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| My jazz collection told me to get a *real* system Some thoughts:1. Don’t rule out tubes. You would be amazed at how good a tube amp can bring out subtlety, texture, and nuance. No disrespect to SS. 2. Buy quality that will last the years. In my main system, I have had the tube power amp (Prima Lu... | |
| turntables I have to ask ... what are the chances that a TT that is 40 + years old and that has not been played in the last 28 years ... is just going to need a new needle to get it going? You can give it a shot, you may get lucky. If you plan to get back ... | |
| cheap Yamamha amps on ebay-any good? Grey market means goods sold without the factory warranties aka outside the dealer network. Doesn't necessarily mean that the items are damaged. What model #'s were you referring to?Rich | |
| My Home Speakers, My Car, and Me...The Ballad of What's Going Wrong? I am thinking a few things:1. maybe the experience of just sitting in a smallish, bare room listening to music just doesn’t do it for you. I know that I can’t just listen to music for any appreciable amount of time and do nothing else. I have to r... | |
| Your thoughts about Omega speakers I know that the 3i would be, but they are only an inch or two bigger than the 3T and the sound improvement over the 3T would be worth it. Alternatively, if the room could handle it, two 30 inch stands (desk height), alongside the desk could work.... | |
| Your thoughts about Omega speakers I have used 3 different pairs of Omega loudspeakers in the last 15 years. I have never used them on a desktop, but in near field listening situations. If your desk will allow for it, I would go with the Super 3i. The slightly bigger box makes f... | |
| Which Mid Level Turntables Ship Well and Are Foolproof? @ chakster - wow, who put the red bull in your Cheerios?The original poster asked a question about the Pioneer PLX-1000 and I gave an answer. Kindly reread what I wrote. It wasn't that outer worldly. @ Peter - for the audiophile experience, the... | |
| Vintage Denon turntable This thread may be useful.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/vintage-dd-turntables-are-we-living-dangerouslyRich | |
| Which Mid Level Turntables Ship Well and Are Foolproof? In addition to the Pro-ject Classic, I have a Stanton ST 150 (mk1). Pretty much everything I say about the Stanton, will apply to the Pioneer as they are very similar. These turntables are a lot of fun, are easy to maintain, and allow swapping o... | |
| Which Mid Level Turntables Ship Well and Are Foolproof? Plug and play. True no brainer.Rich | |
| Which Mid Level Turntables Ship Well and Are Foolproof? Go new ... try this oneProject 25th Anniversary Classic. Factory installed and set-up cartridge. Have it 6 months and love it.http://www.needledoctor.com/Pro-Ject-Classic-Turntable-1?sc=2&category=352https://www.canuckaudiomart.com/forum/vie... | |
| R.I.P Glen Campbell Other sides of Glen Campbell ...Besides being an A list guitarist, he also could not read music. He played by ear. Not unique, but not usual. A real gem of a video, his version stacks well alongside the original ...https://www.youtube.com/watch... | |
| R.I.P Glen Campbell A fan since I was 11 years old ... that's 50 years. 'Galveston' was the first 45 single that I purchased (Woolworths in Manhattan) and 'Wichita Lineman' was the first album that I purchased (EJ Korvettes in Brooklyn). His voice always did it for... | |
| Remote Possibilities You can always contact MF in the UK. It is a functionality question. Head Office usually is better than overseas distributors.Rich | |
| Remote Possibilities Here is a link to an image of the remote for the 308. It would seem that MF made one remote for the 308 amp, cd player, & tuner.If you look at the next image there is a picture of a Logitech remote (Harmony 200), which was a popular learning ... |