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| Rega, Pro-Ject, Technics SL-1200 Hi Sam -The Stanton ST 150 is in stock form. The changes I made were to the supplied cartridge, the turntable mat (went with a NOS Technics 1200 rubber mat), and use isolation footers. I have tested a few cartridges and what I like about the turnt... | |
| Rega, Pro-Ject, Technics SL-1200 Have you considered changing out the Shure M97 cartridge of the Technics? I have two different turntables in my systems ... one is a Stanton ST150 , which would be similar to your Technics.I tried the Shure M97 cartridge and did not care for it. ... | |
| Rock with strings Some of my favorites - Elton John - Live in Concert with the Melbourne Symphony OrchestraProcol Harum - Live with the Edmonton Symphony OrchestraMetallica - S&M - live with San Francisco Symphony OrchestraElectric Light Orchestra - EldoradoRich | |
| TT inquiry Of the 3 TTs that you list, I would opt for the Pioneer or two others that are essentially the same TT ... the Stanton ST 150 or Audio Technica LP 1240. These are all examples of what are referred to as Super OEM TTs, which are TTs based on the Te... | |
| Lindi Ortega As long a you are checking out Canadian talent, take a gander at Whitney Rose . She has two albums out. Can not say enough positives.Rich | |
| Headphone Amps? You have some options. If you want the headphone amp/ jack coming from your amplifier, it would be the output of the headphone amp to the input of your headphone amplifier. Similarly you can connect the amplifier directly to the CD player. Check o... | |
| Should I buy a phono-pre or Creek phono board? No brainer to me. Plug-in, one less box, fewer cables, most likely optimized for your amp. 30 years ago, you got the phono preamp for free when you purchased your preamp, integrated, or receiver. Like every other outboard (what they were called ba... | |
| Blu Ray Plyr for Two-Channel Stereo RCA Outputs ? I use a Panasonic DMP-BDT500 in a 2 channel analogue system. It has been replaced by the DMP-BDT 460.I got this player specifically to listen to blu ray audio discs and have not been disappointed. I use a separate CD player for CDs. Rich | |
| Turntable set up- How easy is it Depends on the turntable you are purchasing.If you are buying a dj oriented turntable, it has a universal headshell, so installing a cartridge should not be a big deal. The adjustments are also pretty straightforward.Any of the entry level audioph... | |
| Recommed a medium sized monitors that can go loud +1 on the Omega's. I own the Super MK2 and they play plenty loud in my 12 X 15 X 9 room. I would also suggest the Ascend Acoustic Sierra Monitor 1s.Rich | |
| Sierra 2 vs Dynaudio Focus 160 Pretty much if you want to hear how the Ascend Sierras 1 or 2 are going to sound, you are ordering a pair. This should be common sense, as Ascend is a mail order company. With all that said, I own the Sierras 1 and can not say enough positive abou... | |
| The missing piece Two pieces of equipment for me: 1) Musical Fidelity CD PRE 24 cd player/ preamp and 2) Shure SC 35C phono cartridge. The CR PRE 24 was the best cd player and preamp I had/ have used. Granted I prefer to buy my equipment new and typically when it i... | |
| Your Help Choosing Speakers needed Neither. For years I used a 2216B in a similar sized room with CD as a source. Given that LPs will sound less loud than a CD player at the same volume, there are limits to how loud your system will play. I ultimately tried many different speakers ... | |
| marantz 2250 Two variables involved, at least. Condition: what type of shape the units are in. Both units are at least 37 years old. At some point, the caps and power supplies and any host of things need replacing or fixing. Tuner: do you live in an area, or b... | |
| Koetsu Burma Jade Platinum Is this the cartridge you are referring to ... Koetsu Jade Platinum Phono Cartridge ?At $10k a pop, not surprised there are no reviews out there.Rich |