ekobesky
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| Insignia HD Tuner I don't think it's a re-badged Sangean. The controls on the front are significantly different and the outputs on the back are also in different places. I doubt they'd go to the expense of making those engineering changes, though from a distance th... | |
| Cart / Phono preamp for Technics SL-5200 I've owned a number of Technics tables, including the 1200, 1400Mk2 and some linear trackers. The NAD PP2 is only $129 -- since you liked your old 3225 preamp, this seems like a natural choice. NAD stuff tends to have a bit of a warm sonic signatu... | |
| MC for MusicHall MMF2.2 02-01-09: Geraldm121Ed,Also saying that the Axis will sound better than the Music Hall is questionable as that would at least depend on how the suspension (which is quite similar to the MMF2.2 btw) has held up and whether his table has the (bette... | |
| MC for MusicHall MMF2.2 01-31-09: Geraldm121Ed, You are a professional reviewer and of all people should be aware that one of the changes made in going from the Music Hall 2.1 to the 2.2 was the tone arm. The new arm has a one piece Headshell and arm formed from a larger... | |
| MC for MusicHall MMF2.2 Yikes. It would be more than worth $240 to get a Linn Axis running again, especially if it has the Akito arm but the Basik was decent enough. Any Linn dealer would be happy to service it for you. It's pretty easy to find a used Basik or Akito tone... | |
| MC for MusicHall MMF2.2 You'll need to upgrade your turntable if you want to get into better cartridges. The MMF2.2's arm is simply not up to the task. I know, I owned a 2.1. If you want to keep your table, the $99 Ortofon 2M Red would be a fabulous upgrade. Since it has... | |
| Overhang for Ortofon 2M Bronze on Rega RB301 01-29-09: BobgatesEkobesky - I use that dot on the top of the 2M Bronze as point of reference also. I have the dot just back from the center hole on top of the headshell so only half the dot shows. That sounds a little far forward to me. In my he... | |
| Best Ortofon? Any cartridge should mount easily on that arm. You should have no problem at all. But, again, if your dealer sells both brands he should do it for you at no extra charge. | |
| Best Ortofon? I owned the Elys, which is the next step up from the Bias, and found it rather dry and dull. I think most people tend to be disappointed in Rega cartridges with the exception of the Exact, which is around $700 now. Also, bear in mind that Rega car... | |
| Overhang for Ortofon 2M Bronze on Rega RB301 I just noticed while setting up my 2M Blue that there's a little round dot in the top of the cartridge that sits right where the third screw in a Rega cartridge would be. If you align that dot with the center hole in the headshell, you're almost h... | |
| Anyone using Polk RTi series speakers? I've got some RTi speakers in the basement from a home theater system I have yet to assemble. I also had a set of RT35i's back in the day. Very good performance for the money and exceptionally pleasant to live with. I'm not so sure the Rotel amp w... | |
| Best Ortofon? If you can swing the extra $250, buy a P2 instead with Ortofon 2M red -- especially if you think you'll want to upgrade the counterweight, subplatter and platter later. Much more flexibility this way and the stock P2 will outgun a tweaked P1 right... | |
| Overhang for Ortofon 2M Bronze on Rega RB301 01-24-09: OnetwothreegoFrom what I understand, drag/friction of the stylus in an actual groove is about 1.4 times higher than that produced by a blank record. Using the blank record as a "jumping point", once the stylus stops moving he could incre... | |
| Overhang for Ortofon 2M Bronze on Rega RB301 That still doesn't change the fact that, as far as Bobgares' RB301 is concerned, the amount of skating force will vary across a record's playing surface anyway so no matter what he does, it will be wrong at some point, whether at the beginning of ... | |
| Overhang for Ortofon 2M Bronze on Rega RB301 01-15-09: JohnbrownOh, and as an aside.....a 'blank' record cannot be used for anti-skate adjustment. Just saying. Anyone who tells you otherwise hasn't a clue.01-22-09: OnetwothreegoSkating force is caused by the drag of the stylus in the groove ... |