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| Looking for a New Cartridge Koetsu are fantastic on the right arm. It’s a shame to be limited to the VPI unipivot once you reach the level of cartridges you’ve got. But the Orotofon Cadenzas are great cartridges and I’ve heard VPI likes them on their tables. I've got a Bronz... | |
| Rogue Atlas Magnum sounds bright -- any recommendations? I had Rogue Apollo monoblocks from 2010 that shipped with an all Electro-Harmonix tube complement - KT90, 12AX7 (gold pins), and 12AU7 (gold pins). That was indeed a very bright sounding complement. Almost ANY other tube choices you can make will ... | |
| Recommendations for an MC cart on Audiogon Sorry can you clarify - you DO want a cartridge with a little bit of bright/zing up top, i.e. one that's not too mellow?The AG offerings today look pretty sparse, honestly. Used to be a lot more selection; at least that's how I remembered it. Some... | |
| How to protect seller's rights? Agree with folkfreak. Immediately offer a full refund upon return of item. Yes, probably best to offer return shipping cost too. Don’t get into a complex discussion or a war of words. There’s no "make him happy" endgame for such an unreasonable an... | |
| Questions to ask as I shop for a tonearm? That’s not my impression of 64fx pricing, given some patience. Now if you’re looking for a super-clean/mint example with box and all accessories and don’t want to wait for a hot deal, then sure it’s going to be north of 1500. These are quite old a... | |
| Questions to ask as I shop for a tonearm? Seconded on the FR64fx, if you're interested in moving to medium compliance MC carts. It's a phenomenal match for low-compliance carts like all Koetsus and the Red/Blue/Bronze in the Ortofon Cadenza line. It can also be a great match for many medi... | |
| clearaudio turntables @dwetteThe Ovation is a wonderful table. It taps into the performance of the upper-range of the Clearaudio line, and is a sweet spot if you don't require multiple tonearms. Congrats on the arm upgrade to the Universal! I find mine to be an epic ma... | |
| clearaudio turntables Buy used or better yet vintage refurbs if you're concerned about profit margins. And don't put everything in stocks if you can't take the risk.There's a cost to distributing high-quality foreign imports, which the Clearaudio line unfortunately get... | |
| The one component that you wish you had not bought I'm sure I could think of more given time. In order of pain (most painful first):Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature monitors - I had high hopes for these huge monitors as I liked the smaller Tyler Taylo Reference monitors, except for their lack of... | |
| clearaudio turntables I really like ClearAudio's present line of tables, and have grown to appreciate mine even more over the years. I also think they're among the very best looking tables in the world; a clean, high-class refined aesthetic without too much bling. I re... | |
| clearaudio turntables Weak dollar? Other currencies (e.g. EUR, GBP) are even far weaker. Looks like just typical inflation over the years, coupled with no economies of scale from the very low volume in this high-end niche market. Huh, I see a lot more the Satisfy/Trace... | |
| clearaudio turntables Looks like ~ 10-15% increases across the board, that have hit in the last few months? Their base models (Concept, Performance, Ovation, Innovation) are great products that have stood the test of time several years on since introduction. Given infl... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Benz was really good, but most other makers and even Benz themselves moved on a lot past that 2 series, I think. You might be very pleasantly surprised if you do take a chance on a reputable makers' cartridge in the 2-4K range. Certainly I'm sad t... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A Phono Preamp....anyone familiar? Yes I forgot to mention I listen to a range of music, but especially a lot of heavy metal! The Herron is certainly an all-genre musical instrument. And yes, A++ on dealing with Keith. Call him up if you’re in this price range for a Phono stage! | |
| Herron VTPH-2A Phono Preamp....anyone familiar? I’ve had a brand new VTPH-2A for a few weeks now. It’s done a brilliant job in my SOTA/Stax setup, handily dispatching my Rogue Ares Magnum (filled with exotic NOS tubes); I feel that the performance gain with the Herron well exceeds its $800 MSRP... |