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| Brand new VPI Prime 21 or used Clearaudio Innovation compact @lostbears Upscale Audio sells a special 24V version with the correct plug for Clearaudio tables (including Innovation series), though unfortunately at a healthy +$100 upcharge. That's where I got mine. I think I lost my original wall-wart already... | |
| Any truth to my feeling that MM carts are possibly better than MC on rock recordings? MC cartridges have very diverse sounds across different brands (sometimes even within brands), so you can’t really make a blanket statement for that side, at least. Rock sounds best on my Koetsu (Coral, Blue Lace), for my tastes, I know I like it ... | |
| Brand new VPI Prime 21 or used Clearaudio Innovation compact @chaneglo1Congrats!! I hope you love it :) @lostbears I had the round belt on my Innovation Wood, and flat on my Innovation Master. So I didn’t get to do a direct comparison. The flat belt looks better (especially on a black delrin platter) and se... | |
| Brand new VPI Prime 21 or used Clearaudio Innovation compact The Innovation is a total eye catcher and real conversation starter at my home, for sure. Some girls I’ve had over really dig it and genuinely want to know more unprompted (it's good to avoid being the comic-book guy and bludgeoning them with un... | |
| .2mv vs .4mv out for LOMC into 60db gain phono stage? I definitely lost dynamics when I played 0.3mV Koetsu into a 60dB phono stage. And that was WITH the benefit gobs of gain on tap in the downstream preamp; it didn't help. So I would be very very hesitant to try 0.2mV into 60dB. Some will probably ... | |
| Brand new VPI Prime 21 or used Clearaudio Innovation compact Both of these companies are very different, and both have had various issues/complaints with some of their tonearm designs. VPI seems to finally be going towards gimbal arms (Prime 21 has a gimbal), which I think is good, and seems to be getting g... | |
| Next Upgrade?? You system looks great! Very well chosen and balanced, so it’s hard to pick a real soft spot, which is why you’re going to get a dozen different answers.Upgrading your cartridge to a "next level" is always a solid upgrade in your position, so the ... | |
| Used phono preamp options - feedback requested A new Hagerman Trumpet MC costs only $1K new and I think it compares favorably past the $3K price range. Possibly beyond even that price range, if you favor a phono stage with a warm, open sound. Extremely flexible gain & load settings via swi... | |
| Tango Step Up Transformers vs Bob's Sky Blue Cinemag Haven’t heard Tango, but the blue-label CineMag / Bob’s Devices Sky lineup is excellent. They’re on the warm / lush / fleshy (even slightly "bloomy") side of the tonal spectrum, but they’ll still be more detailed than lesser (cheaper) transformers... | |
| Diamond Stylus Enters the 4th Dimension I've had one cartridge failure and I have a local friend that's has had one -- caused by a violent drop onto a record in my case, and a fuzzy sweater sleeve snag in my friend's case. In both cases the stylus popped clean off the boron cantilever, ... | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K @lalitkThat’s awesome that you’re going to try a few phono stages in your own system, which is the only real way to do it. Looking forward to any conclusions you’d like to share. My own curiosity towards the new Hagerman Trumpet MC was piqued enou... | |
| Minimum standards within the High end speaker industry Your titles are good click bait, but you should have someone else write the post body, preferably under different screen names.Also it’s lame to call out the industry as a whole and not have the guts to name even one of the "inferior" speaker makers. | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K OK whatever millerdude, you can continue your wordy battle of semantics with someone else now. The VAC literally blows the Herron away. Better? And I’ll repeat the endorsement for Hagerman. | |
| Phonostage recommendations under $3K Here’s where the hype gets out of hand. You can’t get a $10K phono stage for $3600. At least, not a "good" $10K stage’s worth of sound quality. I’ll take the $10K VAC Renaissance phono all day over a Herron. Music simply flows better from the VAC.... | |
| Need cartridge advice Get it rebuilt by Koetsu; don’t be the guy who makes another weird Frankenstein. I cringe when I see a Koetsu for sale with a ruby cantilever (always seemingly with "just" 5 hours since rebuild, lol), or with a mountain-of-glue stylus bond ala Ben... |