rdk777
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| How many vinyl albums do you own you listen to? About 150 and adding slowly - I don't want more than 500. I suspect there will be one or two more moves in my life and they get heavy. I try and rotate and listen to ~ 4-5 hours over the weekend. | |
| Do you care about car audio? Acura's had the Elliot Scheiner (collaborated) Panasonic 5.1 DVD-Audio player with surround sound (5.1) capability. I bought my car in 2009 and DVD-Audio's soon after became obsolete. They weren't around for a long time, but I managed to get most ... | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? An audiophile is a connoisseur of music and associated equipment required for playback, mostly self-proclaimed, but also knows that in the grand scheme of things, it doesn't mean a thing. | |
| This is the list of the best makers of audio equipment. Respond if you disagree Dumb thread. Similar to your - I want the best turntable ever for $450. | |
| Cartridge without serial? It's not the consumers fault - consumers will buy at lowest price if all things equal. Sounds like the mfr isn't willing to do much at the top end and wants to blame the consumer. I think the mfr's should own up to their product and provide supp... | |
| What is the actual percentage of people exclusively listening to vinyl vs digital? Here's your first poll for vinyl. I primarily listen to vinyl.- currently, while waiting for my new turntable, I have only listened to music (Qobuz) twice over a period of a month. Typically, I would've averaged five to six times that. | |
| Cartridge without serial? @daveyf - the cartridge mafia runs a tight ship. ; ) | |
| Cartridge without serial? @chakster - the cartridge that I got retipped from VAS for ~$500 was well worth more than the ~$6k that I would have to pay for a new cartridge from their trade-in/exchange program. I can pick up two top end used cartridges with the savings. I al... | |
| Cartridge without serial? There are a few like juki on Ebay and Kron here on Agon that sell these "gray market" cartridges. There are buyers (from the number of reviews) that would rather pay these discounted price than the full retail price (plus tax) that a dealer would ... | |
| Headband type magnifier w/ lights for TT setup @fjn04 - can you send a link to the LED light magnifier you're getting? I'm also looking for a light/magnifier for tt setup.Thanks.RK | |
| AudioMachina V8 $398 Whoa! Whoa! Would be interested to hear from folks that have used it. i | |
| Cartridge recommendation around $2k? I have the ARC Phono Ref 2SE preamp which has a gain of 74 dB balanced. Excellent preamp - I’d highly recommend. Can find a used one around $5.5k or so. The newer used Phono Ref 3 (replaced by the 3SE) goes for around $7k-7.5k.As for the Kuzma 4P ... | |
| Cartridge recommendation around $2k? The ultimate Denon 103 upgrade is the Audiomusikraft First Series cartridge/shell. I got the Bronze shell weighing in at 21 gms and its extremely good. Has made it in Stereophile's Class A cartridges for a number of years. I replaced the origin... | |
| ways to store your records +1 on the modular shelves from mapleshadestore.com ^, I got the double wide heirloom 2 shelf with a bypass on the bottom to store equipment in ambrosia maple and extremely happy with it, Great build quality. | |
| How Do You Store Your Record Collection? Recommendations Please! @sandthemall - I'm gonna get the Mapleshade racks. They look sturdy and not reasonable in price. Thanks for the recommendation. |