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| Hana ML teamed with Pro-Ject 1Xpression carbon classic and Rega Aria Curious. I had been using an Ortofon 2M Blue and vocals were not quite sounding right, they sounded off a bit, not as deep as they should sound, if that makes sense. I swapped in a Goldring E3, a less expensive MM cartridge, and that helped, not... | |
| Hana ML teamed with Pro-Ject 1Xpression carbon classic and Rega Aria Hi - If I might ask what do you find lacking with the Ortofon Bronze? You have some nice equipment; what is not sounding right for you? Or do you feel that the Bronze is not in the same league as some of your other equipment? Many thanks, Ri... | |
| Primaluna pre paired with a class D amp I am not sure how many PL owners would pair a $3K tube pre with a $1K Class D amp. I do the reverse ... a PL Prologue 5 power amp with a Musical Fidelity SS cd player/ preamp (CD PRE 24). I also have a Rogue Sphinx v3, which would be the confi... | |
| Help with Yamaha 801 pairing Given your listening preferences and budget, I would go for the Zu Audio Dirty Weekend floor standers. I have had a pair in use in my main system for the last 4 years (tube amp; ss preamp, TT's & CDs). I also have the Zu Omen Monitor in a se... | |
| Gustard A 26 I2S input Hi - If the end game is to use PS Audio components, it's very simple ... if you are using a PS Audio SACD transport and wish to take advantage of PS Audio's SACD processing, you need to use a (recent vintage) PS Audio DAC. That is what I do. ... | |
| My Fisher XP66c Speakers Went To The Dump Today @jasonbourne52 - all good. funny reading something from 5 years ago. My dad had a repair shop in Brooklyn, opened right after WW II. Would go with him all the time to LIC, which had to be just after the mass exodus of the stereo companies from ... | |
| Great Small Room Speakers for $3-5k Hi Nick - Funny thing, I just changed my system around to a Rogue Audio Sphinx v3, Zu Audio Omen Bookshelf Speakers. TT is a Technics 1500 with a Ortofon Blue and PS Audio SACD Transport and Gain Cell DAC. What I like about the Omen's is how ... | |
| Best Basic CD Player (no SACD, USB, etc.) Hi old dude - I have a lot and I mean a lot of CDs. I would guess I am in the 5000 or more neighborhood. I am also officially a senior citizen and have stockpiled a few cd players, so I will be able to play my music until I can't anymore. I ha... | |
| Need tube help! Just saw your response to Newbie. Excellent guy to get to know, btw. The KT88's will give you the extra oomph that you like. New production Mullards or Gold Lions would work out nicely. I went with NOS GE's for the 12AU7s. New production Mull... | |
| Need tube help! Good luck with your PL2. About 18 years ago, I wrote a member review of the PL2. Without knowing what tubes came with your unit, as well as what the rest of your system is like, and what you like to listen for, it would be hard to give... | |
| Project Debut Carbon EVO vs. Technics SL-1500C vs Technics SL-1210GR Hi JJ - You may want to start with this discussion. I own both the Technics 1200 and 1500. Both are Direct Drive TTs, which I prefer. The 1500 is an all in one solution. Open the box, connect your cables, and you are up and running in 30 ... | |
| Getting back into venal with a $2,000 budget. @ litespeedaudio - You could always ask your dealer to check for platter wobble, while he is prepping & installing your new cartridge. Even though I live in NYC, I purchased my 1500C from an authorized, less known dealer, who I have dealt wi... | |
| Getting back into venal with a $2,000 budget. Hi litespeed - Vinyl is a rabbit hole. There are hardware, software, and storage considerations. Vinyl takes up space. Vinyl begets more vinyl. Just like tube rolling, there will be cartridge swapping. You will upgrade at some point. If you... | |
| Getting back into venal with a $2,000 budget. Hi litespeed if you have any questions about the 1500C, please feel free to ask them. I do not use the auto lift setting (you can defeat it). In practice it seemed to be clipping the last few seconds off longer albums. Do try the preamp, ... | |
| Getting back into venal with a $2,000 budget. Hi - Adding to my original comments ... For me, my initial spend would depend on how sure I was that I was going to stick with vinyl in the medium term. I found that once I embraced vinyl, it became like everything else with audio (or gui... |