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| Record Clamps, which one and why? I use the Sota on all my turntables, but especially my suspended tables due to the weight issue. Simply the best design and operation, and adjusts for variances in spindle diameter. If you have a threaded spindle, the Oracle works well. | |
| Record Clamps, which one and why? I use the Sota on all my turntables, but especially my suspended tables due to the weight issue. Simply the best design and operation, and adjusts for variances in spindle diameter. If you have a threaded spindle, the Oracle works well. | |
| Modest Speakers for Large Room At your budget, the PSB Image series would work well. I own a number of PSBs, from Image 4t through Synchrony One. My Image t65 uses 3-6.5" woofers, so it can move some air without strain. That is the biggest problem with large rooms and smaller s... | |
| What is the best vintage TT for new audiophile? Technics SL1200 mk2 or greater. While not my favorite, it is a set and forget system that has decent sound and can be improved in the future if you so desire. there are literally thousands for sale every day, so pick a nice one and then concentrat... | |
| Tonearm advice for a Lenco 75 build The audio mod is an excellent Tonearm. Well worth it's price. | |
| Graham Phantom1, Kuzma Stogi Ref, Naim ARO I don't see how the phantom or triplanar fit in his budget | |
| Graham Phantom1, Kuzma Stogi Ref, Naim ARO You might add the Helius Omega to that list. great arm at a good price. Or the Audiomods Rega conversion. Either will work well with the 17d3. I own both and a 17d2. An Sme 309 or IV would work too.the other arms you mention will also work. I gues... | |
| Tonearm or headshell for Empire 208 The hole for the Empire arm is typically too close to the spindle for most modern arms. You can go on vinylengine.com to look up the specs. they also have a tonearm search function where you can put in a specification and search for arms that fit.... | |
| Thanks All, Turntable Problem Fixed I have generally had good luck on true remasters from Classic and analog productions. Check to see if they are just putting the album out in 180g or are they actually using the original tapes. Some of the 180g stuff is being remastered from CDs or... | |
| Don't read you'll be sorry Nah, I'm not going to bother. If someone else wants to find out and post the weight here, I will weigh mine and compare. | |
| What to upgrade first improve your front end, turntable, cartridge, phono preamp. | |
| What is approx. percentage of your total I buy about 5-10 new records a month, some reissues, some remastered, mostly from Classic.I also buy about 10 used records a month. My record collection is probably around 8000 or so. I try to pull 2 a week from my older existing pile. I pull them... | |
| Most "Musical" sounding speaker cable under $1000 I was using DIY cables until recently. Got some "K2" Audioquest cables from China for $380, 3meter biwire. They are a noticeable improvement, even to my wife who didnt know I had installed them and commented at dinner.Read the "youll be sorry you ... | |
| Compare Paradigm speakers to.... My personal taste also tends towards the PSB at each price level. both are Canadian speakers and both have the benefit of using the National Labratory's anechoic chamber to test and tune their speakers. However, they do sound different. I also lik... | |
| Don't read you'll be sorry All I can say, is that I cant tell if mine are real or fake from the packaging or the actual cables. There is nothing externally to give it away. I dont intend to cut into mine to check. All I can say is that if they are fake, someone is going thr... |