goheelz
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| Looking at upgrading to a new MC cartridge any thoughts? Go for the Dyna XX2 MKII. Maintenance is not a problem, and it sounds great. You'll want a good phono stage in order to get the most from the Dyna. | |
| McCoy Tyner Are you sure it's McCoy Tyner making the hum and grunt noises? He's not especially known for this, as far as I know. Keith Jarrett, on the other hand, is well known for expressing himself with grunts, etc., during piano performances. Maybe you'... | |
| SOTA Sapphire speed issue 30 year old motor. Might be time to replace the motor. You know, for the next 30 years or so. | |
| Is Anything Really "Future-Proof"? How much future does one person need? Analog LP playback is fairly future-proof, measured by the typical scale of human experience on the Earth-planet. I have no doubt that my vinyl records will easily outlive me and be usable more than a centur... | |
| VPI Avenger Reference + Stillpoint Ultra V's I think Stillpoints under a VPI table could be beneficial, if the entire rig is set on a solid platform/shelf first. Stillpoints would then be placed under the solid shelf, so that they would serve the same function as the rollerballs in a Gingko... | |
| AXPONA 2017 Protocol The MBL demo at AXPONA is popular for good reason, even if you'd never want to look at those loudspeakers for one minute in your own home. On the other hand, the Marten Coltrane loudspeaker demo was phenomenal. Expensive, but worth a listen. Th... | |
| Please Critique my Setup and Recommend Upgrade(s) Eventually, you're going to want more and better amplification. I'd start with better amp or speakers. Later on, you can pick your "final" speakers for your listening room, but I'd recommend going for better power now, with the Elacs, just to ill... | |
| After a (weeks) worth of listening... Julien Baker, "Funeral Pyre" (7" single). | |
| HAP-Z1ES compared to OPPO 205D HAP-Z1ES streams Spotify and can also accommodate a minimum of 1 TB of music storage. | |
| New Sony HAP-Z1ES Firmware Out Today @davehg Interesting to hear about the perceived improvement after the latest firmware. I recently updated firmware as well, although I did not A/B the sound quality, presuming there would be only functionality updates, not sound updates. I will ... | |
| Ripping to Sony HAP-Z1ES I haven't found any advantage to ripping CDs direct via USB connection to the HAP-Z1es. It's certainly no faster, and not really more convenient. If you like AIFF 16 bit rips (as do I), try out some high-rez DSD recordings . . . | |
| An upgrade a long time overdue Maybe create a system page with photo? This way the community can see what you're dealing with in more detail. | |
| Harmonic Resolution Systems (HRS) Platforms Is there a turntable involved? A system description would allow your question to be placed in better context. Otherwise, the mystery will continue. | |
| Best value record cleaner/cleaning system On the other hand, you can trust @meadowman ^^ and his Okki recommendation. I'm pretty sure he sold me the VPI record cleaner years ago. Thanks, Mike! | |
| Best value record cleaner/cleaning system I recommend the VPI 16.5 record cleaner. Not the cheapest solution out there, but it's mighty reliable. Thousands of records cleaned, and it's still going very strong 15 years later. The downside: it's not quiet, so it really needs to live away... |