johnnyb53
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| VINYL - 2,200 LP's to CD or Hard Drive - HELP In addition to the garbage ION USB turntable, there are some decent ones, including a USB version of the Project Debut III and the Audio Technica PL-120. All include a built-in phono stage, DAC, and USB interface. Project Debut USBAudio Technica A... | |
| Ortofon 2M Black- Graham 1.5/Rega/Origin Silver The difference between the Red and Blue is that the Red is a bonded stylus and the Blue is nude-mounted. So you should realize the same sort of improvement you'd get going from the OM10 to the OM20 or equivalent.To me, going from bonded to nude is... | |
| More evidence that LPS are still alive I live in the Pacific NW, and yesterday I was out on errands with my 21-yr-old stepson who wanted to get a CD at Fred Meyer. When we got there, lo and behold, there was a shrink-wrapped 2-disc LP of R.E.M.'s "Accelerate" release, leaning up agains... | |
| LP for fathers day ideas please............ Well, I took delivery today on the 45 rpm LP version of "A Meeting By the River." And I have to say it is an absolute treasure in every way--performance, recording, and mastering.If more records had been mastered and pressed like this in the '60s,... | |
| speakers/turntable for Marantz 2325 Good advice, Carbonti. The Technics is period correct for the Marantz, and I agree that a good MM cart would keep the resolution level uniform, which promotes musical cohesiveness and prevents constant "leapfrogging" of various components. Other c... | |
| speakers/turntable for Marantz 2325 06-10-08: Chicagodrummer...I need bookshelf speakers because of space restrictions. ...Are you planning to put the speakers on actual bookshelves, or on speaker stands? If on stands, then there are many small footprint floor standing speakers that... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned 1972-1976: Garrard SL-95B--Integrated into an Altec-Lansing compact system1976-1982: Hitachi direct drive This one was pretty good with outstanding imaging when paired with the Grado Z1+.2007-present: Technics SL1210 M5G w/KAB fluid damper, brass ... | |
| LP for fathers day ideas please............ I put my money where my mouth is and ordered the 45 rpm "A Meeting By the River" from Acoustic Sounds (for my own Father's Day present) not long after I posted the suggestion. From the reviews and excerpts I've read, it sounds like this may be one... | |
| Sumiko Headshell on SL1210 With the Sumiko headshell, whether you need the extra counterweight depends on the cartridge weight (duh!). I use it with a Denon DL-160, which is a fairly light cartridge at 4.8g, and I can *just* get by without the extra counterweight. Anything ... | |
| Worth having my SOTA Sapphire refurbished? Well, don't count the Sequerra Metronome 7.7 Mk6 out just yet! It's true that Acoustic Sounds no longer carries them, and when they did, the $1500/pr price put them out of your budget. But now, according to this Web page these little time-aligned ... | |
| Worth having my SOTA Sapphire refurbished? 06-02-08: Stringreen... I can't believe you don't like the Vandersteen sound....I got the impression that he liked the Vandersteen sound, but no longer had the space for them. That's why I recommended the Sequerra Metronomes for that time-aligned ... | |
| Worth having my SOTA Sapphire refurbished? I think getting your SOTA tuned up and back to snuff is a great place to start. Ditto with keeping the PS Audio integrated. PS Audio was particularly good with phono stages, and a lot of mid-'80s phono gear was really good, Amber and VSP Labs bein... | |
| LP for fathers day ideas please............ I grew up with a bit of a classical background myself, though I gravitated toward jazz and of course a lot of great rock and pop music came along in my teens (Beatles, Stones, Who, Beach Boys, Cream, etc.).But I'll tell you what I want for Father'... | |
| Living Voice Mystic Mat Platter Upgrade Here's an Audiogon thread about this very mat from 2006. | |
| Opinions on the Dynavector DV507MKII 06-01-08: FosseI have the standard Dynavector headshell with azimuth (15g) an older Dynavector without azimuth (12-12,5g), Yamamoto Ebony (10,2g) and Yamamoto Tsunge (8,2g).Then there's the Sumiko at 12g with adjustable azimuth, and the Audio Tech... |