jperry
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| Will a $700 turntable outperform a CD player? I have my primary turntable in the shop for some upgrades.In the mean time I bought a innuos zen III and a line magnetic dac. I also purchased a technics sl 1800 with a ortofon black MM cartridge.I think the two are close to equal. Neither compare... | |
| Streamer Value Question Innous vs Bluesound The DAC in any of these (including the OPPO) is adequate, but not really good. You should pick a streamer/server then get a better DAC later, maybe a re-clocker too | |
| MC Cartridge: Elliptical; around 0.5mv; track 1.25-1.75; Affordable Please define affordable with a price range | |
| Went from brilliant to distortion Is your stylus clean? | |
| Need more heft Check out the Golden Ear speaker line. They offer great performance at an affordable price range, including powered bass. https://www.goldenear.com/products/triton-series | |
| Your vote for greatest (covers) album +1 Rickie Lee Jones - It's Like This Also Shawn Colvin "Uncovered" | |
| Minus k Technology BM-8 Isolation Platform They do work. The Minus K has to be carefully balanced for leveling. I use a Vibraplane which is similar, but uses air suspension instead of springs. | |
| A challenge to all turntable manufacturers "I have not listened to the DS system so I can not comment on the sound ...... high resolution files leap frog right over it at a major cost savings. "It looks like you commented on the sound. | |
| Just received my new Luxman CL-1000 pre-amp. Thanks for the information. I have thought about the CL-1000 too, but can't get past the lack of a remote controlHow does the phono stage in the CL-1000 compare to the EQ-500 phono stage? | |
| Ultrasonic: should I do it? It is worth it if you play a lot of records | |
| All-in-one integrated, 10-15K range, class A/B only Aesthetix Mimas is not a Class D amplifier. See the below quote from their web site:Big Power, Stable PowerFor power amplification, we again looked to our existing industry standard products and borrowed a derivative of the output section from our... | |
| Which one to choose between two 80K$ tube amps? If you are trying to make a decision like that, you should buy both pair and sell the one you like least | |
| Turntable Advice Needed puppyt Glad to hear you are happy with your choice. I agree with your analysis that on large improvement is better than small incremental moves | |
| Fair Market Value for Used Martin Logan Clarity + Motif Speakers? check the Audiogon bluebook | |
| Speaker vibration control idea.. What are your thought? You should look at offerings from Auralex. https://auralex.com/shop/iso-series/ |