rar1
Responses from rar1
| Turntable? Hi Brian -Something to ask yourself when getting the TT is how interactive do you want to be with it. Are you a get under the hood type. If there were ever a component that invited endless tinkering, it is the turntable. You can futz with just ... | |
| KT-88 vs. EL34 Hi Andy -I would make the case that this is very speaker dependent. As you may be getting from the other posts, the sound is different as opposed to necessarily better or worse.Are you still using the AR 4s? For the longest time, I had the AR 30... | |
| The awful truth about CDs, do they have the same shelve life as LP's ? Agreed. Have been hearing this drivel every 5 years or so for the last 25 years. I must have over 5000 CDs and have never have one go bad. 'Basta' already as the godfather might say. | |
| Pre-amp to receiver? Rectilinear III are easily 40 - 50 year old speakers. Did you want that kind of a restoration project? They were well regarded speakers. Rectilinear was located in downtown Brooklyn, before they moved up to the Bronx. Rich | |
| Why are Harbeth speakers expensive while its drivers are not. Rule of thumb is that materials are 20% of the price. For speakers, 2/3 or so is the cost of the cabinet.For a $4K speaker, materials would cost $800. The cabinet would be $550 of that and $250 would be for drivers, wire, cross-over, etc.Is what... | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3? That makes a difference. It sounded like you had the Rega already and that trying to get the best cartridge was the goal.TT and cartridge selection seems to require a lot more knowledge these days. Almost too much information to take in and then... | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3? Not being snarky, I was just trying to understand the logic. If you look at some of the turntable packages out there (Pro-ject for example), their $800 or so turntables will come with a $200 or so cartridge. Without knowing your receiver, it wil... | |
| Cartridge for Rega Planar 3? Not sure why you would spend $1k for a cartridge for a $1k turntable that you will be plugging into a receiver. I have no experience with the Planar 3. Rich | |
| turntable " thump " sound when not running Only reason to plug into the back of the preamp is that you power off the turntable, when you shut off your preamp. It is better, in general, to plug the turntable into a separate outlet. Your Adcom equipment is in the 25 years or so age range. ... | |
| Anyone own or heard of PrimaLuna? I have owned two Prima Luna amplifiers for the last 12 years (PL2 integrated and PL 5 power amp). I have not had any issues in all that time. 12 years ago, I wrote a review of the PL2 for Audiogon. My feelings are only more positive after 12 ye... | |
| adapter plate jelco sa-370h tone arm technics sl 1200mkIII install You may want to reach out to KAB USA, who are TECHNICS 1200 specialists. Not sure if they offer consulting services, but it is worth the call. https://www.kabusa.com/Rich | |
| Turn table for my kid??? Not asking too much. $250 for a turntable, $250 for powered speakers. If you are buying new, I still stand by the Audio Technica LP120. I have owned the turntable and have set it up for a few friends' systems. Go to any Guitar Center or profess... | |
| Turn table for my kid??? If you read through the posts, he does give an idea to budget. He was looking at an AT LP60 with powered speakers for $350. Most of the replies have been saying you need to be in the $500 range (assuming new) for TT and speakers, unless you want... | |
| Turn table for my kid??? Anybody own a U-Turn Orbit and can speak from experience? I ask because I think back of when I had the Pro-ject Carbon Debut and could not understand the rave reviews, after using the turntable. I thought that the Audio Technica 120LP offered a ... | |
| Turn table for my kid??? Go the 5 bills and make her a fan. Rich |