elliottbnewcombjr
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| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? 1st Post, Welcome Aboard! I would keep Pioneer Receiver Pioneer Speakers (level controls, yeah!) sell Yamaha Speakers or use elsewhere or give away New Cartridge with Headshell, Your tonearm has a removable Headshell, plan on moving the new c... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight OP 200-300 wpc, 40lbs, SS, not Class D Mono-blocks will divide the gross weight, but, it’s a near impossible ask. That is why I said: sell those speakers (the source of the extra weight needed), get efficient speakers (which get moved once) and... | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... krelldreams I live 35 minutes away from VAS, have become friends with Steve Leung and his son Ray, both terrific people. Steve's TT is a big VPI with the uni-pivot removable arm wands, he has several arm wands with pre-mounted cartridges, and ... | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... lewm I am being blocked when trying to post a link, it's on ebay, item # 266622682282 | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... US Audio Mart Luxman 441. Acos 801 arm, asking $2,300. ad says ’air bearing’. it is not, it uses the magnetic field of the Direct Drive motor to raise/reduce the bearing force. 1/4" thick iron plate within. ...................................... | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... That’s why I think this Technics SP-10 MKII, with Acos arm is a terrific combo, on eBay, $2,995. + shipping Technics Sp-10 Mkii Turn Table W/sh-10b3 Obsidian Base & Lustre Gst-801 | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... krelldreams I meant the Ovaltine Shaped gizmo from Bavaria. I like your VPI a lot, EXCEPT fixed cartridge tonearm. ............................................ This very positive review included this "I am glad I had so many different cartrid... | |
| Advice on next step for vinyl chain IMPEDANCE of MC Cartridges are not absolute, but there are guidance formulas and Maker's recommendations. ANY MC Cartridge: do the math, i.e. Hana before you choose between the ML and the SL ML, slightly lower signal strength 0.4mv; much lower... | |
| Advice on next step for vinyl chain Like you, I don't see a way to adjust arm height (which is how you adjust VTA). But, it's a nice TT. When the stylus is down in the groove, IF the arm is parallel to the LP, that's generally good enough. Cartridge body height/stylus suspension, ... | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... krelldreams thanks for your kind words. I'm retired, first covid, next I have been homebound with health issues a lot, and I enjoy hopping all over learning about stuff. I want that TT just to look at it, pet it once in a while. | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... Not relevant, just to show this cool thing, in Bavaria, local pickup has dust cover | |
| Not enough outlets Plug this (or other) Power gizmo into the wall, and plug everything else into it. Use every other plug to fit large plugs if needed. Furman P-1800 PFR (not the other P-1800 see furmanpower dot com On sale, B&H, $450. https://www.bhphoto... | |
| Advice on next step for vinyl chain the cartridge output is high, 5.5mv. the pre has 48db gain for MM are you using XLR or RCA? Some XLR outputs are stronger than the RCA output, perhaps the RCA output would tame it some. Connections and Cartridge Loading The JC 3+ is a dual ... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight lifetime solution: sell those speakers, find some efficient ones to love. | |
| Advice and recommendations needed for a turntable rig... This one, SP-10 mkII has the wonderful Acos Lustre GST-801 arm |