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| Backert Labs Rhumba preamp @atmasphere Ralph, when I said "voice" I certainly wasn't implying that you are doing anything to taint the signal, but rather that when listening and developing designs your judgements are coming from a musician's perspective. For example, trying... | |
| Backert Labs Rhumba preamp Since I know Andy really well, and sorta know Ralph as a former customer, I won't go on in any detail here, but wanted to point out that it's pretty cool that both the Backert & Atma-Sphere gear is voiced by performing (in Andy's case -- profe... | |
| if I buy an ultrasonic cleaner for my records will I be able to hear the difference? @rollintubes Amen, bro. What he said. Except for being too cheap to being a Cyclone to do the drying, I'm doing the same. I bought a 3D-printed attachment with velvet brush that slides onto a shopvac. With my lazy susan-based manual drying station... | |
| TNT Hot Rod vs SL-1200G @analogluvr makes a good point about the PLC vs. SDS. The PLC is much older, not as reliable but might get you ~$200 if you find a buyer for it. Not sure of current SDS new pricing, but used ones come up frequently for about $600-800. BTW, MSRP of... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart @bpoletti the story about my friend was with a single-ended Prime, lol. I am happy you haven't had any trouble and suggest that if you or others ever need to disassemble just be sure to measure every angle & take a bunch of pics before doing s... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart @bpoletti Yes, you'd think "a small box swap-out" is a simple thing, but the problem is that to change it out you need to remove the entire tonearm. The pieces that make up the base two pieces of the "dog leg", the VTA tower, etc. all separate. Af... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart @jetson Thought I read someone suggesting to you a VPI TNT V HR on one of the other sites. I just read that ad and want to caution you about it. First, it's not a HR. HR denotes that instead of a separate armboard drilled/screwed into the plinth, ... | |
| Does anything better Jelco arm ~$1000 Thanks, @andrei_nz!One of the kind posters here offered a good deal on a used Audiomods V, no longer needed since he upgraded to something at a much higher price. After all these posts, I'm thinking that it's not a SAAB and more like a Subaru WRX ... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart @rauliruegas I went back to old gmails to try to remember what year it was that you visited me, & heard my Atma-Sphere MA1 mkII amps and MP-3(Ralph’s most affordable model) preamp/phonopreamp. The preamp was fitted with my personal choices of ... | |
| if I buy an ultrasonic cleaner for my records will I be able to hear the difference? @rrm , IMHO @pbnaudio gives you a great recommendation. I used a VPI 16.5 for years, used it with most of the available fluids and brushes available and it was pretty good. I was a beta tester for AudioIntelligent, but my fav was the Walker Audio ... | |
| Does anything better Jelco arm ~$1000 Interesting comments, guys!@williewonka I agree that from the details I found on the Technoarm that the Audiomods is probably a better modded rendition of the Rega. With the Audiomods being a mod of the RB-300 and the Michell a variant of the OEM1... | |
| Does anything better Jelco arm ~$1000 Has anyone directed compared the sound of the Audiomods V vs. the new Jelco or even vs.the 750 series? Cheers,Spencer | |
| Does anything better Jelco arm ~$1000 So does anybody else have a suggestion besides those already mentioned? Cheers,Spencer | |
| Technics SP series mats? Lew, yes I did. Used it that way for about a year and a half before I sold it as I downsized for a relocation. Never had a problem. Our pal, dgarretson, gets partial credit / blame :-) for helping me down that path.Those who heard it heard how it... | |
| Technics SP series mats? Not sure which Technics rubber mat I had with my SP10mk2, but also stunk. Every mat I tried instead was an improvement. I tried also the suggested modest priced mats I could borrow or buy including Herbie's Way Excellent II Turntable Mat, Funk Fir... |