pipebro
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| What improvements did you hear in going from entry level to high end Audio? My system wasn't exactly entry level. I had an Adcom pre, an Aragon 4004 amp and a Best Buy CD player with Polk SDA-1 speakers. Then I added a Krell KRC-3 preamp and that made all the difference. Crosby Stills and Nash, the first album had a ... | |
| What are the best entry level integrated amps and speakers? Beetle mania , the $1500 is for both. Thanks. | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? I had some projects that kept me away from the turntable. Wanted to close the loop. I bought a multimeter and checked the input voltage from the power cord. Zero. Found a replacement on Amazon, plugged it in, table started to turn. I am so gl... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Thanks for asking the question.Anything by Ella Fitagerald. Wanton Marsalis once said Ella can sing notes that people can't hear.Oliver Nelson, I think it was called The Blues and the undisputed Truth. The key track for me is Stolen Moments.Kind... | |
| Best Debut Albums Ditto on ExperiencedBridge of Sighs, Robin TrowerCTA, Chicago, still their best album in my opinionMeet the Temptations ( nobody said it had to be rock)13 Year Old Genius, Stevie WonderSantana. First time I heard I was 7000 miles away. Wore the ... | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? Wow! Small world. | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? When I bough my first album in '59 I was pretty young. As a result, I don't have a lot of mono records so the two turntable idea doesn't work. The Parasound phono pre handles MC cartridges so that's not an issue. I have a VPI record cleaning m... | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? The Thorens repair shop I found is as follows:BC Electronics2346 Bristol Oxford Valley RoadLevittown Pa.215-547-7600I found them online. They specifically work on Thorens turntables. Too bad my turntable went bad after I moved from Pa. Lived in... | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? P.S. Thanks for the system compliment. I really enjoy it because I love music. | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? No estimate yet. Won't get one until I send it in. Before I do that I'm going to replace the power cord in case that's the problem. Tough to rate the Parasound. I recently got it on audiogon and listened to it for about 15 minutes when I had t... | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? Thanks for the response. I thought about getting a multimeter and doing some testing myself. I used to be an aviation electronics tech in the Navy. But it's been so long I might not remember what to do. I still might try that. | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? Here's the strange thing. When I first unpacked the Thorens it didn't work. I used some good old radio shack contact cleaner on the power connector and the on/off switch and it started working. About three weeks later it stopped again and I can... | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? Thanks for your response. That was very helpful! | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? Yes it does. Probably the motor or it's not getting power. | |
| Get my turntable fixed or buy a new one? Thanks for the response. It was very helpful. Everybody's definition of "Serious" is probably different. I bought my first album in 1959 and have been collecting through the mid 80's. In total I have about 700 lp's. The majority of them are i... |