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| Cartridge mounting Thanks for your input, I just picked it up this afternoon and with so much going on, didn't really notice it until now. I'll bring it back to the dealer tomorrow. Thanks again. | |
| Mounting a Jelco Tonearm Thanks for the info, I'll let my friend know this | |
| Need Advice on a Low End CD Player Giant Killer " the Nakamichi Music Bank multidisc system is best I have heard, As implemented by McIntosh Labs in the MCD 205"What have you compared the Nak Music Bank with?Thanks!Lou | |
| Need Advice on a Low End CD Player Giant Killer I just looked up the Oppo 103. Those above recommending it, are you using this Blu Ray DVD player for audio? Just curious.I have an older Oppo DV970 and for $100, I don't think you can beat it. But it's getting older and I'll need to replace it... | |
| Need Advice on a Low End CD Player Giant Killer I recently saw a Proceed PCD2 for under $700 that retailed for like $2250 back in the day. I was lucky enough to pick one up years ago in mint condition at an audio show for $400 and never should have sold it. I see this is an old thread, what d... | |
| For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp? Test Pilot is the only comment above, IMHO, that begins to answer the question. And to me that is:What kind of tubes are you talking about and what kind of tube amp design are we talking about? There are so many variables here. The classic tube... | |
| Does anyone use a tuner? digital or analog? | |
| What was the first system you heard that made you think the high end made sense Actually hearing SET amps was the 2nd time high end made sense.The 1st time was when I wandered into Chestnut Hill Audio in Old City, Philadelphia and heard little concrete speakers, Rauna Tyrs thru a 70 wpc B&K ST140 amp. Eye opening! Way bet... | |
| What was the first system you heard that made you think the high end made sense The first time I ever heard an SET amp was at a SET Symposium in Philadelphia put on by Stereophile magazine. A whose who of audio people were there and that day I got to hear about 10 different SET amps using 845s, 211s, 300Bs and 2A3s all playe... | |
| Help for an Old School Audiophile First off, I want to thank everyone for all of their comments and advice. After seeing the powered DynAudio speakers played thru the salesman's phone, I was more curious than anything else and also knew that I knew very little about this kind of s... | |
| Greatest rhythm sections Chicago and Frank Zappa | |
| Always long for (upgraded) first love: Sonic Frontiers Line 3 I have found great happiness in obtaining those older units that got you started in this hobby. Part has to do with the memorabilia of it all. Hope you find it soon. | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? LP,I got the Nakamichi BX125 in 1985, the Rega Planar 3 in 89 I believe. I think the ProAc Studio 1's were gotten soon after.Lou | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? lpretiring - interesting post. I listened to the Spendor SP1's against the ProAc Studio 1's for several hours, both were selling for $700 at the time. Was a very hard choice to make as they both sounded so good. I ended up taking the smaller Pr... | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? Rega Planar 3 - about 24 yearsNakamichi BX-125 - about 23 yearsMy electronics and speakers seem to come and go every few years especially if its not tube gear. The longest I had any 1 system intact was about 5 years (McIntosh MC225, Music Referen... |