elliottbnewcombjr
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| Garrard 301 - Project Never heard a Garrard 301. I loved my similar era Thorens TD124, it’s 11.5lb platter the reason for (your words) ’drive and impact’, best Bass I ever had. If my wood floors were not so springy I would still be using it. I see some very tempting ... | |
| Improving a stone rack Having a little fun: Maybe not grandma's tablecloth, but you get the idea. Keep your stability, add some softness on top | |
| full range or mini's and a sub If you plan on speakers where you think you might add a sub, now or future: make it Plural, plan on two subs, plan space so they can be forward facing adjacent to the main speakers, I say no port for the mains or subs, but if port, forward facing... | |
| Best Audiophile desktop for under $2500? jheppe815 thanks for the information and link to JCAT web site.. better sound, no fan sounds like it's for me. | |
| External XO Question I just bought a ’better’ DBX equalizer model 2231, 2 channel, 31 bands (1/3 octave) there are many absolutely identical copies of it by China makers, dbx were made in Malaysia, I chose EB831EQ via amazon because the units are already in USA, not... | |
| Yamaha GT-2000 from Japan or local TD-125? Don't over-think it. Get it, Love it, Enjoy it! I always advise using your best Credit Card to fund eBay/PayPal payments, you get the CC Co's fraud protection. Ask questions, get assurances IN WRITING, within the system's system so you have that... | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... "I listen to Jazz, Blues and instrument music mostly..." Another reason to start with an arm with removable headshell. Jazz and Blues: many, many great Jazz masters were born around the turn of the prior century, made their reputation's 30's 40'... | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... Are you sure you will stick with Vinyl? If not, it is my advice to start modestly, see if you stick with it, then move up. Audio Technica AT-120 turntable is a great start, it now comes with their AT-VM95e cartridge (elliptical stylus). MM Inter... | |
| Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs? Some LP's are quite quiet: old ones I have scrubbed, some new ones after I have cleaned factory gunk off/out of them however: In the old days, prior to CDs, we had acquired the ability to filter out noise, clicks, pops, just hear what we wanted t... | |
| Giving Advice without recommending your own equipment Well, I feel like a broken record giving the same advice, same info about 'my' stuff, but I carry on, imagining 'newbies' following along. | |
| Yamaha GT-2000 from Japan or local TD-125? I owned a Thorens TD-124, a great TT. I highly recommend one if it great shape, re-conditioned .... I have had several wood bases made for several TD-125 someone knowledgeable owns. I am not impressed with what I see/feel , I cannot imagine it co... | |
| Are your record surfaces as silent as CDs? The reason CD's blew vinyl nearly off the face of the earth for many years was CD's promise of no noise, hiss, ticks, pops, no surface noise FOR LIFE. Vinyl re-emerged, and our sophistication of the entire vinyl chain increased a great deal, it's... | |
| Giving Advice without recommending your own equipment Also, it seems many recommend equipment they do not own or ever heard. I only specifically recommend equipment I own or have owned. I may link specific equipment that I never owned/seen/heard, usually used from hifishark, because it seems to fit ... | |
| New Audiogon URL restrictions are too much still unable to post a link | |
| What’s wrong with these McIntosh Monoblocks? problem now is the same as what blew the fuses in the 1st place. unusual that both amps fuses were blown, and both blew again. fuse specs: perhaps someone put the wrong fuse in them. find the fuse specs, get a couple pairs of them, see what happe... |