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| Vintage speakers from the 70's and 80's ah, Dynaco A25. My very first set of "audiophile" speakers bought new in 1972. My friends with Cerwin Vega wondered what I was thinking. Where was that booming bass?Then they learned about music as opposed to sound.Then went on to Kef and PSB | |
| Small speakers...big sound?? nht Classic 3. Three way speakers in a very compact package, about 14" high. Music is very full, and if you really need the bottom octave, get the Classic Subwoofer 10 or 12, or better yet a pair. But I find the Classic 3 sufficient without subs.O... | |
| Analysis Paralysis on Phone Stage and MC Cartridge Simaudio LP5.3 for about 800 used, or PS Audio GCPH for about 5-600 new on sale.Cartridge - Lyra Delos about 1100 slightly used, Ortofon Kontrapunkt B - about 7-800 used, Dynavector 17d3 about 800 slightly used.Enjoy. | |
| Complete newbie needing guidance/purchase advice If you have no vinyl at all, buy a used rega 3 and some decent albums and see if you like it. Then buy something better.If you already have a bunch of albums and want to hear what they can really do, figure on about $2000.00 used for a VPI Scout, ... | |
| Which MC to use I have used both the Denon and Madrigal as well as the Monster. While the Madrigal is nice, I much preferred the Monster overall. | |
| Building analog setup-your expertise isappreciated Depending on the room you have, I would not spend as much on power, cables and subwoofer and put more money into the speakers and buy the turntable and speakers used. For your 2k limit per item, and overall budget of 8k, I would get the least expe... | |
| Multiple turntables Can the posters who have more than one table hooked up post pictures of their setups? Do you use a common support, or individual supports for the tables. | |
| Audiomeca Romance Here is a paper by Pierre Lurne, the designer of the turntable that discusses his bearing. I think that you have to get the right taper on the point of the shaft or it will be able to move on the seat. How high off the plinth does the platter run?... | |
| Where to have Focal speakers worked on? Why not just take out the tweeter, look at the model number on the back of the magnet, and just order a new one from Madisound or one of the other raw speaker distributors. Probably cheaper than ordering through a dealer. | |
| VPI HW-19 MkII Vs. MkIII, how are they different? I believe the mkIII went to an acrylic platter, which most believe was a downgrade. The MkIV used the lead/alloy platter from the TNT and is considered the best of the series by a great margin. those platters come up for sale every so often for ab... | |
| Audiomeca Romance the actual bearing shaft may be slightly bent. How did the damage occur. was there an impact to the platter or bearing? Getting that shaft straight may be a problem. Is it one side that is consistently lower than the rest or is it random? Are you ... | |
| Audiomeca Romance Cant you use a ball bearing in there instead of the pointed tip? that is how most inverted turntable bearings work. | |
| A very successful DIY outrigger project. Question: Why did you change from the PSB Synchrony Ones? Was there some area of improvement you found? | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned Yes, I have listened to them all. I think the Cosmos IV is the best overall, the Fat Bob is the most dynamic and the Delphi V is the most musical, if that helps. Those 3 are all very close.Then it drops off to the delphi III, Alexandria and Sota S... | |
| Optimizing TNT, Triplanar, Transfiguration Temper In tests done by Townshend and others, the effect of adding more seismic sinks was cumlative. So if there was a 10 db reduction in outside noise with one, there was a 20 db reduction with two, etc. this only works in the lower ranges. Townshend di... |