macg19
Responses from macg19
| New user phono question. Comes with free story. is it just harder to get performance from vinyl? It's harder and way more expensive. Do you think it would be realistic to get to the performance of the digital side of the system for say, a $1000 investment, or is that just a pipe dream? N... | |
| U2 live. Music realism Cool - unlikely, I'm guessing this one was born circa 1985 | |
| U2 live. Music realism @juanmanuelfangioii LOL. The B&O speakers in my laptop don't help at all. This one actually hurt my ears. | |
| U2 live. Music realism @noske Use them as coasters. I’ve never been a Springsteen fan but I watched Western Stars on a plane earlier this year and subsequently bought the record (the live one). It’s unexpectedly uplifting & infectious. The recording in the barn soun... | |
| U2 live. Music realism I don’t understand why anyone posts a video online of any system playing any music. A $500 or $1M system will sound the same. It would be cooler to have narrated tour of the room/system/library. U2: Bad is a great tune. We’ve seen them live twice... | |
| MM, MC, or MI cartridge @rvpiano FWIW I agree with @inna - start by upgrading the RP3. However if you decide not to re-tip the virtuoso, the Hana ML is great for the money and a good place to start the MC journey. | |
| Acoustic Guitar on Vinyl @houstonreef Great post, great responses. Enjoying exploring via Tidal. | |
| How Do I Choose A Phono Preamp @vonhelmholtz +1 for the Goldnote PS-10. I also have the PSU-10. $3K I think. I'm running the Hana ML at the lowest gain setting which is 62dB and it sounds great, dead quiet. On the fly loading and gain controls for almost any MC or MM cart. Ca... | |
| What cable companies make the best cables and sell them directly? @firstonetallguy I know you have a lot to work with here but I too think Signal Cable does a good job, and it is a small business. Frank is great. I went with Raven Audio (Texas based, also a small biz) for the Amp AND all Cables for my analogue ... | |
| Anyone upgraded from Hana ML to Umami Red? @solypsa That’s a good question, one that I am not sure I have an answer for (other than better everything!). I don’t have any experience with good quality carts beyond the Hana, and prior to that I had an AT33ev but on a different TT/Phono stage... | |
| Anyone upgraded from Hana ML to Umami Red? @petg60 Interesting - lower output but I'm running the Goldnote at it lowest gain setting so it seems I have plenty of head room, thoughts? | |
| Best turntable for the buck @rvpiano FWIW I agree with some of the opinions here about the investment required to get analogue exceeding the SQ of digital. I have $10K into my analogue front end vs. a $600 streamer + $19.99 mth for Tidal. The delta is crazy but worth it for ... | |
| Best integrated tube amp for 1500? @yogiboy @shtinkydog Ha Ha! I hope so too! I thought I was replying to a recent post with a similar title! | |
| Best integrated tube amp for 1500? @rhharris If you can go a little higher I have a Line Magnetic LM-88ia available that sounds really nice. | |
| Cable recommandations You can try almost anything at home for a couple of weekends for a nominal charge from TheCableCo.com. Call them, very knowledgeable. Personally, I moved the Nordost Purple Flare to my AV system and went with all Raven cables cause the logos mat... |