james1969
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| Speakers for a smaller room/moving issues... I was once in your shoes, moving to NYC and wondering how this is going to affect my system. I have moved around quite a bit, but NYC is home now, so I've been able to stabilize my system and I think it is 'there'. In the past I have always been h... | |
| New Re-Issue Vinyl: Surface Noise, Ticks, Pops.... It was mentioned to me over the phone speaking with Kevin at KAB, that vinyl pre 80s and before was the best in terms of quality at the pressing level. Back then he said, the pressing machines were run 24 hours a day - allowing for more consistent... | |
| Need Some Help Choosing an Integrated Amp The Luxman 590a II is a very good piece. It has a built in phono stage as well.I've owned Bryston (b60r) and Audio Research (cd3) gear in the past. The Luxman is in a different league in terms of integrated amps go. | |
| vintage turntables? Macrojack, talk about coming full circle, my very first turntable in 1982 was a Technics SL-5 linear tracking turntable. At the time, I was only 13 years old reading Stereo Magazine. That turntable lasted me through 2 systems, the first full Techn... | |
| vintage turntables? Raul,Do you have any thoughts to a London Decca cartridge on the Phantom? I have the Ortofon 2M Black on the way. This will be my first MM.thanks,James | |
| vintage turntables? Chuck,You bet. Here is another good site:http://www.soundfountain.com/amb/rc1.htmlbest,James | |
| vintage turntables? Raul,I like that site, it puts things back into perspective. The article I thought was quite refreshing to read and analyze, but I do agree with you they should have kept all things equal as best as they could have.I've been curious about the EMT ... | |
| vintage turntables? Here is a good source of info and a good review back at the peak of the era:http://www.thevintageknob.org/MISCELLANEOUS/SS1980TT/SS1980TT.htmlExcellent history along with photos and ads. | |
| vintage turntables? Not at all, that was my bad, I don't mean to blanket the market like that. I am certain there are tables out there that are well suited and justified their asking prices. I still have my own personal short list. But I have to qualify that my dream... | |
| vintage turntables? Another thing I would like to add to my SOTA experience is the mk4 upgrade. A $900 cost with no clear results or clear definition of what that upgrade entailed. Only here say on this site. The receipt I got was a simple line item:Cosmos Series IV ... | |
| Tubes to solid state for amplifier path... Radrog, I sincerely believe you, I finally had the chance of auditioning a Class A integrated amp, and WOW was it HOT! Class A can serve double duty for cooking or heating for sure. | |
| vintage turntables? Pcoppola, I agree with you the stock Technics is pretty bad out of the box. But the KAB power supply addresses the noise you're talking about. That modification should be done before any serious evaluation of the table is done. That $225 upgrade a... | |
| vintage turntables? I agree, perhaps my SOTA experience is unique.With that said, I started down the path of going for 'high end' turntables - SOTA being my first. After 3 years of a 'sad story' I cut my losses and sold the table. After spending around $7500 on the S... | |
| vintage turntables? I bought a new SOTA Cosmos mk3, had it upgraded to a mk4. It still couldn't hold a steady pitch compared to Technics SL1210MG5 (a current turntable in production) for 1/10 the price.My advise is to enter the 'high end turntable market' with cautio... | |
| Technics SL1200/1210 owners - which mat? Oh, I forgot, I have the Technics on a Symposium Ultra shelf and it currently has Isonoe footers with out the sorbothene boots. Its a direct aluminum (top of Ultra) to stainless steel (Isonoe footer) coupling. Now the Isonoe has a viscus elastic d... |