roberjerman
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| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? +1 Shubert! I too have a Pioneer PLX1000/Denon 103R and it is certainly the best under $1000 TT today! And it is made in Japan (if I am not mistaken!). | |
| Is a GREAT turntable under $2000 possible??? +1 pkvintage! I have the Thorens 160/SME4 and 125/Rega300. Both are great TT's and capable of competing with the expensive machines! | |
| Latest Oppo"s selling for twice retail Clever manipulation has enabled OPPO to clean out their back stock! Smart! | |
| Crown XLS 1502.... real life test. Does the Crown XLS 1502 sound the death knell for all the overpriced big buck amps? I am curious! | |
| Oppo 205 guagers selling used units for twice the price... Any of today's multi-format players will do just fine! Stop being so neurotic! | |
| AUDIO PRICE INSANITY PRICE VS. PERFORMANCE WORTH IT? Myself, I collect and use the best vintage gear from the Golden Age of High End - 1965 - 85! That was when the most innovative (and affordable!) stuff was made! Since then prices have only risen for NO real advances in sound quality! | |
| AUDIO PRICE INSANITY PRICE VS. PERFORMANCE WORTH IT? High priced audio gear is just a trophy for high rollers! If you've got it, flaunt it! | |
| New way for audiophiles to die! "Timothy Leary's dead! No he's not! He's outside looking in!" - Moody Blues | |
| Moving from MM to MC I presently have two 103R's mounted on two different TT's (with different arms). A Pioneer PLX1000 (medium-weight arm) and an Ariston RD11S/Grace 707 (light arm). Arm mass is NOT critical! Excellent results in both cases! | |
| We Need A Separate Forum for Fuses Show a flat-earther a Mercator-projection map (Greenland as big as North America!) and he will say "see this is proof that the Earth is really flat". | |
| Streamer HDtracks! | |
| What is an excellent power cable? If you are a high roller: Nordost Odin 2! | |
| What is your goto reference recording Bartok "Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta" - Segei Ozawa/BSO on DGG LP! | |
| Help: Devore O/96 Integrated Amp + DAC suggestion Get another amp! 10 watts is not enough for the O/96's beyond merely polite levels. Remember that musical peaks of 10+ dB's above average levels require 10X the average watts to avoid clipping! So your OTO 10 watter can only play comfortably at 1 ... | |
| What is an excellent power cable? Try any of the Pangea's from Audio Advisor and save your money for something that will REALLY make a difference! |