nickyt
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| Benefit of low output moving-iron Grado ? Advice noted. I will ask my dealer if I would need a MC preamp for the Dyna, but hopefully it is robust enough for my MM phonocard. I guess I do have to admit the "sparkle-lacking" qualities of the Vandersteens; it's funny how I lack objectivity i... | |
| Benefit of low output moving-iron Grado ? Thanks to both Atmasphere and Fourwinds. Atmasphere: in another universe I would be a proud owner of your equipment, from phonograph down through amplifiers. Alas, it cannot be! I am thinking of asking Acoustic Sounds (where I bought my turntable)... | |
| Benefit of low output moving-iron Grado ? Not sure what loading is... or if my phono card is capable of being set to different loads (if loading takes place in the phono stage, that is). Could someone inform... thanks | |
| Benefit of low output moving-iron Grado ? Bad writing skills, Nicky. What I meant by "dependable" was a modest upgrade (the high-output Master) which would be SIMILAR to what I've got and have been happy with (the Sonata), without gambling on a new phono stage. Whew... | |
| Benefit of low output moving-iron Grado ? "Sound" advice, Photon. Until I'm in a position where amp upgrades are feasible from top to bottom, it seems clear I should stick with the high-output cartridge realm of analogue enjoyment. When it comes down to it, the Sonata has always sounded b... | |
| Benefit of low output moving-iron Grado ? Thanks again, particularly Photon. The 1.5mv version isn't listed on Needledoctor's website, but I read an old forum elsewhere (from 2003) that they've "not discontinued them yet". Presumably this means I could get the retip price at N.D. AND get ... | |
| Benefit of low output moving-iron Grado ? Thanks, Photon46 for the valuable info; very relevant. In fact, since my initial writing I realized that an operative consideration in all of this is the phono pre-amp. I looked around a little and read about the Grado Ph1 MM/MC preamp which seems... | |
| Benefit of low output moving-iron Grado ? Well, gosh. After reading such things as the Wikipedia article on cartridges (duh), and some various debates on forums... I feel that it is no wonder that nobody has responded yet! I am a little better educated on the matter now, so perhaps I can ... | |
| Room acoustics in a former church sanctuary? All kinds of brilliant responses here, but I think it is all but lost. We did check out the space and the acoustics were superlative. The space itself was not a "home" yet, but was in amazingly good condition. A few renovations, I would never have... | |
| Room acoustics in a former church sanctuary? Alas! Someone else has made a bid before we've even seen the inside (we're scheduled tomorrow to see it), AND they've got a pre-approval for a mortgage (we both have parents and siblings with equity/resources, but have very little money of our own... | |
| Room acoustics in a former church sanctuary? O.k......here's the link:church | |
| Room acoustics in a former church sanctuary? Wow, some pretty interesting suggestions (especially the hat idea). Funny, I bought those Vandy's from Chad Kassem's Acoustic Sounds outfit, also in Salina! I did see a while ago that he was doing some direct-to-vinyl recording in a church, I didn... |