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Responses from fatgh0st
| Princeton Record Exchange Wow, you guys are hardcore. At least I'll know I'm amongst friends if I go in there and see people with headlamps and roller carts that look like they're ready to throw down at the drop of a hat!-gh0st | |
| VPI Classic Finish I was actually in a similar position to you a few weeks back when I bought my classic. I originally intended to go with the black, but my dealer suggested otherwise saying that the walnut was much nicer looking. I took his advice and I'm glad I di... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Rockitman - I couldn't agree with you more. It's the naturalness in the sound that's got me hooked like a drug. Instruments sound like real instruments, not recorded instruments and voices sound like the singer is in the room. Digital could come c... | |
| Princeton Record Exchange Been there a few times in the past for CDs, but I'm planning my first vinyl visit in the near future. Is there a lot of decent stuff in the $1.00 bins? I mean, is it all obscure/niche stuff or are there a lot of solid classics and mainstream album... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Haha...yea, most of my friends think I'm nuts. Omiting the price, I've mentioned it to a few people who either thought I was loopy or was like "oh, my dad just got a USB turntable that can convert it to DVD!", but said in a way that they're trying... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Mitch4t: LOL! I had forgotten about the prediction. Maineiac definitely knows the culture I suppose :-)I've already identified my upgrade, just going to wait a while to do it. The next step will be to upgrade to a mid-grade LOMC cart and a dedicat... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous For the sake of all those who responded to this post, and for those who find themselves in my position down the road, I figured I would write a followup.Suffice it to say, my original budget of $1,500 was doubled and then doubled again before I wa... | |
| Phono Input or new Phono preamp? So I think I'm just going to roll with the 20XH and my KW500 Phono input for now and see how things go. If it doesn't work out, I can always upgrade the phone stage later.Using that same calculator on the KAB page, It claims that the ideal gain fo... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Morgenholz: And this VERY fact is precisely what I've become excited about the most throughout this past week. It started out as a quest to get new sound, but evolved into the quest for new sound AND forging a new, better relationship with the mus... | |
| Phono Input or new Phono preamp? For what it's worth, here is the product detail (PDF format) for the KW-500. Page 10 has the specs for the phono input. No gain mentioned, but it does have the 'Overload Margin'. Not sure what that is...http://www.musicalfidelity.com/downloads/arc... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous So, thanks to all the wonderful responses I received through this post, many hours of research, and a few hours in various different listening rooms, I have decided to move forward. After a major budget inflation (didn't someone predict this???), ... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous Wow...based on their appearance, I just assumed. I'd never actually heard a true Electrostat before so I suppose I still haven't! They sounded very nice though...-gh0st | |
| Considering analog...but nervous OK, so I went to two different retailers today in the area and listened to two different tables. Needless to say, I'm in love :-). The sound is so much more natural than the digital I'm used to and guess what...the surface noise didn't bother me a... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous My thought was that I would purchase the Music Hall for the sake of getting it into my listening room with a no obligation return policy. I'll pick up a few LPs of my favorite albums and give them a spin. Assuming I like the analog sound with my c... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous So, I'm heading out to the local HiFi store tomorrow and I'm going to listen to a few TTs. Namely, the Music Hall MMF5.1SE and the Denon Special Edition. I will probably end up purchasing the MMF5.1 as I have 30 days to play with it in home with a... |