letch
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| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar,You're right about all the things that you say about the rack, I am hearing the decay after the notes and this makes the totality of the listening experience that much more profound. I tend to just feel like I am listening to music, and thou... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar,Glad to hear from you. I had an okay Thanksgiving. I listened to records all day long. Caught up on some magazine reading (no, not Stereophile, Artforum actually). Didn't check this thread or else I would of answered sooner. I have been emai... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Well, this thread has been a little dead but since we left off with the rack scenario I figured that I would report my findings. I have been living with the Grand Prix Audio Monaco stand for 6 days now and couldn't be happier. I would say that the... | |
| LP collection management...what do you guys do? Reading your post I get the sense that your question is not so much "how do you keep track of your collection" but "is there a method to determining what you have, what you want and if the former should fund the latter". The answer to this depends... | |
| Which LP pressing is best? Be aware that on ebay everybody throws around "mint" and "near mint" with impunity. Or the prevalent "Excellent". Since ebay is too lame to force people to all adhere to one standard for grading records you get a variety of descriptors for LP cond... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Twl,Thanks for the number, I will call you after I have spent my alloted 4 days with the GPA rack this coming weekend to share my impressions and see where I think about going from there. I appreciate this offer. Frank, Thanks for weighing in on t... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar,I agree with yr assessment of Twl's posts. I have learned a lot on this thread alone! The quote of his you posted above is exactly it, I have been made to feel that information has been offered and that I am on the right track to try it myse... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Twl,After I demo the GPA I will give you a call, give me the number. I'll ask for Twl the Audio guru. Seriously I greatly appreciate the feedback that I've gotten from you and others. I should give Sistrum a try, I've got nothing to lose but the s... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Guys,Thanks for the info. I was thinking that perhaps a vibraplane or a slab of granite on top of the GPA would help but I will look into the idea of a shorter stand for the turntable and another stand for the other equipment. So I guess the gener... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Twl,Thanks for the info, I wondered about this. For a GPA rack, Would putting a Vibraplane or granite or something underneath a non-suspended table make this workable? If I got this rack would having a suspended table be fine? My current table is ... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar, My issue with the Galibier is that I would only be able to afford the Quattro with the PVC platter, which is no treat for the eyes. I share your concerns about the financial future and am starting to think more about a Teres. As for the arm... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar,I understand yr monetary concerns. I'm starting to lean towards a Teres 255 to save a few dollars elsewhere. Since the main difference in the tables is in the wood and you need a phono pre I totally understand your decision. It's hard to dec... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path My upgrade path has been sporadic with what cash I can scrounge up to spare. I was only able to get the Sonic Frontiers through the largesse of a loan from my then girlfriend who works at Microsoft. And yes, it puts out enough heat that I have dec... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar,I didn't mean that Michael Green no longer makes racks, just that he no longers makes the particular model that I own. He makes heavier "clamp" racks, where you can screw the shelves down onto a component. I guess putting cones inbetween. He... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar, I just bought a Grand Prix amp stand for my "mediocre equalizer" (tube amp) and before I go set it up I just wanted to respond to yr post about Redpoint. While I like the Redpoint look, they do not post prices on their website and somehow I... |