edgewear
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| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? @downunder yes, I overlooked this footnote. Sorry for the confusion. Come to think of it, this difference in specs does seem unrealistic...... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? According to the vintageknob the signal-to-noise ratio went from 78dB on the P3 to 95dB on the P3A, so I suppose it is correct to assume it is (much) better. The P10 was also high up on the list of that Japanese turntable shoot-out in Stereo Sound... | |
| Cartridge upgrade @chakster,Yeah, you’re right, the FR-7 series have appreciated in value. I believe the even rarer FR-7fc (with conical tip of all things!) is now listed on eBay for over $3k. Phew.So far I only tried the P-3G (= PP-300), but if that is anything to... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? @lewm,The tonearm of the PL-70L II is very similar to the one on the P3 and P10, but not identical. The most obvious difference is that the P3/P10 arm is dynamically balanced, whereas the PL-70L II arm is statically balanced. The P3/P10 armlift al... | |
| Cartridge upgrade @jimbones,In general buying a new cartridge is to play it safe, but the pricing of top level MC's has recently gone completely out of control. And top prices do not necessarily amount to top sonics. Thankfully there are still some exceptions: $150... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? @knollbrent,If you have max. $5k to spend - not including a cartridge - you might be able to put your mind on the Exclusive P3. HifiDo generally offers it for a little under $5k. But you have to add shipping cost, which will not be cheap. And you ... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? @knollbrent & chakster,I'm sure you guys know this, but HiFido in Japan is a great source for these and related vintage DD tables and other gear. Their prices are considerably below eBay level and therefore you need to move quickly. And they h... | |
| Best vintage DD turntables from the 70's and 80's? @knollbrent ’Anyone have the Pioneer PL-70L II?’Actually I do and can recommend it highly. It was part of a Japan only series of three models. The PL-30L II and PL-50L II were the smaller ones with 9" tonearms, the PL-70 II was bigger with a 12" v... | |
| How do you store and catalog your vinyl? In my case physical storage is something entirely different than cataloging on paper. On paper it's really simple: 3 different lists for classical, jazz and rock/pop, each alphabetically ordered by name of composer (in classical) or artist.Physica... | |
| Audiocraft AC3300 / 4400 experiences Thanks for the tip, will do that. | |
| Audiocraft AC3300 / 4400 experiences @chakster, apparently it went nowhere. In the meantime I have the AC-4400 installed on a Micro AX-6G armbase on RX-1500G turntable, alongside a Reed 3P 12" and a FR-64fx. It surpasses the AC-4000 it replaced by a considerable margin. It sounds ver... | |
| Klemperer Mahler 7 mystery? I've read this too, which is one of the reasons why I keep trying to grasp what Klemperer tried to communicate with the 7th. He took his time in the other Mahler recordings (although his first movement of no.2 is quickly paced) but this 7th is suc... | |
| Audiocraft AC3300 / 4400 experiences @chakster Thanks for the link. I remember that one, but it quickly diverted into a discussion about the FR-64fx, which I'm very fond of as well.I was hoping to get some fresh input on the AC-3300/4400, for instance about the use of the damping flu... | |
| Which Nakamichi to choose? This thread brings back treasured memories, but this recent revival and reappreasal of the compact cassette is also something curious. Is it nostalgia, or was it really that good? In my student days I was a fanatical 'taper'. My small budget for r... | |
| Top of the heap..a century of research and advancements,the new Ortofon Century Cartridge. I've mentioned this elsewhere in a post about the announcement of the SPU Century, another one of their 'celebration' pieces at €5k. More 'affordable', but still about twice the price of previous Anniversary SPU's. Ortofon has always been one of t... |