johnnyb53
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| New TT -- $1k - $1500 Even out of the box, I wouldn't characterize the SL12x0 series as "thin" unless there's a cartridge mismatch or bad setup. Murky, yes, but thin? I don't think so. The most significant sonic shortcomings of the SL12x0 TTs are minor and cheaply reme... | |
| It's Back - Technics SL-1200 MKGAE Let's not forget that, adjusted for inflation, the $350 SL-1200 in 1975 is equivalent to $1544 today. The actual price of the SL12x0 series kept dropping relative to inflation because the R&D had been paid back decades ago. With this new produ... | |
| New TT -- $1k - $1500 You'd be amazed how a few low cost tweaks can elevate the SL1200's performance.You're starting with an extremely precise, extremely rugged high torque design that would cost much more in the belt drive world to approach its speed accuracy, S/N rat... | |
| It's Back - Technics SL-1200 MKGAE czarivey, I remember seeing a pair of those SB-7000s in a stereo store's high end room in 1975 the same year I became familar with Dahlquist DQ-10s. By that time the Technics line was offering high end preamps, turntables, and soon offered a 350wp... | |
| It's Back - Technics SL-1200 MKGAE It's not just a turntable. Panasonic has revived the Technics brand as originally conceived--a full line of high end audio components. Their new coaxial stand-mounted speaker was the cover story review for the January 2016 issue of Stereophile. Th... | |
| It's Back - Technics SL-1200 MKGAE Boy, that looks good. But with the improvements and the limited anniversary edition, I suspect it'll be quite a bit more than the $500 I spent for an SL1210M5G at Guitar Center several years ago. | |
| Help me choose a mono cartridge I didn't see the need for a mono cartridge ... until I got one. Brand new reissues have more focus and impact; old original mono pressings picked up from thrift shops and dusty garages sounded pristine and clean. I had many 50-ish mono pressings t... | |
| Golden Ear Triton One Speakers $$$ talley, I ran into the same problem a couple years ago when I was auditioning speakers. If the speakers were in the $2K-4K range, they were in the mid-fi room connected to AV receivers, and the receivers were usually pre-set to some A/V EQ contour... | |
| Replacing stylus on a AT 150XML What Fleib said. It’s a bit tricky to seat the stylus because (I suppose) they’re trying to achieve as much structural rigidity with a snap-in joint as possible. A couple of years ago I got a replacement stylus for my 5-yr-old AT150MLX. It was a b... | |
| Protecting speakers in home theatre application? Here's a professional home theater review of a Nautilus 804-based 5-channel HT setup:http://hometheaterhifi.com/volume_8_1/b&w-nautilus-home-theater-speakers-2-2001.htmlI've been running Mirage M5si's as the mains in my 7.1-channel 1.4KW HT sy... | |
| Carver ALS Speakers What you heard in the early 90s were the Carver Amazing Ribbon speakers. These new ones under discussion are from his Bob Carver company (the one that makes his tube amps) and were introduced in the last year or two. They are called the Amazing Li... | |
| Afraid to buy new speakers In this case, the OP had a challenging set of factors which--to his satisfaction--were satisfied with a pair of Focal Aria 926s, NINE months ago. Then the thread was revived by a post that didn't like the Focal 906s, while never hearing the 926s. ... | |
| Why would anyone want 180g records ? In general I like 180 and 200g records better, but I've also found that using a record grip (I use a KAB) helps make light records (e.g., 70g Dynaflex) sound more like 140-180g records. Each weight has a different amount of damping and a different... | |
| Afraid to buy new speakers This thread started on 3/5/14 and the OP resolved it on 3/26/14 (9 mos. ago) with a pair of Focal 926s that do exactly what he was looking for. | |
| Your favorite BEACH BOYS LP besides PET SOUNDS There are currently two album versions of Smile that I know of. The first is the one Brian did in collaboration with The Wondermints in 2004. It was released on WEA in 2004 or 2005.http://www.elusivedisc.com/Brian-Wilson-Smile-180g-2LP/productinfo... |