johnnyb53
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| Vinyl vs. top-notch digital 06-22-08: Pryso...There are three basic choices for buying vinyl today. First there is a growing supply of favorite (and some not-so-favorite) albums being reissued. Most of these cost from $30-$60 when remastered by established engineers. Other l... | |
| I just went up two notches in resolution I still think the Denon DL-110 and 160 are the ones to beat between $100 and $200. Their linearity and tonal balance is excellent. But let's remember that the AT150MLX lists at $500 and Needle Doctor and others sell it at $399. Getting it for $250... | |
| Vinyl vs. top-notch digital Violin's response reflects my experience too. Good digital and good vinyl reproduce different things well. How important each aspect is helps determine which is more important to you.With my digital surround rig, I can play bombastic orchestral pi... | |
| Any idea what this goo is on my record? 05-27-08: GrimaceSteam clean it with what?Steam. | |
| The Best $10,000.00 Table + Cartridge 06-20-08: RcccThere is no best at any price point. In the range your asking about there are a ton of choices that come down to personal preference. True. They all have compromises--belt drive, rim drive, direct drive, mass-loaded, suspended, 9" ar... | |
| The Best $10,000.00 Table + Cartridge This is pure speculation, but I think it's a fun concept to contemplate:How about:KAB-modified SL1200 Mk2 ($475) plus outboard PSU ($250), threaded record clamp ($149), strobe disabler ($50), and Isonoe Feet ($175) = $1099. This provides a very qu... | |
| Swapping the MMF 5 for an SL-1210M5G 06-20-08: Tvad... The largest benefit with the Sumiko or ZuPreme headshells is their azimuth adjustment...IMO. The Technics headshell does not allow for azimuth adjustment.The azimuth adjustment is certainly nice. The SL12x0 tonearm itself can be ... | |
| Swapping the MMF 5 for an SL-1210M5G 06-20-08: TvadThe Cartridge Database resonance chart for the 103R indicates that no tonearm mass from 4gm all the way to 30gm will get the resonance to 11Hz.Right you are. I should have used the chart instead of relying on my math. Even a heavy he... | |
| Swapping the MMF 5 for an SL-1210M5G With a 12-15g headshell (e.g., Sumiko, Audio Technica Technihard) in lieu of the stock 7.5g one, yes. | |
| Swapping the MMF 5 for an SL-1210M5G 06-19-08: TvadI'm withdrawing my endorsement of the DL103R with the Technics SL12xx, because according to the resonance calculator on cartridgedb.com, the Denon 103R is not a good match for the 12 gram Technics tonearm. It's well out of the green ... | |
| Thoughts on a $300-400 cartridge Thanks to everybody for your advice. I am sure they would all sound great. But I had to pick just one so I went with Jaybo's advice (even though I'd mostly been thinking of an LOMC) and just took delivery of an AT150MLX today and mounted it on an ... | |
| Swapping the MMF 5 for an SL-1210M5G If you can't get the money back on the Shure, you can keep it around for testing dodgy used records before playing them with the Denon. Also, when the Shure damping brush is deployed, it enables the Technics arm to track records so warped as to be... | |
| first vinyl purchase for new tt How about those new Warner Bros. reissues on 180g remastered by Steve Hoffmann from the original masters? They retail at $24.98 which strikes me as reasonable. Releases include "Moondance," James Taylor's "Sweet Baby James" and "Mud Slide Slim," "... | |
| Denon DL-160 MC and Project Debut III table There shouldn't be a problem with output match. According to Jerry Raskin at Needle Doctor, the DL-160 typically puts out more like 2.2mV, so it should be well into Creek's safe zone. Compliance/mass matching is a bit less certain. Denon rates the... | |
| More evidence that LPS are still alive 06-17-08: TgrishamIn the future, bands will only release online, by download. ... I downloaded a sampler from HDTracks. The quality is excellent. They will soon have 96KHz/24 bit downloads, DRM free. If you want a hard copy, burn a disc. If they s... |