psychicanimal
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| TT/ cartridge recommendations $1000 The modified 1200 is unrivaled in its price class. It's reliable, musical, has a service manual, parts and will handle low output MC cartridges. Totally non-Voodoo. Will last a lifetime...I bought it as my last TT. It's used by serious audiophiles... | |
| TT/ cartridge recommendations $1000 Modified Technics SL-1200MK2 W/fluid damper...email me if u want details. Totally high end w/in budget. | |
| Best places to find records on Chicago I've bought there over 150 albums already... | |
| Best places to find records on Chicago Get a phone directory, area code 847, Arlington Heights.It's on Golf road, one quarter mile east of Rt 83 on the right hand side past the McDonald's that's being reconstructed. It's really close to where I live, so I drive past it sometimes.Awesom... | |
| Best places to find records on Chicago I'm not telling, he he! I got a complete Time-Life Big Bands collection (30 double albums, 28 factory sealed , all new, 1/2 speed mastered)for less than $100!!!Actually, I dont' remember the name...it's in the West Suburbs, in Arlington Heights or... | |
| Zen preamp: dollar for dollar the best? Someone I REALLY trust in high end audio told me to stick to the Creek preamp (for my budget). He sells some very pricey stuff (Lamm, not Creek). I work as a salesman for a British industrial inkjet printer company and our boards look very much li... | |
| Zen preamp: dollar for dollar the best? I don't know. Audio Advisor gave my Chinese made Cambridge CD Player that 30 day satisfaction guarantee...I know it doen't make it any better, though. It seems this guy's come up with something I would catalog as 'totally ballistic'. It's severely... | |
| Power Cord Advice I just talked to Bill(GTT Audio)this afternoon. I'm getting some more Absolute Power Cords for my other components. My testimonial is in Bill's website, as well as here. He has not given me--nor have I asked for-- any favors. The cord's design is ... | |
| Decent preamp WITH tone controls Audio by Van Alstine: www.avahifi.com | |
| Advice for the Budget 'Phile I'd go for the PSBs for video: fast, dynamic, open soundstage...For my video system I have Wharfedale Diamonds 7.1...can't stand bright speakers , especially on TV sound.If you have a powerful amp and a reinforcing wall behind they'll deliver the ... | |
| Van Alstine Omegastar Preamp Vs Klyne Klyne Audio Arts is my favorite brand of preamp. I simply love their sound, their neatness, and their design. I have a Biotronics Gestalt straightline,low output MC preamp and I know its two previous owners. Both had excellent TTs (Linn Sondek, So... | |
| Best Phono Pre-amp..for the money? I just talked to Frank Van Alstine this morning. He claims his new Omegastar phono preamp ($485) outperforms Klyne preamps. That's a very bold statement, I'd say...if it's true, WOW! | |
| V15xMR or Blue Point Special Well, what differences, if any, do you hear between the Talisman and the type IV? I had a Type III and a Blue Point...Pretty much the same...Shure cartridges have four wheel drive, if you know what I mean. The Sumiko is not a good tracker. However... | |
| Best Phono Pre-amp..for the money? There's a DIY kit in www.tnt-audio.com that is reputed to blow away the Lehman. Worth taking a look. | |
| vinyl I recently bought a Technics SL-1200MK2 and just happened to be changing the tonearm wires (for Cardas) today with our electronics technician. Nasty, to say the least. We could not finish.If you get into vinyl, it's not going to be easy or cheap. ... |