inna
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| Which has a greater influence on sound quality, the amp or the preamp? It is probably impossible to beat a great tube preamp. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? Spending that much on one component would make me want to upgrade everything else too. Well, maybe except one power cord and a set of RCAs. | |
| Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ? Sometimes comparing different pressings is like comparing different turntables/tonearms of the same brand. Quite illuminating. And I mean comparing all first pressings from different countries. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? Do all knives cut the same if they have the same sharpness ? No. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? tomcy6, and you ? | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? grislybutter, it means just the table. Tonearm, tonearm cable, cartridge and phono stage are not included. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? It's too bad that we all can't gather together and do all these comparisons. But I think I know the outcome. Other things being about equal, tape would win, and most or all of us would agree. Comparing streamers would be interesting too. Some audi... | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? Nakamichi Dragon was not the very best cassette deck made. A few other Nakamichi and a few Tandberg decks were better. Nor was it the most reliable. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? It's not just mastering, the vinyl itself should be of high quality. Just listen to some older American records and Japanese records from early 70s. | |
| Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ? I think, if the prices are adequate, $30k speakers/$70k the rest is an excellent balance. Just match it all well. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? So, yes, I would spend $10k on a turntable if I had them and felt the need. Probably more than $10k. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? It appears that more and more audiophiles switch almost fully to digital, and I don't think that's progress, regardless of how good digital may sound. There are older analog recordings and new ones can be made too, so turntable should never become... | |
| Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ? Recordings also often have a lot of distortion. | |
| Would you still pay $10k or more for a turntable not full analog front end these days ? Yes, why not ? But it is also a matter of funds distribution. I am horrified by $25k streamers but not by $25k tables. | |
| Do you belong more to souce first or to speakers first school of thought ? We are not interested in garbage, we are talking about excellent or better source and similar level speakers. |