jc2000
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| A difficult LP reproduction question As for cartridges, you might take a look at Grado. There is the risk of hum, but it seems like many 78 fans are now using Grado cartridges--mainly, I think, because they make a variety of stylus sizes. They also make a special mono LP cartridge.Th... | |
| Do You Remember Your First CD Player? I got my first CD player many, many years ago as part of (shudder!) a Fisher rack system. It was a changer that used a little tray (each which had an eject button) for each CD. I got a CD a few days later. I never liked this CD player. Either the ... | |
| Turntable problem The AT 120E is, indeed, a moving magnet cartridge.For some reason, I think some Denon turntables use a built in phono section. The output from such a section should be connected to a line level connection (like a CD player or tape deck.) Of course... | |
| Cartridge Upgrade for Music Hall MMF-5 You might consider just upgrading to a better Goldring 10 series stylus. | |
| LIRPA1 I once actually saw a record player that was sort of like this. I can't remember the details--I saw it only for a minute or two fifteen years or more ago--but it was like a little toy car or truck that would "drive" around the record. I'd doubt th... | |
| Dilemma: LP or SACD? Try analog only to give up? It seems to me that one factor to seriously consider is what is on those 200 some records. If it's interesting enough, it would probably be worth getting at least a modest turntable. I, myself, plan to continue playing records for the rest of my l... | |
| tandberg 2080 as a phono preamp?: Oops--In my previous post, I typed "2075" instead of "2080."In addition, I might add that Tandberg tended to have attractive designs--including real wood veneer. While it's the sound that counts, I, myself, like something that doesn't have a harde... | |
| tandberg 2080 as a phono preamp?: I once used a 2025 (if I remember the number right--it certainly was not the 2075, so take what I say with a bit of salt) as an interim amp. From my memory, the phono section wasn't too bad--in fact, it was probably better than many ultra-cheap mo... | |
| Back into vinyl - part 1 Don't worry about being nice to people who have the unmentioned turntables. The first thing you learn when you get into this hobby is that no matter what you get, 95 to 99% of other audiophiles will think you've got a piece of complete and total j... | |
| How often do you have to tuneup Linn Sondek LP12 Part of it depends on the age. The bad reputation that the LP12 has dates to the early days, when the suspension went out of tune every other day--or so legend has it. Over the years, suspension parts have gotten better, and the tuning can be held... | |
| Linn TT Stand The current furniture is a poor choice. I've tried something similiar (in an emergency) for my LP12, and hope I never have to do it again. However, the current furniture might work if you had an isolation platform of some sort underneath the Basik... | |
| Cartridge for Rega planar 2 There is a review of the Denon on this site--and I think the reviewer used a Rega P2. You might look at that. | |
| Fluids for VPI cleaner -- any horror stories? I have no experience with VPI machines, but I've heard of many, many, many people using other fluids. I have yet to hear of someone having a problem. | |
| inferior p-mount cartridge? All in all, I think conventional cartridges are better--you can adjust them, and the mounting seems far more rigid than p mount. Then, there aren't as many P mount cartridges to choose from. However, it seems to me that a GOOD p mount cartridge, m... | |
| Comptability with NAD c350 Just from what I've heard, there are lots of speakers that would be better. I'm under the impression that Cambridge Soundworks is good mass market, but not really audiophile quality. (Of course, these rumors I've heard may be wrong--it wouldn't be... |