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| Vintage speaker upgrade suggestions? FWIW i think what you're doing is great. right now i'm listening to a pair of modified/upgraded hartley bookshelf speakers that i bought at the local habitat for humanity resale store for $24. with upgraded tweeters and crossovers from hartley (pl... | |
| Best turntable for easy setup and no maintenence? Lenco, unequivocally. listening to mine for the first time tonight, with only a rough setup. have owned an LP-12 and a Teres, and a restored/modified with heavy plinth Lenco L75 leaves them in the dust! soooooooo much more money for LPs. wade into... | |
| Best turntable for easy setup and no maintenence? Scheu, Teres, Nottingham from the commercial offerings, new or used. Lenco resto with custom plinth if you want to spend a LOT less money and get your hands dirty. see the "Building high-end tables...." thread. | |
| Linn Tables. Where to start? Please Help P.S. there was also a bearing upgrade (can't recall the designation) that is also a recommended prerequisite. it resulted in a much more neutral and less bass-bloated sound (linn had been knows for a "fat-bottomed" sonic signature and this was add... | |
| Linn Tables. Where to start? Please Help linn tables (there is only one at present, the LP-12, which is/was their top-of-the-line), are good, and are really known for their musicality despite being belt-drive. a few caveats: they are finicky to set up and maintain, they are subject to qu... | |
| Nominations for Product of the Year in terms of price/performance ratio, the Sonic Impact T-amp. | |
| Sonic Impact T-Amp giant killer? i admit it....i'm a sucker for a silver case with a blue LED. maybe that will be a part of my upgrade path. temptations, temptations. we audiophools are a gullible bunch :-) | |
| Sonic Impact T-Amp giant killer? oooooooh man, that is nice. thanks for the link!! | |
| Sonic Impact T-Amp giant killer? both can be used as a one-input stand alone amp or with a preamp (the Clari T can be configured/constructed either way, whereas with the SI you just crank the volume control to maximum). myself i always prefer a high quality preamp for input switc... | |
| Sonic Impact T-Amp giant killer? thanks Gmood1. the main comment that caught my eye was that the Clari T eclipsed the battery powered T amp. one shouldn't even consider the battery powered T amp--just with a big outboard power supply. even then the outlay still wouldn't exceed $7... | |
| Sonic Impact T-Amp giant killer? hi Gmood1, that amp looks interesting, but at nearly 17 times the price? the point is that the sonic impact IS an audiophile piece(properly implemented, with good quality cabling and PS), clunky connectors and all, and will likely go toe-to-toe wi... | |
| Sonic Impact T-Amp giant killer? forgot to also emphasize the importance of a good, outboard power supply (13.8V, 2A, regulated). the radio shack RCA to mini-jack adapter (#274-883) is also the best way to use your own cables IMHO, but then you'll need something to hold it down! ... | |
| Sonic Impact T-Amp giant killer? a very special product indeed, magic with appropriately sensitive speakers and a good source/preamp/cabling. laughably inexpensive (i didn't say CHEAP), so few of those who equate expense with quality of sound will take it seriously. | |
| If you had $500 to spend, how would you spend it? if it sounds great, then what's the hurry to mess with it? i've personally come around to the "be happy with what you have" philosophy vs. "audiophilia nervosa with features of upgradeitis." i say take a vacation and buy a few LPs wherever you go.... | |
| Is a 1964 Altec Royale II 360A worth fixing? you might want to talk to tom tutay at transition audio design in ft. walton beach florida. he restores some of the old altec amps (don't remember just which ones), but he could at least give you an opinion on that specific model. sorry don't have... |