psychicanimal
Responses from psychicanimal
| Analog First Timer. Extremephono's right on the money...What's so special about the Rega tonearms?Answer: It says 'Rega'; it's 'British'; it's 'high end'.Since I own a 'DJ turntable' I did not want to write anything derogatory about the Rega tonearms. However, I thin... | |
| "Warm" CD player...on a budget. http://audiogo5.iserver.net/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1003771573&openflup&11&4#11 | |
| Girlfriend's mom threw my Cardas out with trash Is she good looking??? | |
| Analog First Timer. You're right, Marakanetz.Contrary to popular belief, I'm not a fan of those glass and particle board turntables. You've got to get a decent platform and a superb MC preamp and cartridge. Otherwise, save the money and buy lots of CDs instead. | |
| Grado Platinum: which is better high or lo output? My response is no way! Grado's been getting away with murder. I have a Grado cartride and I just cleaned the volume control of my low output MC preamp for the first time and the hum became even more noticeable. Shame on those people.I've been told... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? Listener magazine calls it Hi Fi Hell...The only way to come out is to forget the system & listen to the music. What types of music you listen to will determine what equipment level is necessary. If you're exclusively into classical and audiop... | |
| Still need help for CD PLAYER .. please Outboard DAC will almost always be better. In my particular case, I am also getting the analog output amplification designed by Krell, double sided circuit board and made in USA w/an out board transformer (Chinese made). The DAC sounds like a Krel... | |
| Still need help for CD PLAYER .. please Listen to the Psychic...I can't tell you what to buy--you'll have to ask Miss Cleo for that! However, I can tell you what I did for ~$500:Cambridge D300SE as transport ($224)Absolute Power Cord ($40)Ikea remnant board ($3.50)Used Mappleshade Tripl... | |
| About to plunge back into analog Blue Points are lovely sounding...but far from excellent trackers. I've owned one. If the tonearm/cartridge compliance is compatible it's not a bad choice. Two other alternatives are the Dynavector and Ortofon High output MCs. I'm going for Ortofo... | |
| Which budget turntable will provide me the best service? Listen to the Psychic...modified Technics SL-1200MKII. It's the best turntable under $1000. Built like a tank, reliable, extremely long service life AND musical.Mine has Phoenix Gold interconnects instead of originals; a Sumiko HS-MMT headshell w/... | |
| best interconnects sub 100 From the King of Bargains: Phoenix Gold by Carver Pro. Best interconnect dollar for dollar...Quest for Sound has them. | |
| Digital out or analogue out? True. Make sure you buy good, non Voodoo cable. I went for Phoenix Gold and it was a really good buy. Worth every penny. | |
| Vinyl Cleaning If you want record cleaning formulas goto www.tnt-audio.com/The DIY section has lots of different brews.Listen to the Psychic... | |
| Best interconnects 2m for less than 200/pr used Phoenix Gold by Carver Pro. You'll have cash left in your pocket to buy software and take your Mami to dinner...Call Steve at Quest for Sound and ask him to lend you a pair. You will NOT be disappointed.If you want Voodoo, he'll also sell you Vood... | |
| Here's How I Make My Equipment Racks I bought Phillips head wood screws (#14 x 1 1/2") for my Ikearack. They should work fine with that flared 'bottom'.Although I am, among other things, a professional grindersman, I just don't see myself grinding equal sized points freehand in my li... |