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| Mini-monitor suggestions for a Blue Circle CS There are a number of good suggestions here already, so I'll take a slightly different approach. In truth there are a lot of different speakers that will mate well with the CS, mostly it depends on your budget, your taste, and the type of muic you... | |
| Clearaudio Insider Wood output question??? Greg,That's what we figured too... | |
| Clearaudio Insider Wood output question??? Yeah, the next thing we are going to try is adjusting the cartridge loading. However, having played with loading once or twice (literally :) my experience is that there is far more of a gain to be had in terms of sound quality than in terms of pur... | |
| Clearaudio Insider Wood output question??? Just to put a few things straight - the quality of sound is not in question, just the output level. The volume of the Clearaudio most closely matches a Dynavector 17D mkii, which has an output of .26 mV. The Clearaudio seems a little bit louder th... | |
| Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it. Hi Greg,Yes I did just upgrade my cartridge, but what of it? I have always had a vinyl rig, starting with a Rega P2 and eventually moving to my SME. But even if I couldn't swing the SME, I would still have a turntable of some sort. In some ways th... | |
| Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it. Hi Greg, Both my 67 Firebird and I agree that vinyl is worth it, and you simply don't have to spend 3K on a cartridge to make it so. Lots of contenders in the $500-$1000 price range that will make you very happy.Having said that, digital gear has ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Joe Jackson - Night and DayI can't believe that I didn't listen to this album for 3 years, a collection of really well crafted songs.Bruce Cockburn - Stealing FireGreat tunes, and incredible mixing/production. | |
| How to best isolate TT from vibration? I imagine so. I went with this because different numbers of pieces of MDF worked better with my Roksan Xerxes turntable, and originally the setup was on the floor. The best setup there was to have 5 layers of MDF on top and two layers on the botto... | |
| How to best isolate TT from vibration? Okay, this will sound goofy, but it will work.Step 1 - Go to Home Depot and get them to cut you up a sheet of 1" thick MDF into appropriate sized rectangles. I use 15x18.5, which were the same size as my Target wall shelf. The number of pieces of ... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for SME 20/2A??? Sounds awesome. Now I just have to find one - not sure that's going to be easy up here in Canada. I guess if worst comes to worst Loricraft themselves can help. | |
| Cartridge upgrade for SME 20/2A??? Shade of pale, (cool I.D. by the by :)Yes, probably the XV-1S is a better cartridge, but I got a really good deal on an XV-1, and was not prepared to spend about double for a new XV-1S. And make no mistake, the XV-1 is a very competent pickup, and... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for SME 20/2A??? Well, the winner is a Dynavector XV-1. I got a chance to hear almst all of the mentioned cartridges (never could track down a ZYX), and though all were very, VERY good, in the end I preferred the tonal balance of Dynavectors. The ultimate nail in ... | |
| $3,500 for analog front end While it is hard for claim that any one setup will be best, it is hard in that price range for anything to compete with a Nottingham Space Deck & matching Nottingham arm, and either a Shelter 501, or Dynavector 17DmkII cartridge. Tons of phono... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for SME 20/2A??? Just to update for those that are interested, I replaced the Van Den Hul interconnect with an Audioquest Jaguar - a subtle but nice improvement, still not quite the level of resolution I am looking for. I'm going to spend a little time making sure... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for SME 20/2A??? Ah, so the 90 degree angle is an SME thing is it? By the way Raul, that is a beautiful looking preamp that you've built! (I've been looking at a few of your posts from the last little while :) Would you mind sharing some of your thoughts regarding... |