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| help choosing a turn table Enjoy your purchase, I'm sure it will workout fine. I've never heard a Rega but they must be doing something right to sell so many tt. Whatever you buy folks will criticize, if there was a perfect company we would only have one option. | |
| What rock swings? Try some Ginger Baker with Cream, Spoonful comes to mind. That was one of his criticisms of rock drummer's that they didn't know how to swing. Charlie Watts who also came to rock from jazz also had swing. | |
| Going to replace my Fluance rt85 Another happy VPI owner, I have the Aries Scout with JMW 9"" arm. You can pick up a great deal used that's how I got mine. I would also say start with the phono pre and cartridge. | |
| Have you found your "End-Game" speakers yet? I have. And it feels so good!!! Magnepan 3.7i there's nothing that compares in their price range. They present everything beautifully. | |
| question for Eminent Technology lft-8c and panel speaker owners I've never heard the LFT so I can't address that speaker but as far as Maggie's go I've never had a problem with fine detail placement with the sound stage or imaging. I've owned both the 1.7i and now the 3.7i. If anything I find the exact opposit... | |
| Speaker Recommendations I was lucky enough to find 3.7i at a reasonable price used then read how those paired with a Pass 250.8 had won a best of show so I kept my eyes peeled for the Pass and found one within driving distance of Boston. I've owned this combo for over ... | |
| Speaker Recommendations If you are hearing graininess it's probably a mismatch with the amp. I have 3.7i and heard the same until I upgraded amps. Jazz and all music now sound like the players are in the room. I know in the past Magnepan discouraged the use of class D a... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Listen, listen, listen go to friends homes to hear their systems, bring records or CDs you are familiar with. I would buy gently used as your dollar goes twice as far. Bring a note book so you remember what and why you like certain equipment. Enjo... | |
| Favorite listening 2020-2023 The Beatles Let it Be remastered and Revolver remastered multi disc sets. | |
| What Cartridge Manufacturers Will Retip Their Moving Coil Cartridges For A Fee? Why not have Soundsmith or one of the other services rebuild it for you. I had them do a Sumiko Blue Point evo 3 with a broken cantilever and it sounded excellent. It's a lot cheaper than a new cartridge. | |
| What was your first record? Do Wah Diddy Diddy 45 rpm Manfred Mann Meet The Beatles LP | |
| How is Quality and Customer Service defined in the 21st Century? No problems with equipment from Pass, Ayre ,VPI or Magnepan. Pass and Ayre always answer the phone when I had a question and VPI was responsive to emails..Soundsmith is another company that answers the phone ( sometimes by Peter himself) and build... | |
| Jeff Beck, Blues De Luxe Marriot was leaving to form Humble Pie thus the opening for Stewart/ Wood. I think Rod is great on Truth, his first 2 solo LPs and Long Player. | |
| Magnepan 3.6r On 3.7 I've used solid copper and also speaker wire and didn't really see any change in sound. We're only talking a few inches here. | |
| RIP Tom Jones Let's get our Tom Jones correct. This is not the singer who passed. |