johnnyb53
Responses from johnnyb53
| Is the KAB Fluid Damper worth it if... NO, not the ones at $25.19. I meant the ones they market as speaker spike/cones--the first four selections here, where they differ only by color. For example, for black chrome, you'd get this set for $22.88 for a set of four plus shipping.These in... | |
| Rega P-2 turntable: Best cartridge match for $ 200 For this money, I strongly nominate the Technics SL1200, a Sumiko headshell, and the Audio Technica AT150MLX, currently available for $249 WITH shipping from J&R Music World. If that deal's off, LPGear has'em for $259. This is a killer deal; t... | |
| Is the KAB Fluid Damper worth it if... The Mapleshade feet to get (if you get'em) are the Threaded Heavyfeet at $40 each, or $160/set for a Technics. A-goners who have them like them a lot. I'm not sure if anyone has had the smaller Dayton cones and then upgraded for comparison. I am g... | |
| Is the KAB Fluid Damper worth it if... 06-25-08: RadioheadokplayerOk james i bought the butcher block and vibrapods...It says you can put them under existing feet....think that is good idea or také off tt feet?You will get some improvement setting the turntable with OEM feet on the but... | |
| Grado wood bodies You know I'd answer if I knew. I just plain don't. Have you checked the Grado website or emailed a dealer such as Needle Doctor? | |
| Is the KAB Fluid Damper worth it if... 06-24-08: TvadThis is an interesting discussion regarding isolation and coupling with the turntable.Hard cones are coupling devices. They don't inhibit transmission of vibration. Vibrapods are isolation devices akin to using sorbothane.So, it's in... | |
| Is the KAB Fluid Damper worth it if... 06-24-08: Radioheadokplayerjohnnyb53,Is it easy to replace existing tt feet with the dayton brass cones?Are we talking vibrapods cones or isolators....4 right?As luck would have it, the threads included with the Dayton cones are size M6 (metric), ... | |
| The Best $10,000.00 Table + Cartridge 06-23-08: Stickman451With due respect to all of the opinons voiced above, I think that one thing that everyone is overlooking is what I call 'system synergy' or just plain matching... I absolutely agree, and that's why I suggested the McIntosh, be... | |
| HELP Classically ignorant, need vinyl insight I also love the Bizet orchestral suites, particularly the Carmen and L'Arlesienne suites.I particularly like the one on Columbia of Stokowsky conducting the National Symphony Orch. for the Bizet suites, for performance, hall acoustics, and sound q... | |
| tt surface noise reduce or tolerate? Stringreen, that's my experience too.When I get a noisy record from a bargain bin, I set it aside for steam cleaning. Otherwise, for the already clean ones, I use the microfiber cloth to dust it. If it's a little grungier, I spray the cloth lightl... | |
| Is the KAB Fluid Damper worth it if... Radioheadokplayer:Lowering the noise floor is a cumulative process and the fluid damper represents one increment. The biggest is clean records, but the biggest for the Technics is how you platform it. If you don't want a multi-layer approach, at l... | |
| HELP Classically ignorant, need vinyl insight 1. French horn musicMozart French Horn concertos and the Posthorn Serenade.2. String musicHaydn string quartets are a good start. He invented the form and they sound great on LP.3. Melancholy music, the type that makes your bones ache.Brahms trios... | |
| The Best $10,000.00 Table + Cartridge How about a McIntosh MT10 and the right $2000 turntable stand? There was one that Art Dudley raved about (tt stand), but I'm too tired to look it up. | |
| Vinyl vs. top-notch digital 06-22-08: RcccI dont think its necessary or even wise to spend a ton on an analog rig to experience vinyl. My 2nd system is a technics dd with a shure V15/4 into a 25 yr old NAD int amp and is preferred to cd by everyone in the house. That's what'... | |
| Vinyl vs. top-notch digital Pryso: I didn't mean to criticize your post. What you said is true. I was just trying to point out how the value of recorded music has dropped since moving to the digital age, and getting back into vinyl demands a reconciliation to the old relatio... |