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justin572

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I just wanted to thank everyone for your advice.  I have taken much of it to heart.  I did upgrade my digital source to USB, which has reduced the graininess of digital. I have also ordered a better record cleaner. I was on the brink of ordering... 
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Small world. My wife is from Truro.  
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Can I ask where you are?  
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Karl, Yes, I think you've hit the nail on the head.  It seems obvious at this point that somesomething is up with the Sony. I need to spend some time and probably some money on fixing it up. Earlier, someone commented that if I replace the cart,... 
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I'm in Fredericton.  
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That's a big investment, and certainly nothing I will ever come near.  The kids and I spent a few hours going through the collection last night, and discovered that we had quite a bit of unusual stuff.  I have some stuff from local and Newfoundlan... 
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ghdprentice, I took a look at your system, and it is very impressive. I would love to have a chance to listen to something like that.  Where I live, in New Brunswick Canada, there doesn't seem to be much interest in high-end sound systems.  I thi... 
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Today I borrowed my brothers Rega RP1 turntable and did a quick A-B-C comparison using the best vinyl I own;  A remastered Japanese pressing of John Lenon and Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy that I bought new. It didn't take long to figure out that the... 
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deeelbee, I think we were posting at the same time.  Funny coincidence - I am also using RadioShack RCA cables.  For speaker cables though, I have an old 14ga extension cord that I cut up.  I suppose that's not really audiophile grade, but it is ... 
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Wow. That's a lot of very considered advice fast.  If digital really offers that much value, maybe I have to consider spending very judiciously on the vinyl and focus on getting the best out of one source.  I'm not ready to throw in the towel yet ...