johnnyb53
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| Small room electrostat/ planar speaker? Given that size, the Audient 1+1 V2+ is well within your budget and the enthusiastic reviews are pretty compelling.Dagogo reviewAbsolute Sound 1+1 V2 reviewEnjoytheMusic 1+1 V2+ reviewEven with the tricked out V2+ version, you budget would still h... | |
| After nearly 20 years, I left Magnepan and went ProAc To the OP: What were the last Magnepans you owned before getting the Proacs? | |
| Repair Magnepan MG IIa vs new 1.7 or 0.7, etc I sure love my 1.7s. Bought them in Nov. 2013 and they still amaze me every time I play an LP through them.I've been into audio for 44 years. I've listened to a lot of speakers, some of which I could never afford. The 1.7s give me most of what the... | |
| Musical fedelity turntable is crap curious why u didn't deal with music direct ? Maybe because MusicDirect no longer carries Musical Fidelity turntable. MusicDirect's Musical Fidelity Roundtable Turntable product page now says "Not Available". You can't find a listing on the produc... | |
| Shelter 201 Cartridge: I just put it into my system Aug. 6 2016 The 201 was on the TAS list for best budget cart for 2015.And it's still there for the 2017 edition, and rightly so. When I'm in the mood for a run of Sinatra, Rod Stewart, Tony Bennett, Boz Scaggs, and other great renditions of the Great American... | |
| Shelter 201 Cartridge: I just put it into my system Aug. 6 2016 I heard and read once a 201 is basically a slightly modded Sumiko Pearl.For every post about the I’ve seen that’s enthusiastic about the performance and musicality of the Shelter 201, there’s always someone pointing out the obvious similar appeara... | |
| Shelter 201 Cartridge: I just put it into my system Aug. 6 2016 Followup 20 months later: I played this cartridge for a solid 2-3 mos. after my original post, Here are some further observations and conclusions based on a full break-in, intense playing for some months, and intermittent use after I got a Shibata... | |
| Speaker recommendation for married couple Listen to these:Monitor Audio Silver 6 or 8. Pick whichever one works for your listening room size.KEF LS50 plus a good subwoofer; the sub could make it work for the both of you.Magnepan 1.7, with or without subwoofer. This is the one that my wife... | |
| best 'affordable' turntable with moving coil cart Paraneer wrote:Glad to hear you have embraced vinyl again. .... Not necessarily because it sounds better but because it sounds different. And I make a much more emotional connection to the music that's gets the toe's tapping that digital seldom... | |
| best 'affordable' turntable with moving coil cart Really glad to read that it worked out for you. Your experience has some similarities to mine. In 2007 I had gotten to the point where I was going to go all-in for HD digital or drop it for vinyl. At the time I didn't have a turntable, but I had a... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 A smart upgrade would be a grey-market Shelter 201. I got one from these guys. Their delivery was very prompt and the item was well-packed and intact. At about $167 with free shipping, the price/performance is a no-brainer (and I have a Denon DL-1... | |
| adapter plate jelco sa-370h tone arm technics sl 1200mkIII install According to this website, the Jelco SA-370h doesn't have the same mount as the current 750 series. I've found plates for the 750 series but so far, not for the SA-370h. | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 wolf garcia wrote:As an old person, I've always been horrified by "scratchers"…LP Abuse! Tawdry! As a musician I actually get it though, and should get a grip and calm the heck down.Your post helped me realize something. It was the DJs and scratch... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 sunnyjim: Why not the Pioneer PLX 1000? which retails for $679.00. It looks solid and well made, and got the blessings of that blowhard Herb Reichert who reviews for Stereophile. That was another option I would consider. Take a $679 PLX-1000, add ... | |
| Best sounding turntable and cartridge for $1100 sunnyjim sez:I am not sure I want to go the modded TT route. It will or could be expensive, and do I really want a table that has dance club speed and pitch controller. Technics should build the same table without the speed and pitch control, and ... |