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| Turntable suggestions for novice... There are many choices. I'll note brandsDenonJVCTechnicsKenwoodSansuiSonyMarantzMicro SeikiThese makers all make quality models in that era. Obviously given their age one takes a chance with age causing failure or tables being abused but IMO not l... | |
| Turntable suggestions for novice... For You have had a few note some more popular used models. I'd like to detail my thoughts and advice.Since the general resurgence of vinyl, many have attempted to berate and even speak with disgust Made in Japan turntables from vinyl's more golden... | |
| Decent p-mount table? The Technics SL-MA1 looked to be a pretty good top end unit of that era. If I were to want a P-Mount table I'd look at finding one of these, though I'm sure they don't go for pennies on the used circuit. | |
| The "great" sound of reel to reel explained Yes I was once one of them audiophile types. It was out of some hope I could rectify all sonic anomalies if I just spent more money. Though I have done a lot to build a nice system and I have educated myself on speaker placement and room treatment... | |
| The "great" sound of reel to reel explained Colouration and distortion are spoken by some talking heads a as a bad thing. But hold on partner. When we listen to even a LIVE event even if the direct sounds are accurate based on the tuning of the instruments and the vocalist we get a preponde... | |
| Was Beta as good as or better than reel to reel? Yes, record time was the big reason why VHS won out over Beta. Picture quality was said to trend a bit towards Beta but in all reality both were comparable. Beta tried to trump VHS when it introduced Beta Hi-Fi. Sony reasoned that VHS by design wo... | |
| Kenwood KP-990, anyone familiar with this model? Looks like a very competent vintage unit. Remember back then the Made in Japan Inc. turntables especially the higher up models were designed and built to the best of their industrial abilities. That tone arm of itself if used properly after all th... | |
| When does analog compete with digital? Michael Fremer himself a man who is a huge proponent of quality analogue playback states that one can get great analogue playback by even buying a good new starter table for around $350 with included cartridge. Add a decent phono preamp and you ge... | |
| When does analog compete with digital? Define High End Sound? One can't, it's all subjective and based on too many variables. Those who spend a lot of money buying what they deem as high end sound talk as they do to justify the purchase, to others why? If spending mega bucks makes you ... | |
| Vinyl comeback now, cassette tapes next? There is nothing wrong with preserving especially your analogue vinyl sound onto cassette. It's just a fun side road to this hobby. I have two nice three head cassette decks. A mid 90's upper end Yamaha KX-930 and a mid 80s's top of the line JVC D... | |
| When does analog compete with digital? Try not to worry about such things. Establish a realistic budget for analogue. Investigate, read reviews and search forums on personal opinions and advice. BUT! be very careful entrusting completely in what others from so called experts and those ... | |
| Looking for the Honda S2000 of turntables Macrojack,YOU NAILED IT!!!When I got back into vinyl after a 16 year absence in 2003 it was firstly out of dusting off my old 1981 JVC LA-11 belt driver. It was in storage for over 16 years. The rubber mat vulcanised and was chucked for a piece of... | |
| Best setup for two subwoofers. Duke,Thanks and I'm glad posts like we've put here can be informative for each of us and others here. This is to be a fun hobby for us audio/video geeks as Scott Wilkenson would likely say. Too often, too many of us fret needlessly over things tha... | |
| Best setup for two subwoofers. Duke,The best thing I can suggest to you is to log on to Scott's Home Theatre Geeks. Look up the Episode with Dr. Toole and enjoy listening to one of the most respected men audio reproduction of sound, how humans perceive sound and speaker R&D... | |
| Best setup for two subwoofers. From what I understand the only concern one truly has to worry about with two or more subs is that they are not placed in a way where one is out of phase with the other. By setting up multiple subs in ways where they generally mirror each other or... |