jrcotner
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| Sota Star Tonearm Cartridge Choice Thanks for the input. I spoke with Christan again and he recommended waiting on the cartridge until the autumn Hana sale. I'm going to get the Encounter Mk. 4. With my trade-in it will technically keep me within budget. | |
| Sota Star Tonearm Cartridge Choice I neglected to ask the questions at the root of the post: if I'm going to go a little over budget, is it more sensible to go over on a cartridge or tonearm? Or should I keep within my budget since my system (Prima Luna Dialogue One amp and Sonus ... | |
| The $10,000 Question Thank you for all of your kind advice and information. Through a near miraculous series of circumstances I was allowed to listen to some speakers, which included Sonus Faber, Paradigm, Van Alstine and Klipsch. The Sonus Faber Sonetto VIIIs were ... | |
| Handling Heavy Amps I appreciate the interest in this thread. I have the same concerns with amps as well as speakers, which both seem to increase in weight as they increase in quality. Regarding amps, I've recently discovered Linear Tube Audio amps, which appear to... | |
| The $10,000 Question Thanks for the info. I've been looking ASR lately for amp reviews, but missed the Buckeye. Thanks for the tip. | |
| The $10,000 Question Thank you for the thoughtful advice. I have a lot of research to do, not the least of which is finding some dealers. | |
| The $10,000 Question Thanks for all of the advice. I've got some speaker and amp pairings to look into. I'm surprised nobody mentioned Raven and a good matching speaker. | |
| The $10,000 Question I've been pondering Focal speakers as well. When I bought the Forests the dealer brought over a pair of JM Labs speakers for comparison. They sounded fantastic but were way out of my budget at the time. The problem I've run into is the notion t... | |
| The $10,000 Question Thanks for the info. Traveling to Minneapolis won't work due to trouble driving long distances. | |
| Humminguru record cleaner I've had my Humminguru for a year now and am surprised how well it works. I've gotten used albums in sketchy condition, but after a good manual cleaning and a run or two through the ultrasonic machine, they sound just fine. | |
| Starting a Classical Vinyl Music Collection I like what I like, but hate to be stuck in a rut. I'll buy mixed classical album sets from Ebay and try to get titles/composers I've never heard of. Sometimes it's obvious why they are not widely known, and other times I am pleasantly surprised... | |
| Cary vs Raven I got the Fritz speaker to try out at home. They had nice high and mid range, but not the oomph which I like with the Forests. I'd rather have a single full-range speaker than satellites and subs. | |
| Cary vs Raven Thanks for all of the advice. I like the Forests, but after having the Fritz Carbon 7 SEs for a while I realized my old speakers were getting tired. I'll take a listen to the Klipsch and see how I feel about them, then look into one of the amps. | |
| Cary vs Raven I can demo the full line of Klipsch heritage speakers at a stereo store within my driving range. They also carry Paradigm speakers, as well as home theater and McIntosh amps. I tried the buy-it-try-it but lugging 70+ pound speakers back and fort... | |
| Cary vs Raven Thanks for the info. My thought was that it's easier to get an amp and take it to various stereo places to try out speakers than drag speakers around to try out amps. |