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| New TT vs Cartridge/isolation upgrade As for TT, I do not like any of this level TT with a fixed headshell. Easy for the maker to pre-align it, works out of the box for anyone with zero alignment skills or tools. However, any worn stylus cartridge replacement; any upgrade like you a... | |
| New TT vs Cartridge/isolation upgrade The Hana EH is an elliptical stylus, Moving Coil, specs nothing special Do yourself a favor and buy a cartridge with an advanced stylus shape: linear contact; micro linear; SAS, Gyger ... MM or MC with advanced stylus. Existing is MM Ell... | |
| Is it worth upgrading a CD player? After finishing my 3 arm TT setup, I decided to go for a better sounding SACD/CD player. Not interested in a separate DAC, but a great sounding player. OMG, I went thru many players, until I found a vintage Sony xa5400es. Asked, and many here lov... | |
| Recommend a good tube power amp in the 100 wpc range for under $4k Power: yes, less for just mids and highs, however, consider you might want to try just the tube amp for all, then, if more power is affordable, ... smaller means less heat, cost, and more placement options. Crossover does not equalize gain, just... | |
| New transport or repair CD player transport: new! if you were using it for it's audio quality, then it's hard work to match/beat a favorite sounding cd player | |
| Tonearm for Technics SP-15 Once ’restored to movement’ and lift height adjusted: I was impressed with the quality and precision of all adjustable features, the VTA on the fly as simple as you can get. Solid mount, quality connection system below. I prefer their method of c... | |
| LUXMAN C-900U Question how's the gizmo sound???? | |
| Looking for new AV Receiver this one has front preouts, below budget, a spec more power, free 3 year warranty (what is stnd warranty?) includes DAC and Phono Input. Other different features? | |
| A double bass is the best instrument to pair with vocals you will love this | |
| Stylus skipping at beginning of record aside from other considerations, suppose everything is absolutely correct: some cartridges are 'low riders', meaning the stylus cantilever is very close to the bottom of the cartridge body's underside. thus a low rider bottom of it's cartridge b... | |
| SUT - electrical theory and practical experience lewm I wanted OP to understand: cartridge SUTs are PASSIVE, no need to plug them in. And that they boost signal strength by themselves, i.e. boost, not ’enhance’ the signal. Step Up or Step Down NEED to be plugged in to wall outlets. They also ... | |
| SUT - electrical theory and practical experience not sure you clearly understand the need to use a SUT. Moving Coil cartridges are different technology than Moving Magnet. MC, the small lightweight coil moves (rather than the heavy magnet moving). Allowing a refined and more accurate signal fid... | |
| Looking for new AV Receiver NewEgg also has that monster RX840 for $1,099 | |
| Looking for new AV Receiver For future options, try to get one with Front L and Front R rear output jacks. Those are preamp, volume controlled by the AVR with all other channels. Purpose is to have a ’better’ front 2 channel music system that doubles for Video use. The AV... | |
| LUXMAN C-900U Question What happened? New from dealer correct? My used Cayin came with a remote that several buttons worked, a few didn't. I took it to Steve at VAS (former Cayin distributor), he was able to get everything working. |