flyingred
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| I would like to upgrade from Sumiko MMT tonearm I would echo earlier responses - the Sumiko MMT is an excellent design and would certainly do a good job with a better cartridge than your Grado.The cartridge hardly every wears out - it's the stylus that gets worn down and loses its shape. You fi... | |
| Analog experiment Pawlowski6132, the reason I suggest someone with no LPs sticks with cd is because it is expensive to get a turntable/arm/cart that is better than a cd player. Add on a record cleaning machine and then start buying lps. Sure the cheapest Project ta... | |
| Analog experiment Arthur, if the ProJect and your Sony are close on 40 second comparisons I would say that the table is fairly well set up.I would also go along with an earlier post suggesting you just relax and listen to music on the table. I too find I can't list... | |
| Dynavector XX-2 I have an XX-2 and rate it very highly. I haven't heard a Universe yet but the XX-2 easily bests an Airy 3, especially in dynamics and palpability - the XX-2 just sound more like real people playing instruments.I know someone who has set up both a... | |
| Can I clean my records manually? Of course you can clean records manually. Even beter, utilize an old turntable and vacuum to make your own. Check out Chris Brady's recipe here: http://teresaudio.com/haven/Scroll down the page to the link for DIY record cleaner.I put one together... | |
| Help me make the best arm-cartridge matches Thsalmon don't buy anything recommended here unless you hear it on your SY table. Cart/arm/matching is very hard to predict. Add to this that certain products become fashionable - more because they are different than a genuine step forward. Plus, ... | |
| Tonearm for XX2 100 ohm should be about right although you could try 30 and 500 and see what effect it has.I'm running a DV507 Mk II at the moment. Listening impressions to follow however I'm not sure it would be my choice.I've seen the Ikeda IT345 in the low $20... | |
| Tonearm for XX2 As always, more info needed. Have you got a VTA adjuster on your OL Silver because intuition tells me you should be getting quite a good sound from your rig and my initial suspicion is that raising the arm height might balance it up for you.I've u... | |
| I need HELP with my LP12 based system Following Mcrheist's post I went to my nearest Linn dealer to hear the current spec LP12 yesterday. They are a long-standing Linn dealer in London who are still very active in analog. They claim to dismantle, measure, inspect and rebuild every new... | |
| SME 20/2 SME V or Triplanar VII? Ed, it changes everything! I checked out the SME (plus many others) and was not convinced before beating a path to Colorado and the Gavia is significantly the best turntable I heard at its price point. The SME is a fine table (for some) however th... | |
| SME 20/2 SME V or Triplanar VII? Cipherjuris, it's all about how the table/arm/cart work together. These are all excellent components and the challenge is to select the combination that gives you the sonic presentation that best suits your preference.I have considered all of the ... | |
| I need HELP with my LP12 based system Pscialli don't be tempted to spend any more on your Linn. None of the (expensive) upgrades suggested are good value and they will yield only incremental improvements. Accept that your table is a flawed design that has one redeeming feature - its l... | |
| I need HELP with my LP12 based system I was in exactly your situation about 2 years ago and auditioned many turntables. There are a number of well documented design limitations in the Linn LP12 that will prevent you achieving your goal of deep, tight bass.I found that turntables with ... | |
| $3000 on Analog system - how to spread? I agree with previous poster on Dynavector P75 being all you'll need, and a safe buy used. After that it's down to listening preferences and matching. I would suggest you buy a used arm and turntable but a new cartridge. So if we've spent $400 on ... | |
| Should I stick with my old TT or buy new? Some turntables are in a different league to old ones. There have been huge advances over the last 30 years. The key developments have been in reducing resonance, better bearings and tonearm quality.Your Technics has good speed stability and is pr... |