kublakhan

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Well Tempered Classic - any advice before buying?
Whart, thanks. I know the phono stage matters for this question, but what characteristics should I be looking for to match a cartridge to the well tempered classic arm? 
Integrated amp with internal DAC?
OK, i'm finding a few. Outlaw, bel canto, dared. I'm looking for my buddy and his limit is $1000 new or used for an integrated with an internal dac and a minimum of 50 watts ss or 60 watts tube. 
Phillip Glass Fans
Einstein on the beach is one of my favorites.if you're getting into philip glas koyanisquatsi is a film you MUST see. it's all visuals and score. the greatest film ever made 
Phono stage for Benz Wood H2
Drubin may be right, I'm not sure. I misread your cart as a low output benz which i was using with my PP-1The amp used to be sold at musical surroundings but i don't see it on their site anymore and don't have my amp for the stats. 
Phono stage for Benz Wood H2
What about a Benz Micro PP-1 phono stage? It's beautiful and very small and around $1k new. I think i've seen them from around $600 used. Works perfectly with Benz carts. 
Speakers under $750.00...Preposterous Notion?
Maybe you can consider selling your amp and using the money plus your budget and buying a used active speaker. You also save on speaker cable. 
A simple request---Please pack audio gear well.
Common sense already dictates this but you forgot to mention that unless a piece of gear is double-boxed with (I believe) 1 inch of packing material between the two boxes UPS won't pay a claim.You got a seller who was lazy and didn't respect your ... 
Stand-alone phono amps?
Thanks Albert, that clears things up. I guess many of these phono amps that appear to not need an amp actually don't need a preamp.The only phono stages i've found that don't need an amp are those in integrateds which were mostly popular pre '80's. 
Early Linn LP12 or VPI Jr.?
Arthur salvatore mentions both of these in detail:http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Tables.html 
New TT ideas please
Arthur Salvatore's site makes for exciting reading on this topic:http://www.high-endaudio.com/rec.html#ListAnd don't listen to Pauly. I had an oracle table and didn't get laid ONCE! 
Stand-alone phono amps?
So for the atma-sphere doesn't need an amp in an all vinyl system? is that recommended? 
Stand-alone phono amps?
The art audio and Jadis look nice.Hiradi, can you describe the sound of the jadis for me? Thanks 
Stand-alone phono amps?
Thanks for the answers so far but to clarify, I was wondering if there are phono preamps with volume control (like the counterpoint SA-9) that don't need a separate amp. A typical integrated with a phono stage and line stage would be an example bu... 
Dissapointed buyer, item malfunctions experience?
You always need to try and decide the integrity level of the buyer once they complain. I have only had one bad experience as a seller on a $4000 ARC Ref-1 pre amp I sold to a guy in Japan. It was shipped in the ARC boxes with all their packing mat... 
To Wavelngth USB DAC users: Best ripping/playback?
steve at empirical audio has a/b'd windows and mac. he's got some info on his site about it.