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| Brag About Your Vinyl Collection I don't know whether it is someting to brag about, but I have Joao and Getz LP in near excellent condition with minimal play noise. I also have an SACD version. The SACD is quite close to LP on my system.Also, I have Brahams Cello Sonata by Dupre ... | |
| Best Cartridge for Less than $500 My friend has Sota comet with RB 300 tonearm and Grado Gold prestige cartridge. He used the setup for a while, but he was not satisfied. After consulting with a seller of the table, he changed to Goldring Electra cartridge, a cheaper one. But he l... | |
| Best location setup of turntable Many good advice.Thanks.I thought a pillow cover filled with sand would be as good an isolation device than any other, but I guess I was not right?Aagin, my living room is wood floor. Among isolation platform (by nimbus or similar), wall mount rac... | |
| Best location setup of turntable I've seen many wall mounts ad for turntable, but did not know whether they would work so well, as noted.However, my current system is in main living room and I don't think my wife would allow me to hang the rack on the wall.How about some of those... | |
| $75 Thorens vs. $2K+ Michell...is this possible? OK.I tried again with my friend's upgraded systems: McIntosh 275 and PrimaLuna ProLogue three, and Bellari VP129 tube preamp, still with Grado Gold.Mine is ClearAudio MicroBasic phono preamp, still with AT125LC.We tried a few different LPs -- Bach... | |
| $75 Thorens vs. $2K+ Michell...is this possible? What would be the weakest point? The speaker or (pre)amp? Or both? Somehow he likes LaScala even though the strong trebles tires him sometimes.Could you provide me sample system setup that may reveal the differences? | |
| $75 Thorens vs. $2K+ Michell...is this possible? I have Thorens TD145 MKII with Audio Technica AT125LC and TP16 MKII arm. I bought the stylus new. My friend has Sota Comet with Rega RB300 arm and Grado Reference Gold cartridge.We compared them in his setup - LaScala and Dynaco ST-70 amp with PAS... | |
| Opinion on TP16 MK II, TP62 replaceable armwand ? What kinds of cartridges cannot fit into TP16 MK II arm? | |
| Vinyl records grading scale How would you rate a new album which is not flat?I bought one sealed. When I opened and played it, the fluctuation (ups and downs of the tone arm) is too much and I can hear the wobble.If you bought a new album like that, would it be easy to retur... | |
| J&R salesman says turntables outsell CD playe 10:1 Look at http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1170363580&openusid&zzIhcho&4&5#Ihcho | |
| Vinyl records grading scale From the following gradingMint, NM, Ex, VG+, VG, Good, Fair, Poor, and TrashIf you have an expensive cartridge (over $300), which would be the least condition that you will be trying with your cartridge? How about for budget level (under $70)?I ha... | |
| Thorens 124/125/126 vs Rega P3/MMF-5 OK.I would take all response as "Thorens 124/125/126 models are not only superior to P3/MMF-5 (which cost under $1000) but can be as good as those new ones costing ~$3000 with some extensions/upgrades." | |
| Thorens 124/125/126 vs Rega P3/MMF-5 You mean the thread with topic "Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II"? I have not followed the thread. Thre are 332 posts. I searched for Idlers, but I still don't get it. Is it hard to tell -- Thorens 124/125/126 are as good (better/... | |
| Music Hall MMF-2: How much can it be improved? My current turntable is the Dual CS530 fully automatic belt drive turntable. I messed up with the anti-skating and it does not function properly, so I've been looking for a new TT.I've tried lower versions of Grado (Black and a few lower ones) and... | |
| Upgrading Klipsch La Scala crossovers Would the crossover upgrade improve the base on LaScala?My friend has LaScala made in early 70s driven by 35wpc Dynaco tube amp. I told him about good things about the upgrade I've read here and from Klipsch forum, but he hasn't budged yet.I am al... |