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| New McIntosh MTI100 integrated turntable. What do you all think? It does seem a bit odd to have the tubes physically affixed to the plinth like that. There are a number of issues this can introduce... this can cause issues with the cartridge picking up hum or causing magnetic interference, as well as introduce ... | |
| New McIntosh MTI100 integrated turntable. What do you all think? The arm looks a lot like the Player tonearm from VPI with a modified anti-skate mechanism... come to think of it, the platter and motor look like VPI components as well. For what it's worth, the Player tonearm can be had from VPI for $200. | |
| New Scout 1.1 with hum issues, kind of fixed? Okay, I’ve taken this a bit further now.I’ve decided to rewire the ground using splices and fork connectors to make a single wire, all using the same cable. I’ve also plugged the Schiit Mani phono preamp into a separate circuit away from the rest ... | |
| Budget phono stage under $100, cheap but refined, does it exist? I would recommend the Schiit Mani as well. I had the Emotiva XPS-1 before getting the Mani and the Mani definitely has a wider soundstage, more separation and better dynamics overall. The Mani is a great preamp for the money.some people have repor... | |
| New Scout 1.1 with hum issues, kind of fixed? Okay, so I’ve tracked what is causing the hum down and it was not what I expected. Let me list my current signal chain:VPI Scout 1.1 (Shure M97xE w/ LP Gear ViVid Line stylus) > Schiit Mani Phono Preamp > Schiit Sys Passive Preamp (use this ... | |
| New Scout 1.1 with hum issues, kind of fixed? It's a Shure M97xE with the LP Gear ViVid Line stylus. |