noromance
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| Sumiko BPS Evo III vs Hana EL/EH Why not swap the BPS to the new table and see what you think first? | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive @mijostyn Not only can you hear rumble but it also distorts everything else you woofers are doing. I have a Rek-o-kut and it has a little rumble. It’s old and the plinth is crap. I also have 2 rebuilt and updated Garrard 401s. There is no rumble o... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Alexander ’Skip’ Spence - Oar (CBS 1969)One weird but great album. Dude died homeless and LSD nuts at 52, I believe. There used be a record store named after this album. | |
| Next upgrade for my analog source Have you rolled the tubes in the EAR? A set of NOS Telefunkens would breathe new life into it. Replace the Nag with an MP500 (or NOS MP50 if you can find one) and you might be surprised. | |
| Tubes used in VTL 6.5 II preamp? They may be rebranded and not readily identified. Probably selected Gold Lion, Electro-Harmonix or JJs. | |
| Tube Tester You don't need one. | |
| In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment Awesome that some bright entrepreneurs are exploiting the wealthy. It's covert redistribution and revolution in one. | |
| My record player sounds slightly high pitched Start saving for a better turntable. Aim for a Pioneer PLX1000 with Nagaoka MP110 and Schiit Mani phono amp. Below that, a Project Debut Carbon/Audio Technica AT95 would be a decent starter table. All those cheaper ones are junk. | |
| Does this translate? @daveyf In fairness, they only "review" equipment that has already passed the 'audition' to get into the magazine in the first place. | |
| Does this translate? I read that article in the mag and my first thought was that JVS was doing his best to convince himself that this was worth the price so he could give it the usual Stereophile recommendation. Nice knob, though. | |
| Are integrated amps technically better than separates? Monoblocks beside the speakers with real short speaker cables, separate power supplies that minimize modulation from the other channel’s power supply sag on demand, separate circuits that minimize interference from the other channel’s electronics ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Larry Coryell / Philip Catherine – Twin-House (Elektra 1977) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? NAKED - Zone (LuckyMe 2016) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Walt Michael And Tom McCreesh - Dance, Like a Wave of the Sea (Front Hall 1978)Bluegrass with some vocals. Fiddles, dulcimer, chicken clucks, the whole shebang. Awesome. Very good recording. Buy it. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Porcelain Raft - Strange Weekend (Secretly Canadian 2012)Recorded in a Brooklyn basement. Recommended. |