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| What's your latest album purchase? I take it you mean vinyl. Like Mofi I spend a good deal of cash each money buying music, though my purchases are typically on CD.I do buy some vinyl. The latest vinyl purchases, all from Amazon:Led Zeppelin III (pre-order)Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - ... | |
| Would appreciate feedback on logic Since you realize the limitations of both the room and the set-up of your equipment, I would also think that you have some ideas as to just how much of an improvement different speaker cables are going to make. If you view putting together a syste... | |
| First turntable advice I added a turntable to my system after about 20 years of not having one. I had first picked up a used Denon direct drive off of eBay, which lasted about a year before the motor died. I purchased a Pro-ject Debut Carbon turntable, Musical Fidelity ... | |
| Hidden factors in A-B comparisons. Back when I was in high school (early 1970's), Stereo Review and High Fidelity and I think even Consumer Reports would recommend twisting the cable plugs while plugged in to remove any built up oxidation. What you are saying sounds similar.Rich | |
| KLH Model 35 replacement So ... this comes down to a doozie of a task ... replacing a stereo for elderly parents with something that will perform the way they remember their 'made in the USA' stereo performed.What will make this task difficult is finding a receiver that p... | |
| KLH Model 35 replacement Wow ... where to begin. The KLH turntable/ receiver compact and speakers that you have were the rage when I was entering high school 45 years ago. I do not know how long you have owned this equipment, but if you are the original owner, an old-time... | |
| Is the Musical Fidelity Nu-vista M3 outdated Go for it. I use a MF CD/ PRE 24 with my Prima Luna tube amp. Ten years on and I still love the piece. Currently looking for mint 308s. Rich | |
| Small System Rebuild. Need Integrated Amp Music Direct has the Marantz 6004 integrated for $400, reduced from $600. Hard to go wrong at this price. Rich | |
| Help for a vinyl novice I went through the same thought process last year as you are going through now. I ultimately purchased a Pro-ject Debut Carbon turntable, Musical Fidelity V-LPS phono stage, and the acrylic platter upgrade. All in, the cost was about $650 all new.... | |
| Replace 12AU7 with 6SN7 ? With all due respect, do you think that anything that any of us could offer as an opinion to you would mean more than what the manufacturer said to you as fact? I am not going out of my way to be rude, I would just think that the manufacturer's wo... | |
| pioneer sx636 reciever This was my first real audio component. I always thought the tuner was very good, but the amplifier section was just ok and after a few years, I went with separates. When I did restore a vintage receiver, it was a Marantz 2216B and later a Marantz... | |
| MusicalFidelity A300 integrated: Worth the money? The MF A300 and for that matter the MF 308 amps are definitely worth tracking down. Exceptionally clean sounding amps. Plenty of power. Superb construction. I would also recommend the MF CD PRE 24 preamp/ cd player as your front end and source. I ... | |
| What's In Your Tape Cassette Deck Tonight? Back in the 70's and 80's, you would make cassette versions of your LPs to listen to as you had to preserve your LPs for special listening occasions. US LP production quality had become very mediocre. Extremely warped records with noisy surfaces w... | |
| Vintage Wharfdale speakers? Pretty simple then ... just be honest about not having the space for the speakers. Don't make it about the sound as you already have speakers you like. Offer to help him sell them or alternatively, out of respect for you neighbor, offer to post th... | |
| The best monitor under 1500 For a traditional set-up, I would recommend the Ascend Acoustic Sierra 1 . There is a pair here on Audiogon for $750 . These speakers have bamboo cabinets, which tend to be particularly immune from vibrations. You could also go the powered speak... |