elliottbnewcombjr
Responses from elliottbnewcombjr
| Experience With Linear Tracking Turntables While theoretically better, I am not capable of hearing the difference of my carefully aligned pivoted arm and a linear arm. Features are often significantly different.I had a Pioneer, programmable, stackable drawer type, like thishttps://www.bona... | |
| Which to upgrade first: Turntable or Phono Preamp big_greg OP said: "Just going through some upgrade fever I guess". OP says happy with the Hana. OK, but we can still suggest ideas.I was very happy with my MM Shure/SAS cartridge, then after much resistance, and encouragement here, I tried a MC, ... | |
| Russian Tube Preamp, No Return, Here I go again This Carver ain't tubes, but it would have looked nice with my Carver AM/FM Tuner and Carver Cube Amphttps://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-CARVER-C-1-Sonic-Holography-Preamplifier-w-BOX-Paperwork-NEAR-MINT-...MM and MC inputs, lots to like | |
| Stereo system vs Steinway I would go for 'normal'.A gazillion people have pianos over the centuries, most in rooms with less humidity, the thing is to avoid excessive dryness that shrinks moldings, cracks wood, etc. In 'normal' humidity levels, they don't crack, they hold ... | |
| Which to upgrade first: Turntable or Phono Preamp Your existing Vincent phono seems like a true Gem with a lot of versatility. So, just a bug to change something, I suggest you try a different cartridge.If you decide to try another tube phono, you might consider a tube preamp with MM phono, and u... | |
| Help Me Choose or Confuse Me More I changed my small home office last year, best ever: it was the layout, listening triangle that made all the difference.I ended up with a perfect 6’ listening triangle, the imaging is terrific.Bookshelves opposite my desk, a 3 foot aisle between t... | |
| Gotten Any Good Trash Records Lately? jpwarren58 I agree about peanuts. To ship R2R tapes, 4 peanuts in corners to prevent movement: I found these biodegradable ones from U Haul, actually edible, see funny videohttps://www.uhaul.com/MovingSupplies/Packing-Supplies/Biodegradable-Pac... | |
| New Amp Choice It's NOT the 2 channel equipment.It's the speakers, their sound distribution, combined with content with both strong channel separation and sound effects.And the space: it's proportions, live/dull characteristic, parallel and/or non-parallel surfa... | |
| Gotten Any Good Trash Records Lately? You need to pay more attention to whom you buy from, ask questions, and READ the feedback a seller receives. I sold R2R tapes, and currently sell LP's on eBay. I need space, even more so now. I simply want to get them out of here to people wh... | |
| Which turntable seems like you can install a prewired replacement arm and align a cartridge, so your music problem is waiting for the new arm to arrive: cmdc12 posts03-07-2021 9:10amI’m really sorry to hear about your illness. You can buy a replacement tonearm f... | |
| plinth for tts8000 this is sold, but it shows that the Sony Plinth has a layered construction similar to the vintage 7 layer JVC Plinths like mine.https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/details/649187453-original-huge-plinth-for-sony-tts8000-turntable/The only reason I wou... | |
| plinth for tts8000 looks like a terrific TTrandom google search shows many ideas by othershttps://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1SQJL_enUS881US881&sxsrf=ALeKk013x-9OMzgUsYflG11IWmDCZyqorw:... | |
| Phono stage question Sounds great.Maybe, somewhere, somehow out in the universe it MIGHT sound better.What a curse. | |
| I have a serious phobia problem with cleaning records look at photo #2 in this LP listing of minehttps://www.ebay.com/itm/133640511355I make my own mix, scrub away while listening to music, batches of 10, drying rack, it's therapeutic. | |
| Electrovoice Duchess IV in California shotorI have custom enclosures with all electro-voice drivers from 1958, mine has 15W woofer, 37 lbs. Which one do you have that weighs 48 lbs?these Model Six are near me, about 1-1/2 hours away. 18" woofers 1/2" thick foam cone. I am chaining mys... |