noromance
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| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges Ugh. The loading debate. Free the beast. To hell with the frequency hump. I use 51k bulk foil resistors and my Deccas never sounded better. | |
| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges Nice system, Howard. I'm at the low end of all this wonderful gear. (See my system in my profile)I've had a Decca Super Gold since the 80s on an LP12 where it was eventually relegated to the bottom of the drawer.It's since been rejuvenated with a ... | |
| Cartridge "shoot-out" : Koetsu Jade v SPU v FR7 v London Reference. Only seeing this now. Nice post. I have 3 lesser Decca cartridges with good lineages and love ’em. | |
| Yet another turntable recommendation question Pioneer PLX1000 with a Nagaoka MP110 or AudioTechnica AT540ML is what my pals buy when they're looking for a budget table. | |
| LINN Ittok needs rewire Suggestions? Just be careful with declared value and insurance. UK Customs are tough and charge a processing fee and VAT. | |
| Phono preamp suggestions under $1000 To be honest, unless you are willing to spend a lot more, using MCs for the sake of it is a waste of time. | |
| Phono preamp suggestions under $1000 @chakster What you are forgetting is the OP wants 2 phono inputs. That is why the GoldNote was recommended. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Alasdair Roberts - Farewell Sorrow Brahms: Violinkonzert in D-Dur - Christian Ferras, vioin. Von Karajan.(DG) | |
| 12-1/2" arm. NewArtVinyl Black Bird. Yea or Nay? I think there is a tube gauge that inserts into the pillar to set the anti skate on the Black Widow. | |
| Teaser I bet the Mapleshade room dude is like; "What have I done?" | |
| Phono preamp suggestions under $1000 You can also add the PS10 power supply at a later date to improve bass weight and air/detail. Another less expensive option would be to buy 2 small phono amps like the Schiit Mani and use 2 inputs on a preamp to select between them. | |
| SOTA Sapphire aquired Read your AK thread. Good job getting it working again. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Edith Wilson With Little Brother Montgomery & The State Street Ramblers – He May Be Your Man But He Comes To See Me Sometimes (Delmark 1976) She's 70 years old on this album and sounds wonderful. The band are just magic. Dudes are in the room. | |
| Teaser I see Mad Scientist Audio does a graphene contact enhancer for $25 2ml and $49 5ml. Any idea if it's as good?Have you tried any of the industry available graphene products like sheets not marked up for audio? | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mahalia Jackson - Sings The Best-Loved Hymns Of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (Columbia 1968)I'm not religious but I do love the soul of Gospel. Her incredible voice and the male backing singers with the chill jazz musicians, it just swings. |