piedpiper
Responses from piedpiper
| Strange phenomona this hobby. Well put Stringreen. Pedrillo,I think if you did head to head comparisons you would find that you really do have to pay more for the best products. Whether you choose to prioritize your funds to get them or not doesn't negate that they're better a... | |
| mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not. re: server vs. disc: you were comparing different players, not the formats. You would need to compare a server vs. a transport through the same external DAC using the same digital cable for your comparison to be valid. Under such circumstances, th... | |
| Vinyl Virgin seeks additional advice Re: the lid, Rega makes it shot at you have to press it back extra hard at first to acclimate it to stay ing open. design flaw but not a fatal one. The binding issue does arise but is usually not a bearing problem per se. It may have to do with th... | |
| mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not. I'm sure it's great. It's just that at full price I think you'd find it has plenty of competition. ALso it is my own bias not to support me too products with shallow marketing schemes in tow. Again, at the price I'm sure it is a wonderous thing. | |
| mcintosh MT10 turntable good or not. IMHO, the only thing that makes this rig attractive compared to it's "more legitimate" siblings is the deal Beerdraft got on it. I'm guessing the dealer had an agenda in dumping it so cheap. Personally, I find the look offensive ala McMarketing hy... | |
| Vinyl Virgin seeks additional advice I good stylus brush may be all you need. It is quite possible from your description that it simply got a significant build up on the stylus. Swampwalker got it backwards. As you obviously guessed you increased the VTF, but possibly way too much. T... | |
| RB300 binding in horizontal movement congats! | |
| which would you replace first? Although cleaner records will undoubtedly make a significant difference, it won't preclude the difference the hardware will make. Why not do both? | |
| How Much Is TOO MUCH for a Analog front End? ditto A'feil. Although it may seem counterintuitive, as the system gets better and better the differences show up more and more. | |
| The AR turntable Although there are certainly better tables than the AR, you may have to pay more than your budget allows. I would second A'feil's arm recommendation or similar and then think about the cartridge. If you want to go for the throat then be prepared t... | |
| which would you replace first? Audiofeil,well put, but would you care to be more specific? Perhaps you could elaborate on where you think the VPI arms fall down relatively, without getting specific about what arms that you might carry. | |
| How Much Is TOO MUCH for a Analog front End? Great responses. I would just add two things. I can't think of a worthier place to "start" upgrading than the analogue front end.Second, I think it is pointless to proclaim a point at which the price is "ridiculous" and below which it is reasonabl... | |
| which would you replace first? figure on both in the long run; then the temporary mismatch in quality won't sting as much. In the mean time I would consider the Transfiguration Axia at a little over your budget. Is that the original Phonomena?Dealer disclosure. | |
| Mapleshade integrated Record COUPLING System I figured I was painting with a broad brush; no offense intended or taken. Back to M'shade, a company that, IMHO, is committed to fair prices but still attracts detractors for them. dealer disclosure. | |
| Pls Recommend Grado Green vs. Red P-Mount for Me? I'd say you'd hear the difference and it would be worth it. The money it would take to go to the Gold would be better spent on a better table though. |