psychicanimal

Responses from psychicanimal

The price ratio between table,arm, and cartridge
Establishing system goals will light up the path.--Confucious 
The Best $10,000.00 Table + Cartridge
I went to a *so called* high end audio store for the first time in over four years. What a waste of time...some jerk mentioning the price of each and every item I was looking at! And then, when I explained that nothing in the store could match the... 
Swapping the MMF 5 for an SL-1210M5G
Sticker could say "I am one of Psychicanimal's children." 
Considering going Vinyl--Please talk me out of it
Once you get a good vinyl setup you will not want to listen to CD's anymore. There is just no comparison. Not with my Modwright modded belt driven transport rig. CD and analog sound real close to each other. As each format's weaknesses are address... 
best sub 1k phono stage?
Again, it all depends on cartridge selection. At this price point I'd not recommend a low output MC phono pre at all. 
Should I retip a Shinon red, or replace it? $350
A friend used to have a Shinon Red with a SOTA vacuum. For a $350 retip it's a bargain. You live only once... 
Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact?
The egg, or the hen? 
Which Cable Makes the Biggest Impact?
High priest--you're back! 
A butt-load spent in cables - how much improvemt?
The closer the system can approach neutrality, the more evident most cabling sucks. Words of wisdom.*** 
Mapleshade brass tubedampers
Somebody must have tried a Roman ring... 
Opinion: Best turntable under $2000?
Sasso, live music is harsh. 
Opinion: Best turntable under $2000?
Rega. No, Music Hall. No, Project. No, Scout. No, Technics. No, Basis. No, Piccolo. No, Clearaudio. No, used Thorens. No, Used Lenco. No, Rek-o-kut. No, used Empire. No, Oracle. 
Want to Start vinyl
Starting vinyl from scratch is usually not a good idea. Take this from someone who's got 3x more records than CDs and loves to play records. However, I started buying LPs back in 1977.Most times is better to donate the money to the poor.*** 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
I bought the last two Super Stereohedron stylus, which is a finer profile than the regular Stereohedron. The Stereohedron II is almost as finicky as my Ortofon X-5 MC's Fritz Geiger. 
Dyscoveries on Dyna, Denon, Supex, Technics,FR,Ik
I'll sell my Empire 750 LTD. It's not even broken in. It's no match for my newest addition: KAB modded Stanton Trackmaster I. Kevin soldered a NOS Super Stereohedron stylus and the cartridge just SINGS!***