mrjstark
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| Reason for buying old/classic turntables I would love to see a blind listen test, but we know that no one in the audio community ever wants to go there.Who told you that?????????I can do that ..............in fact I will in the near future.In january/February I am planing to have a litt... | |
| best preamp under 4000 to match 4b sst That is true..........and I do not want to suggest that you spend substantially more then the budget that you feel comfortable with. Dodd is very, very competitive at its price..........that is without exaduration. Now, in my personal opinion - it... | |
| Thinking about moving to a tube pre - suggestions. Or it is just that good for so little..............do not ask me..................I do not own Mapletree preamp myself and do not want to sound like a broken record.From my own, somewhat limited experience of few hours of listening sessionsin syst... | |
| best preamp under 4000 to match 4b sst >>there are 3 audio dodds for sale on audiogon right now<<Wow.......................it is your call as always.One thing about Dodd preamp that you should know.It is not what I would call warmish sounding preamp.At least not with the st... | |
| Thinking about moving to a tube pre - suggestions. How many Mapletree preamps have you seen on used market???? There is your answer. | |
| best preamp under 4000 to match 4b sst I will doubt finding used RWA Isabella .....at least in a very near future. Dodd seldom shows up for sell and when it does, it sells in few days max. But, even for its asking price - it's well worth it. I owned both ( still have the RWA ) and can ... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables I would not think of vintage setups in the stock form to be anything but average at best........like I said earlier - they need work, love and patience to sound their best. Example - Lenco 75-needed a whole bunch of tweaks, speed calibration, brea... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables Lewn , I agreeanalog is plain fun and for those who love it.There are some who just want it or heard about its qualities - those minds are to shallow to understand it.As to the value...................well my TTs combine cost me somewhere around 2... | |
| High efficient speakers Zu comes to mind. Or .....you can wait for my SD monsters which will be offered to local audiophiles only and SD fanatics at great savings. Based on Sachiko design, modified drivers, LAT wiring and multi-layer Birch Ply constraction. Of course it ... | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables I am not or will not try to debate this issue since my knowledge is limited .......so I'll leave it to others. My message however was plain & simple:best of 60's or 70's can not compare with today's SOTA turntables. Lenco is wonderful turntabl... | |
| Happy Chanukah and Merry Christmas M.C & H.N.Y to allfromMariusz | |
| Reason for buying old/classic turntables I might not be as experienced as others posting in this thread by here is my 2c on the subject.*The best yesterday's v.s SOTA today (in stock form)*IMO/IME Vintage is inferior. Today's knowledge, technology, new composite materials implementation ... | |
| best small room 2 channel set up for under $2ooo You can get great rig for that money.Shop used......that will save you a bunch.Match speakers and amp.Pick the source that will fit your predicament, budget and lifestyle.Here is an examples from what I found interesting on used market (keep in mi... | |
| amp for maggies 3.6 Not that it means anything since I do not own Maggies but check out these (on used market if you want to save):Pass Sim Audio Moon if you are looking for 5ch ampsButlerParasoundJust a few to consider | |
| the best CD player between 6'000 - 10'000 $ ? Davefor one:I did not get Isabella/Isabellina DAC preamp based on Srajan's review but way before that...........[if you would have read the review (beginning) carefully and bother to check my preamp upgrade path , you would have known that already... |