London. | |
| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? @biftwin I don’t think I will. That just ends up being troll bait, in my experience. But for purposes of my response to this thread, I have (in addition to turntable noted above): Lyra Altas Lambda SL Lyra Atlas Lambda Mono Boulder 1108 phono-sta... | |
| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? @bigtwin I think that article is misinformed. The Clearaudio Statement v2 turntable is more like $250K now. I don't know if that's with or without the $35K Statement TT1 tonearm. | |
| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? @inna are you saying you want to know about the best turntables that are still under $50K? I'll assume that and reply with: Clearaudio Master Innovation ($34K) 2 x Clearaudio Universal 12" tonearms ($6.7K each) Clearaudio Innovation record we... | |
| Should people with no turntable or reel to reel be considered audiophiles? I have a turntable. I don't know if I have an Audiophile Card, but if I do can someone tell me where I go to relinquish it. Or can I just burn it? | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? If you don’t have the turntable, arm, phono cables and phono-stage to support a high-end cartridge you might not hear much of a difference between $5k and $10k. A $10k cartridge might just as well expose the flaws of the system as anything if you ... | |
| Clearaudio Innovation [Wood] vs Master Innovation @mgrif104 Oh, my bad, I didn’t check my editing well enough. The turntable I had prior to my Innovation was a Clearaudio Ovation. I had that for about 12 years. I was actually quite happy with it, but had a windfall that afforded me the upgrade t... | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? It's my pleasure to show you how to make wallets defy gravity and levitate. But yeah, a true mono cartridge really brings new life to mono records. It was a revelation for me how good it is. | |
| Is there usually a dramatic difference between $5k and $10k cartridges ? @luis223344 What’s nice about my setup is I have the exact mono counterpart to my stereo cartridge (Lyra Atlas: SL + Mono), both on identical tonearms on the same turntable. Both also run through the same phono-stage. I’ve been able to really see... | |
| Clearaudio Innovation [Wood] vs Master Innovation I definitely recommend the Innovation. It's a fantastic turntable. My Innovation has two Clearaudio Universal 12" tonearms, one for mono playback, and one for stereo. If I upgrade to the Master Innovation I will continue using both tonearms. I pr... |