johnnyb53
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| Want to play my vinyl collection - again 01-12-10: Desalvo55Regarding the Musical Surroundings Phonomena II vs the Slee Era Gold, does the Maestro cartridge work with either phono stage and what would be better in case I upgraded cartridges at some point?The Clearaudio Maestro is a MM ca... | |
| Want to play my vinyl collection - again Turntable: KAB-modified Technics SL1200 with tonearm rewire and fluid damper. Add in the outboard power supply if it's in your budget. Replace the feet with an M6 threaded set of Soundcare Super Spikes.Or SOTA CometOR Rega P3/24 + PSUOR Marantz TT... | |
| Difference between 720p and 1080p projectors? 720p looks about like a good 35 mm print in a movie theater. 1080p sourced from Blu-ray to a 1080p display looks like a clean window onto the real thing.720p IS NOT the same thing as 1080i. 1080i actually has 1080 discrete lines of resolution; it'... | |
| Ortofon 2M Red Not Happy Need advice According to other threads I've read here about the Bellari, its gain is too low (29 dB) for the DL-160's output (1.6-2.2 mV). If you can swing the extra bucks, I highly recommend the Audio Technica AT150MLX instead: It has a 4+ mV output which is... | |
| best sub $1K TT for 45 rpm 01-08-10: SoulbrassAgree w/ the above recommendation - I am one who prefers the Technics to the P3.You're not the only one. With a few low-cost tweaks to the SL12x0 to tame vibration and resonances, it approaches or equals the P3 in the midband re... | |
| Project Debut III or Technics 1200 MK5? I pretty much concur with everything E Kobesky recommended. I consider the Sumiko headshell (also available as LPGear and other brands; actually sourced from Jelco) a must. In addition to the improvements he mentioned, the tonearm wrap I mentioned... | |
| Audiophile turntables of the 60's and 70's Mikro Seiki. Definitely at or near the top of badass LP rigs. Especially if fitted with two tonearms. | |
| Speaker recommendation. have $2,500 There are three pairs of Acoustic Zen Adagios for sale on the A-gon Classifieds in your price range.There is also a pair of PSB Synchrony One towers in the A-gon Classifieds for $2800/obo ($5K list). | |
| Direct Drive turntables 12-30-09: ElizabethDirect drive was a fad. Just like linear tracking arms. The 'cool' factor wore off after a decade, and everyone went back to the belts and pivoting arms.Another oddity was 'idler wheel' drive. This is simply not true. The best-s... | |
| Direct Drive turntables I have been an audio enthusiast for 40 years, having owned idler drive, belt drive, and direct drive turntables. I also sold audio in the golden age (mid-'70s) when the DD tables first came out, and have some frame of reference for the strengths a... | |
| Project Debut III or Technics 1200 MK5? 12-29-09: LindisfarneWith respect to the 1200 idea-it's cool, easy to use, speeds change at touch of button and arm height adjustments are readily doable...... BUT it just sounds a little clinical to me. Get a Rega 3.A Rega P3/24 is 2 or 3 times t... | |
| Energy RC or Veritas A few years ago I visited a showroom that carried the complete Energy line, so I was able to compare Connoisseurs with Veritas. My conclusion: the Connoisseurs (and by extension, prob'ly the RCs) are very good speakers at their price points. But t... | |
| Speakers and TT for NAD 3020 Micro-Budget System? 12-28-09: Cmalak...if you decide to go with a tt like the Audio Technica or similar with a built in phono stage, keep in mind that your NAD 3020 has an excellent onboard phono stage and you should bypass the table's phono stage and use the NAD's p... | |
| Speakers and TT for NAD 3020 Micro-Budget System? At $500 for TT and speakers, go with the PSB Alphas and for a turntable, THIS.I just got one for my 23-yr-old son for Christmas and it's unbelievably good as a turntable for the money, not even counting the switchable built-in phono stage and USB ... | |
| Which one do I buy Pre Ject Debut III or Rega P1?? The SL1200 or especially the SL1210 M5G, while more money, is a much better investment. The P1 and Debut III are rather dead-end purchases. You can add a better mat and put it on an isolation platform, but I think you even need to get a heavier co... |