kennyc
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| How often do you upgrade turntable ? Maybe not an upgrade but someday I might try idler musical magic and get a Garrard 301/401, but it’ll likely cost >10k to get it sorted out to a high sonic level. | |
| $3500 floor standing speakers used. What would be your choice ? Buying a speaker without auditioning is tough, trying to figure out how it “sounds” by the “words” of others. Maybe look at what speakers others are using with the OP’s amp. Otherwise it’s compile a list of speakers compatible with the amps powe... | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? If you’re trying to determine “value”, you’ll never get there. This high-end audio hobby is a small niche market. To cover time, effort, costs included R&D, markups are required. In this copycat world, cable manufacturers do not give away th... | |
| Advice on turntables Generally speaking, turntables designs include suspended, mass loaded, minimize mass, vibration controlled. For minimized mass, Rega P8/P10 and above offer great price/performance - nimble, fast, but some may want more bass weight. Mass loaded l... | |
| Pure Fidelity / Rega +1 @tablejockey - Wow, that Bergmann + tonearm looks like a ridiculously great sonic buy | |
| Question for Atma-sphere, will expensive power cables improve your amplifiers? The OP seems to be mixing “good enough” with “better-best”. Typically, high-end electronic components designers are not also high-end cable manufacturers which requires different expertise | |
| Price Isn't Always Indicitive of Quality or Performance When numbers are used in a public setting, it’s natural that some would scrutinize these numbers such as the OP’s percentages which are made up exaggerate numbers used to emphasize his point. The sample size is too small to draw general conclusio... | |
| One box solution Aesthetix Mimas - plenty of great reviews, DAC and phono options are high sonic quality also. Has remote +1 Mola Mola Kula | |
| When to change a cartridge? @viridian - great article, thanks. Guess I will retip 500-700 hours, Soundsmith carts looking economically better. | |
| When to change a cartridge? Soundsmith - retipping is around 20% or less of retail cost. Phono stage requirements here under PHONO PREAMPS section. | |
| Great vintage MM cartridge for my Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck/Spacearm. Recommendations? Unless you are targeting a specific vintage sound, it’s likely best to avoid vintage cartridges as modern cartridges usually perform better. Assuming @dover’s comment is correct, then it seems a choice between a better similar sonics with the AN ... | |
| Vinyl Lovers-- Cartridges!!!! Do you have a daily driver? I run a variety. Cartridge stylus is a consumable item. For those who want to minimize cartridge stylus replacement cost, perhaps a Soundsmith cart? Soundsmith also can retip other manufacturer’s cartridges. | |
| When to change a cartridge? I keep track of hours, otherwise I’ll be guessing wear. Cartridge stylus is consumable. For those who want to minimize stylus replacement cost, maybe then use a Soundsmith cartridge - make sure your phono stage is adequate | |
| Is there any such thing as a bad sounding DAC these days? …but do any that really matter these days not sound “good”?… Depends, DACs nowadays is MUCH better sonically than before and can be very satisfying. However, to get a DAC up to the sonic level of my analog rig, I had to spend more. | |
| Anybody having trouble getting near-your-asking-price for used gear ? (Plz. no hype) Maybe the economy? We just went through Covid supply chain crazies and recently a significant inflation bout, maybe less available "hobby" funds? |