mijostyn
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| Problem with phono stage Wow, this makes me vertiginous. All I do is flip the power switch, sink in and listen. Does any of this matter to me?Lewm, welcome to the, " how the heck do you interpret R" club. I think it is best to let him vent and move on. Trying to make sens... | |
| Help with TT ideas for my first TT The really bad pops that make it through the music are caused by a deep scratch usually caused by miss handling, It is very rare to have a record come with a scratch like this. As for stylus life there are several variables that are important. Fir... | |
| Cartridge recommendation please... Exactly corelli.60decibels a really good match for your tonearm would be the Nagaoka MP 150. $299.00 on Amazon. | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Thank you cleeds. But euphonic would mean "true sound" which it is not.There are a host of distortions that are inherent in the analog process that are not present in digital. This is easy to demonstrate playing exactly the same master of Dylan's ... | |
| why a 75 dollar blue ray smokes all 2k CD players and any turntable??? If you read into the literature far enough you can frequently identify the truly great equipment. Examples are the Airtight PC 1 Supreme and the Parasound JC 1. Trusting someone else's hearing is a sure recipe for disaster. Human sound processing ... | |
| I'm never going to hear a megaspeaker in a good room am I? Erik, when I get my $50,000 speakers I'll invite you over so you can have a listen.:)roberjerman, headphones provide a good datapoint for spectral balance but that is about it. If the system is so bad that you need to resort to headphones you have... | |
| I am indecisive about choice due to room size Duke, millercarbon, and erik have some valid points. Square rooms are bad particularly for bass, directional speakers are the best way of avoiding room interaction and a large percentage of the way a system sounds is due to the room. So how do we ... | |
| Purchase breaks well within 30 days The seller is not a dealer. A dealer might take it back to maintain a good working relationship with the purchaser but there is no such benefit for the seller. Patience is a virtue and this is the kind of deal you cut when buying used equipment. | |
| Record Care Regime can I do better ? Swann, I have thousands of records and I have never had that happen.I suspect you are seeing gunk from previous plays? Certainly there is variability between plants.If you look at my systems page you can see the grounded sweep arm in action. The b... | |
| Best Turntable for the Price - Linn Basik And just think, Linn did nothing but copy the homely little AR-XA. Your praise should be going to Edgar Villchur. | |
| VPI Classic 3 Upgrades or Move On to Something New Get a Sota Sapphire, put a Schroder CB on it and you will never think about buying another turntable. This will set you back just under $10K.Once you get use to a properly designed suspended turntable you will never believe people could buy a fixe... | |
| Problem with phono stage Nagaoka makes a pretty good cartridge especially for the money. You buy one, you screw it up into your tonearm, set your phono stage up right and enjoy the tunes. It has nothing to do with stroking one's ego discussing issues that have very little... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux Seventies, Vinyl adds euphoric distortions that digital conversion has no problem capturing. I will even make digital recordings of two cartridges reading the same record for comparison's sake. If I played a 24/192 digital file of my turntable pla... | |
| New Tinnitus study and possible treatment (via Science Daily) 326 participants? Don't hold your breath. | |
| turntable recommendations ryskie, would you ever buy a turntable that was not suspended as well as the Sota? It is not just freedom from footfall headaches. There are a host of other noises occurring in your house and even around your house. People think that just because ... |