musikdok
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| REGA-VPI JR- LINN- OR ? UNDER $800 To Lolo: If you're still following this thread, I've come to a conclusion (FWIW). Purchasing a second-hand TT is one thing, but used arms and cartridges can be tricky business, with ham-handed folks inflicting damage on unsuspecting gear. All thin... | |
| REGA-VPI JR- LINN- OR ? UNDER $800 Great minds think alike! Thanks for the advice, but I'm way ahead of you on O.L. upgrades (i.e., DC motor kit). I installed it on my LP-12 about 6 mos ago, and have been smiling ever since. I didn't know it was applicable to the Oracle! I've stron... | |
| REGA-VPI JR- LINN- OR ? UNDER $800 Interesting facts Sedond - I've not seen "up close 'n' personal" an Oracle (not heard one of course), but it does seem quite the refinement of the sprung subchassis design (not to mention a beauteous modernistic table). Perhaps, some day (when an ... | |
| REGA-VPI JR- LINN- OR ? UNDER $800 Lolo, the set up for the Linn (and also the Oracle, If I'm not mistaken) requires adjustment of the sprung subchassis for maximum performance. If not treated like a "close 'n' play," the Linn retains it's setup fairly well. BUT it does need readju... | |
| Hottest Wife or World's Best System?? Sarah McLachlin - To me, she would be both!! | |
| REGA-VPI JR- LINN- OR ? UNDER $800 If this is a first table, I would say the Rega 3 or VPI Jr, either with the Rega arm. The VPI provides for an upgrade path, which is an attractive option. Both are lower maintenance designs. I have an LP-12, which is a very good table as well, but... | |
| Your Favourite Desert Island Discs Oh, I forgot one - the soundtrack from "Castaway" :-) | |
| Your Favourite Desert Island Discs Hmmmmm....this is something that would change day to day for me. TODAY I would choose Bill Evans - Live at Montreux, Miles Davis - Kind of Blue, Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane - Rough Mix, Richard Thompson - Mock Tudor, and Metallica - The Black Album. | |
| Your Best Hobbies (other than Audio) A near complete (and very sloooow) restoration/rebuild/modification/ of a '63 Chevy Deuce. About half way there! Nicely tucked away in the garage for the winter. Maybe next year ('02) I could drive it to CES! My other love (other than my girlfrien... | |
| How did U get into this expensive hobby? It was around the mid 70's - my friend down the street had an older brother (Gary - we called him "Fritz") who had a nice system (for the time) - Dual TT, Yamaha separates and ESS speakers. We would always ask him to take us to what was then the m... | |
| Advice on cartridges! Just to elaborate on the previous post, it's more the structural rigidity of an arm vs. its mass per se that makes for better compatibility with MC carts - due their more 'sensitive' motor assembly and suspensions. MCs put a lot of energy back int... | |
| Advice on cartridges! Please be a little more specific. Are you looking to stay with a high-output coil? I don't know the capabilities of your particular preamp. Also, elaborate upon your budget for the upgrade. There are more than a few well-versed "analogue addicts" ... | |
| The Beatles Well, he might not laugh, but he might "roll over" in his grave at the ridiculous comparison! (hehe) Well said, Rackon! | |
| Meadowlark Kestral Owners! - Amp Help. Don't give up on the H.R. Kestrals! I certainly respect the more experienced opinions that allude to their lack of extreme detail (relative to speakers costing *much* more), but I don't feel as if I'm missing anything with mine. I've always been a... | |
| I would like to hear from ex-Linnophiles I currently own Linn gear and find it to be highly capable. I don't consider myself a 'Linnie' - I'm a music lover! Linn, like many other hifi brands, is a mixed bag - some great stuff, some not so hot, all of it egregiously overpriced. My disdain... |