hipsterjefe
Responses from hipsterjefe
| Moving on a sailboat - bookshelf speakers? As previously pointed out, a marine environment is harsh, even when berthed, so I would get outdoor/marine speakers. | |
| Complete vinyl system, TT to speakers, for $1500? I’d get a Music Hall or Pro-Ject turntable, install an Ortofon 2M MM cartridge, (available at different price points), a Rega Io integrated amplifier (has built-in MM phono preamp and headphone amp), and a pair of bookshelf speakers. The Rega Io (... | |
| What is the VERY BEST CD album you've ever heard? I will posit that Paul Simon’s "Graceland" (Warner Bros. Records, 1986) is the best CD in my collection. Why? It is literally the very first CD I purchased, back in 1987. This was a big step, as it required the purchase of a CD player too! Expensi... | |
| Do I buy an upscale TT? I sort of chuckle when I read some of the stratospheric cost figures that got tossed out here for sound reproduction systems. Personally, I'd take that same "budget" and attend more *live* music events, where the sound is, well, the sound you're t... | |
| High-end-turntables If your bank wired funds to Wise, then Wise should be able to find you or have record of your incoming wire. I would lean on Wise more heavily. Good luck, and sorry this happened to you. | |
| What are your top 3 favorite female singers? Françoise Hardy has been mentioned (several times!), so I will submit: Cecilia Bartoli, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Diana Krall. | |
| Classical music newbie needs your suggestions What a fun question! Do you have a favorite instrument? Favorite era of classical music? Affinity to a particular composer or conductor or orchestra? I played trumpet through college, so I'm partial to music with lots of brass. Baroque music oft... | |
| The one time you want to pull out but she says no. Have you tried a different position? Can you turn the speakers on their side? | |
| Maybe this is the winter you build something! I love DIY! I find it so satisfying to research, plan, ponder, and work until the final product matches my vision (OK, acquiring new tools is really fun too). My 2020-2022 pandemic project was a custom walnut plinth for a Linn LP-12 turntable. Rig... | |
| how much should I spend to get a better turntable than my current turntable? Perhaps take a look at the VPI, Rega or Clearaudio ranges of turntables to find your price/budget point. Then you can begin your search for a cartridge! | |
| What is a good turntable preamp under $500? Rega FONO, in either MM or MC flavors (MC is slightly over your budget, MM is well under). | |
| Thoughts on the Linn LP12 turntable Let me chime in as a very happy Linn LP12 user. My "Pandemic Project" was building my own LP12 plinth out of walnut I seasoned for two years, and rebuilding my turntable with a combination of old/new parts. Since the LP12 is, as previously describ... | |
| Best turntable for the buck Perhaps a Rega Fono MC phono preamp (roughly $550) or a Rega Aria MM/MC phono preamp (roughly $1,700) and the rest of your budget spent on the best MC cartridge you can find might improve things. Personally, I'd get a Linn Majik LP12, as previousl... | |
| I'm at the pearly gates and they tell me I can only bring in one jazz cd wsrrsw: "How many of you listen to these suggestions and add to your digital or 33&1/3 collections?" Me! I am spinning three Art Blakey albums this week, newly procured after reading another comment on this forum last week! One album for Hea... | |
| Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" drove me insane almost 2022...I completed my Pandemic Project, a complete Linn LP12 build (I made my own walnut plinth to the latest specs), new Karousel bearing, the works. The very first vinyl album I played was "Kind of Blue." Exactly on cue, the distortion in the op... |