hcalland

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SDS or phono stage
I brought an SDS based on advice from Music Direct and I have an outboard phono stage. The separates help with isolation and have a certain cool factor in my opinion. Both components offer more control over how one sets up his/her system and offer... 
Jazz: If You Like This, You'll Probably Like This
I used Pandora a few years back. Have recently signed with Rdio. Great site. I get to listen to any ablum published. Anyway, I really enjoy Jazz, and know and get much satisfaction out of listening to both those tunes. Dexter is the man, especiall... 
Jazz: If You Like This, You'll Probably Like This
I used Pandora a few years back. Have recently signed with Rdio. Great site. I get to listen to any ablum published. Anyway, I really enjoy Jazz, and know and get much satisfaction out of listening to both those tunes. Dexter is the man, especiall... 
Upgrade: Turntable or Cartridge?
DuvalliteI used the HEAVYFOOT V.3, and I had the table sitting on a butcher block at the time. P I later upgraded to a Mapleshade platform. 
HELP Musical Life basic Turntable
Sold the Musical Life, and bought a Bluenote Goldenote Bellavista with a brand new Soundsmith Carmen MI cartridge 
Upgrade: Turntable or Cartridge?
I had a Benz Gilder with the Emotion. One of the first tables I owned. The Benz sounded good, but when I upgraded to the CMB and Mapleshade brass feet, what a difference in performance.But honestly, this stuff is all system dependent. Every piece ... 
HELP Musical Life basic Turntable
I just purchased a Musical Life Basic from a fellow Audiogoner and he's not including a belt with it. The table also comes with a RB 300 tonearm.This table will become a member of my family of two tables, to be used primarily with an Ortofon 2M Bl... 
Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use?
I use a Conrad Johnson DAC-3 and Krell MD-2 Transport combination and love the sound. It is the closes to vinyl I have experienced in my setup so far. In fact it sounds so good,it showed me my turntable needed some tweaks. I picked up both pieces ...