pratorious
Responses from pratorious
| Speakers Corner Releases - Any Good Outstanding label with exquisite releases. One of a handful of “go to” audiophile labels along with Impex and the other usual suspects. Fear not. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Phil Ranelin - Vibes From The Tribe | |
| McIntosh MC 8207 Power Guard problem. I do not have that unit but have you tried resetting the microprocessors from the manual? | |
| Is a separate phono preamp worthwhile? I used an EAR 834p with my McIntosh C42 and that was much better than the internal phono preamp. When I upgrated to the C70 I tested for a couple weeks before concluding the C70 phono was better sounding than the EAR. Whatever that anecdotal evide... | |
| Wireless Ethernet Router Advice I am using an Eero mesh network system to stream Roon with Qobuz to multiple zones very successfully. I use an eero extender with an ethernet cable for a couple of the zones. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Brian Eno/David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of GhostsJust showed up on my doorstep today from somebody. Don't remember ever hearing it before. Nice gift. | |
| My MA252 saga After reading your post I immediately, nervously, turned my MA252 up 60%, 70%, 80... 100% with no music playing. No hiss. Dead silent. I can hear some hum if I put my ear directly against my speakers though. Is that what you mean? I am using B&... | |
| How do you avoid buying new LPs that sound just like CDs? In my case I only buy vinyl from analog sources. Either original or re-issue. I can stream the record from Qobuz otherwise. | |
| 20’ TT cabling Keep your phono preamp close (within 3') to your turntable and you will be fine. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? J&K: STONEBONERecord store day re-release. Just can't stop playing this one. | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned BSR (model forgotten)Technics SL-B2Music Hall mmf 2.1Thorens TD 240Thorens TD 125Thorens TD 160 SuperVPI Classic 3 | |
| Negotiate good price Here’s what I know... you went home empty handed and are now ranting on the internet instead of listening to music on the system you want. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mingus Ah Um - MoFi one step Mind blown! | |
| Odd problem with TT setup... The question is, send it to SME and have it rebuilt/serviced or start thinking about a new tonearm?Both! Get a new tonearm and THEN send your SME in for service. Win win. Fun fun. | |
| TT Purchase Question My vote is for the VPI. I think it has more robust upgrade options and technical support and I like the company and products. I currently own a VPI Classic turntable now.I suspect others are going to recommend a lot of different turntables but som... |