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| 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... | |
| Getting back into venal with a $2,000 budget. Below your budget level, have you considered the Technics SL1500-C? Comes with an Ortofon M Red cartridge and a decent built in phono preamp. I would also ask the dealer if a trade-in for an Ortofon Blue would be possible. It would be a very go... | |
| Zu for Pass Labs? Hi - You should stick with the MK II versions, be it the Omen or the DW. The MK II represents a sufficient enough upgrade from the MK I to justify the extra cost. As for whether to go with the DW or the Omen floor standers. I have DW MKII floo... | |
| Zu for Pass Labs? Found this is an old (er) on-line review ... The Omen Dirty Weekend (Omen DW) is effectively a reduced-cost Omen Mk II. Both are two-way floorstanding speakers of modest dimensions (36” tall with a 12” by 12” footprint, 54 pounds). They present a... | |
| Zu for Pass Labs? I use Zu speakers in both my systems ... - Dirty Weekend MK2 with a Prima Luna Prologue 5 (tubes) - Omen Bookshelfs with a Rogue Audio Sphinx 3 (tube hybrid) I have been through my fair share of speakers over the years and the sense of immed... | |
| If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over............. CSN&Y ... '4 Way Street'. 50 plus years later and I listen to it at least once a week. Rich | |
| Amp recommendations for Elac DFR52 floor standing speakers An easy recommendation, that I have experience with, would be the Rogue Audio Sphinx v3 hybrid. It has a built in phono input and headphone amp. I have had one for about a year or so and like it a lot. New, this amp is in the middle of your bud... | |
| Amp recommendations for Elac DFR52 floor standing speakers Hi - It is more a question (s) of how big a room the speakers will be used in and how loud you like to listen to your music. Have you decided where you will be placing the speakers? Also, any preference for tube or solid state amplifiers? Viny... |