johnnyb53
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| TECHNICS SL1200 MKII.......THE REAL FACTS 11-07-11: DklkI owned a SL1200 for awhile and liked it alot sound wise. It just didn.t look audiophile to me.So I sold it and went throu several TT,s and landed on a Rega P25...I'm one of those geeks who gets a perverse pleasure in getting killer ... | |
| Best Record You Have Ever heard My most recent acquisition is Analogue Productions' 2x45 rpm rendition of the 1962 Living Stereo classic, "The Power of the Orchestra," which features Joseph Leibowitz conducting the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in Moussorgsky's "Night on Bare Mou... | |
| Denon 301 II up and running. I have a Jolida JD9 too. What settings do you use for the 301 mkII? | |
| Getting hooked on 12" 45 rpm reissues 11-02-11: Peterayer14" perhaps, but 16"? Imagine the size of the platters and resulting turntables. They would be even heavier and larger than todays large turntables.The thing is, they *did* exist, and they were 16" in diameter. They were known a... | |
| Getting hooked on 12" 45 rpm reissues I didn't notice the difference between audiphile 45s over audiophile 33-1/3's so much until I got my turntable properly platformed (on a 35-lb. butcher block) and upgraded my Cambridge 640p-into-integrated amp signal chain to my current Jolida/Hea... | |
| I need advice on a good value for speakers Mirage OMD-15. They were designed to sell at $2500/pair and sound like it, but Vanns is selling the closeouts priced (right now) at slightly under $900/pair. I have had a pair for over three years and they are excellent on a wide variety of music ... | |
| Butcher Block under Zu druids I have a big thick butcher block under my turntable to good effect, but since this is about plinthing speakers, why isn't this thread in the Speakers forum? | |
| Do you use variable speed on your turntable? I have a Technics SL1210M5G and I *do* use the speed control once in awhile. I have the rare, out-of-print and normally expensive 2-LP Classic Records release of "Kind of Blue." It has the original incorrect speed version of side one and the speed... | |
| TECHNICS SL1200 MKII.......THE REAL FACTS 10-13-11: AudiofeilI bought a 1210M5G a couple years ago...However, the stock tonearm is the major drawback of this table. You can change the bearing, isolate the table with fancy devices, re-wire the arm but a lipsticked pig is still a pig.If you... | |
| TECHNICS SL1200 MKII.......THE REAL FACTS I initiated my vinyl renaissance 4-1/2 years ago by purchasing an SL1210 M5G. I have done some similar tweaks to similar effect. I don't have the KAB power supply, but I have his fluid damper for the tonearm. I don't have a 454g weight but I have ... | |
| Why are modern arms so ugly? 10-11-11: HalcroOK Johnnyb,As the Moderator here.....'modern' arms which do not advance the art and science of the design....are not of interest.And why are you so sure that the DPS arm does not "advance the art and science of the design"? | |
| Why are modern arms so ugly? The DPS tonearm for the DPS/Ayre turntable is clean and sleek and utterly functional. For about $12K (maybe less), this turntable/tonearm combo is easily the equal of a $30K SME rig while sleeker and cleaner looking. And it's definitely modern. Th... | |
| DENON DL-304. Is it the bargain sound or not? Johnnyb53, the Rega Exact has an output of 7,2mV vs AT that has 4mV! Although it has almost the double price of Audio Technica 150 MLX and better output, the AT kills Rega??I'm not sure what the limitations are on your phono stage, but my AT150MLX... | |
| DENON DL-304. Is it the bargain sound or not? I have experience with a 1970's predecessor to the Grado Gold and have been using an AT150MLX for the past three years. I have no experience with the Ortofon Black or other carts with Shibata stylii.I will say that the diamond on the AT150MLX is e... | |
| DENON DL-304. Is it the bargain sound or not? I get great results on my SL1210M5G with an Audio Technica AT150MLX. I use KAB's fluid damper and LP Gear's ZuPreme headshell. It's very extended and linear, and extracts more detail from the groove than I ever thought possible at this price. Pret... |