sarcher30
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| Electronic stylus force gauge question One definitely needs to adjust by ear after initial setup. The value in having an accurate scale is one knowing your in the ballpark and two being able to return to a specific weight after removing a particular cartridge. If you don't change carts... | |
| Audiophile 'Attitude' That is a funny story. Gotta love it when they assume things about you and your wife. He probably didn't even know what he did wrong. If you really wanted to get him good you should have wasted about 2 hours of his time and then left without buyin... | |
| Unusual TAS bomb If he got fired for writing an unfavorable review then I have even less respect for that magazine than before. I guess they should fire the editor too since he had it printed. Then they can hire some marketing people from ARC to write reviews and ... | |
| Phono Pre-Amp Questions Yes. AUX will work fine. Just make sure you don't hook it up to phono. | |
| Loud pop when I use the turntable on/off button I wonder if VPI has fixed this problem in production yet? They have known about it for years now. The part is very cheap. | |
| 3-Phase Power Supply: DPS vs Ayre Todd_rk, 3 phase power from the wall is not required. The power is converted inside the power supply by amplifiers from what I understand. You can read the explanation in the owners manual online. I don't pretend to fully understand it myself.Shso... | |
| Phono Pre-Amp Questions Zar, A separate phono stage will need to be hooked up to your preamp like any other source. They usually do not have their own volume control. There are exceptions but none in your price range that I know of.I used to have a MF-308 integrated and ... | |
| Electronic stylus force gauge question Actusreus, I'm using the Cartridge Man digital scale. It is expensive but very stable and accurate. I did not really want to pay that much for a good scale but got feed up with the Shure and the other cheap digital scale I had. Another good thing ... | |
| Graham Phantom1, Kuzma Stogi Ref, Naim ARO Pani, If you can afford it get an arm with easily adjustable VTA, VTF, and Azimuth. The Rega is the least adjustable arm. If you get a Rega make sure to get an after market VTA adjuster for it. I would skip the Naim for the reason you stated (fixe... | |
| Raven AC3 Anyone else feel that a dealer should not be trying to sell his own TT's in a thread about a TT he doesn't carry? Seems very rude to me.I can't comment on the sound of the Merrill but the look is very unappealing to me. The feet in particular are ... | |
| Graham Phantom1, Kuzma Stogi Ref, Naim ARO I agree with Syntax and Brf. The adjust ability of the Phantom and Triplanar are top notch. You can also upgrade to the newest versions when you can afford it. If you can find a used Reed 2A it has the same adjustments and is a very good arm as we... | |
| Raven AC3 If your looking for a TT in that price range I would try and hear Steve Dobbins The Beat as well. The Beat would be my choice. I have only heard the Raven at RMAF. It did sound a little rolled off but that could have been the choice of cartridge o... | |
| I just heard the Wilson Alexandria XLF's Wednesday I think that in addition to the higher power in the subs the ability to adjust with the built in eq is the biggest advantage. Also most of the better subs have a measurement mic and software as well.I would think that for $200,000 they could inclu... | |
| Multi-Format players of yesteryear, vs. Now Ultimatezap, I would be weary of putting money into a digital player that old. What happens when it breaks down. Parts could be hard if not impossible to find. | |
| Does mfg's name/model affect your opinion of sound No. The sound effects my opinion of the manufacturer. ;0) |