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| Most forgiving high end speaker 10k-20k? Music lies in the midrange and achieving purity there goes a long way to making a speaker listenable and forgiving. When a speaker becomes less forgiving, it is usually due to problems in the treble, which can cause that grating, hard sound that a... | |
| Brinkmann Bardo vs Transrotor Fat Bob Reference Dont know about the Brinkmann, but my Fat Bob is dead silent, stays on speed, is built like a brick s___, and sounds great. | |
| musical fidelity m3 phono input thanks | |
| Class A amplifiers - which are considered the best there are a few amps that run Class A up to between 10 and 25 watts before switching to Class A/B. But 25 watts in a 90db efficient speaker is about 103db, which is pretty loud on an average. In fact, at normal listening levels, you might not hit ... | |
| Help newb figure out the best route for new setup If you are willing to go used, you can easily match and exceed your digital front end for $1500. A Sota Star with arm and cartridge can usually be found under that. A Cambridge 640p recommended above is a good, inexpensive choice. or McCormack Mic... | |
| Amp for PSB Stratus Gold speakers Well, just bought a Musical Fidelity Nuvista M3 integrated. with 275 watts, that should have enough power. | |
| Oracle Delphi Mk I motor and PS upgrades You can try and mount the VPI Scout or TNT motor, or a Basis motor and then just change the pulley to get the speed where you want it. Its just a mathematical calculation to determine the pulley diameter to use with any platter diameter. If you us... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S ---is it overkill for my system? I use a Lyra Delos with a Simaudio LP5.3 with external power supply, basically what you are using, and it is an exceptional combination. that being said, I have come to the conclusion that small incremental changes to your system is more financial... | |
| How many LP's do you own? How long did it take? I have about 6000, mostly collected in the early 2000s after dumping my early stuff in the 80s and getting out of the hobby for a while. Started back up and went directly to vinyl. 1st 4 or 5000 were used, last 1000 are new or nearly new. I have r... | |
| Changing from Vinyl to Digital in Brave New World this post brings up an interesting point. Just how much space does a typical classic rock album take up on a hard disk? I am thinking about adding a hard disk based front end to my system and will probably start with a TB size portable hard disk d... | |
| speaker selection help ... on a budget PSB Alpha B1. Best bang for buck. | |
| Phono preamp connected directly to amps? I use a PS Audio GCPH running directly into a Nobis Contigore tube amp and it sounds great. very detailed and liquid. The GCPH has a volume control, plus easily variable loading and gain, so its easy to find a range of amplificatioin that suits yo... | |
| Wanting to get into Vinyl - Need help While I wholeheartedly believe that vinyl is superior to CD on every level, buying a cheap turtable, arm and cartridge might disappoint you. A vintage turtable at the same price will open your eyes to the joys of vinyl. A VPI HW-19, Oracle Delphi ... | |
| which turntable to buy for $1500 best value ? lewmMy only knowledge of the Sotas is what I have owned and listened to. I have a Cosmos, and two Stars now, or did until I sold one today. None of them have a pitch problem that I have noticed. But, the Star IIIs were made for a long time, so not... | |
| Upgrade from VPI HW-19 Mark IV turntable I think a turntable in the 2000 range with arm and cartridge would probably be a step down. I would definitely look into replacing the arm. The Audiomods is a steal for its performance. An SME 309 also works well on your table. Either can be purch... |