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| The Miller Carbon Story MC, there’s no question that mediocre vinyl, like what one can get out of an SL1700 with a 681EE, could trounce nearly any of the early one box CDPs, in nearly anyone’s opinion. Modern digital is miles better, whereas an equivalent modern mid pric... | |
| The Miller Carbon Story I am still working on what mglik wrote, "For me, even an entry level TT rig surpasses digital. Sure the relative SQ is low but the physicality of the vibration of the stylus is an organic sound."What does that mean? Isn’t this all about perceived ... | |
| Classic Ortofon Cartridges: The MC2000 MK II or the MC3000 MK II? It’s always a subjective judgment to say who got enough credit for what, but if I recall the original Gordon Holt review of the MC2000 and the T2000, in Stereophile, he was blown away, despite his misgivings about its high compliance and very low ... | |
| New Phono Stage - KTE LCR-1 Mk5 Very Impressive! To build an LCR type phono with a true balanced circuit would require lots of parts that would have to be extremely well matched. Easiest to do with solid state phono gain stages.If you run the single-ended signal from a phono stage into a balanc... | |
| New Phono Stage - KTE LCR-1 Mk5 Very Impressive! No biggie. We all do that. | |
| Looking to try newer amps help needed There is a separate forum on Audiogon devoted to amplifiers and preamplifiers. That’s probably where you want to be. Here we are obsessed with Analog methods of sound reproduction upstream from amplifiers. | |
| New Phono Stage - KTE LCR-1 Mk5 Very Impressive! The acronym "LCR" simply means that the RIAA phono correction is performed using one or more inductors (L), in addition to capacitors and resistors. Classic phono stages use only C and R to create the RIAA filter network. Personally, I have alwa... | |
| New Phono Stage - KTE LCR-1 Mk5 Very Impressive! Why would an LCR phono necessarily work better with a low impedance cartridge? Perhaps you’re thinking of a current driven phono stage. | |
| The Miller Carbon Story Dear p05129, Some would add and/or subtract from your lists of bests, too. It's inevitable. I don't agree with MC on his approach, but he is just talking about his approach and what made it better, step by step. I don't see a problem. I can't b... | |
| Technics magnesium tonearm 1200G vs Jelco 850 I doubt the Reed is a drop-in replacement for the OEM tonearm, but it prossibly could be done if one were willing to modify or replace the tonearm mounting board. And of course the Reed 3P is superior. So too are a dozen or more other tonearms. | |
| Trying to Help My Nephew With His First Venture Into High End Audio Or that. | |
| Trying to Help My Nephew With His First Venture Into High End Audio I agree. Tube component is a good idea. Least expensive tube MM phono stage would be the Bellari. Also you can consider good used phono stage in the same price range. | |
| Technics magnesium tonearm 1200G vs Jelco 850 In my experience, it is usually more about the arm and cartridge combination than it is about the arm and turntable combination. In other words if your cartridge is better mated to the standard arm on the 1200 G, then you will hear everything as s... | |
| How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration Doesn’t the Techdas turntable come equipped with an air suspension built into the pillars that support it? I thought it did. | |
| My battle with sibilance. Mijo, There is a long and very informative thread on the "Gundry Dip", also known as the BBC dip, on Hydrogen Audio. A few of the contributors are speaker designers or acoustic engineers. For one thing, it is pointed out that a "natural" dip in ... |