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| New cart for under 1K Or you could jump on the $700 XX-2 for sale used here right now. A killer cart. No affiliation with seller. | |
| Which headphones?? Well, if you are going with the ZDDac, then I'd avoid the harder to drive HiFiMan cans. But I am not sure where the problem is.If the Cable Company carries headphones in the price range you are looking at in their Lending Library, I'd take advanta... | |
| Next step? Oh, very nice. I am very intrigued by the Anvil. IIRC, the builder of the Anvil was also using Moerch tonearms at one point, which I have become a huge fan of. A very cool turntable. Please let us know your impressions. | |
| Which: $1000 MM or Transformer and $400 MC? What about the possiblity of a phono preamp that can handle LOMCs without an SUT? A number of solid contenders in this category. Why are you holding on to the Aikido? Sound quality, sentimentality? I ask as someone who ran DIY speakers for longer ... | |
| Recommend a cartridge for my new TT If you are not familar with the Cartridge and Tonearm Databases at Vinyl Engine, I'd recommend checking each cart recommended here to make sure that they are compatible with the cart you are interested. You can usually find both your arm's effecti... | |
| i hear sim audio amps are unreliable Perfectcircle, If you are going to make these claims as your first post here, then point us to where you have seen this mentioned. With that being your first post, and no evidence presented, I hope you can understand why this post might be interpr... | |
| Which headphones?? B_limo, Have you contacted The Cable Company to see if the 600s or 650s (or similarly priced models from HiFiMan, Grado, Beyerdynamic, Denon etc.) are available from their lending library? Find a way to listen to at least a few different cans befo... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus vs TW Acustic Raven One Vicdamone, You might want to look on Audio Circle. A lot of WT fans over there. | |
| Next step? I'd upgrade the table/arm. You are in the vicinity of a Well Tempered Amadeus or Simplex, which would get you an upgraded arm and table. At $2500, you could get both a Simplex and an upgrade at cartridge (20XL if you like the Dyna sound). Even wit... | |
| Rogue Audio Sphynx and Martin Logan Odysseys I am a speakers-first kind of fella. Settle on speakers, and then look for the best amp pairing for those specific speakers. It also occurs to me that you may want to let the Sphinx settle in a bit, and see if the bass tightens up. I am also a bit... | |
| For the same $, should I go integrated or power? Details would help. What DAC? The output impedance of the DAC will be important. What speakers? Any amp purchase should focus on an amp that is a good match for the speakers you have. Absent any of those details, I'd recommend an integrated like t... | |
| high power tube amps vs ss I'd first get your speaker selection worked out, then worry about amplification. Speaker-amp matching is so key. And speakers are the most important component in the chain. Settle on them, then start figuring out a good amp to match them. | |
| Tonearm: Phantom vs. 4 Point vs. 10.5 At around the price of these arms, I'd also suggest looking into a Moerch DP-8. Fabulous bass, and a great arm altogether. I really like the outrigger design, and the swappable armwands that are available in different effective masses are incredib... | |
| Dynaudio, Harbeth, Penaudio or Sonus Faber I liked the 30.1 more than the P3ESR when I auditioned them at a dealer. Just a fabulous speaker, the 30.1. The P3ESR exhibited the limitations of any minimonitor. If looking around the price and size of the P#ESR, I'd go with the KEF LS50. Deserv... | |
| Well Tempered Amadeus vs TW Acustic Raven One And you are preferring the Rock despite having the much lower priced cart on it vs the GTA? That is mighty impressive. |