sammyshaps
Responses from sammyshaps
| Rogue RP-1 Amp recommendations You can find a rogue stereo amp or mono blocks for under 2k, all tube, lots of power. The m120 magnums I had were fantastic, wish I hadn’t sold them. | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? Hi all! Reporting back. I returned from Japan with a Nagaoka Mp-500, a replacement stylus, a suitcase of records and some chef knives :) The cartridge and stylus ended up being $700 USD, so quite a good buy over there versus in the US. I've ... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? Thanks @herman! i do have a phono stage that can handle lower compliance and adequate gain for the few cartridges suggested so far. | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? Thank you so much everyone! So excited with these great recs. Will report back when I return! | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? Thank you @knotscott @lewm @jeffrey125 for the recommendations! | |
| New Cartridge or New Preamp @lukaske that is beautiful. Have not heard of that company. Very interested in finding out more. Thanks | |
| New Cartridge or New Preamp Thanks all! Ok so it seems my path forward should be a new phono stage. Just for fun I hooked back up my Musical surroundings and maybe because I read all about the improvement of an outboard PS I heard an improvement, albeit slight. I'll look... | |
| New Cartridge or New Preamp Thank you all for your responses so far. @tablejockey thanks for your detailed response. I’ll definitely consider adding a better phono stage to my setup. | |
| New Cartridge or New Preamp @tablejockey thanks, could you elaborate as to what makes an outboard stage inherently better? | |
| First CD player help! Thanks again everyone. Lots to consider. I bought a very cheap Sony to tide me over while I investigate. Will report back! | |
| First CD player help! Thanks everyone. A lot to look through! | |
| First CD player help! Hi all thanks for answers so far. Just to restate, I’m not interested in streamer recs. I know all the positives, benefits, etc. Appreciate the feedback but that’s not the answer to my posed question. thanks! | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? Y’all should watch the blue note doc “beyond the notes” it’s absurd and downright ignorant to say rap is not music. Dear lord. | |
| Books! Great thanks to everyone thus far, lots to dig into! | |
| Small form factor integrateds McIntosh MA252. I recently picked one up and it’s wonderful - compact and has more than enough power. If you are looking for tube sound I would also take a look at the rogue, raven, and primaluna offerings, all fairly compact but I believe all lar... |