sokogear
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| Where did you buy your first audio gear? Can't believe nobody has mentioned Korvette's, that long gone 60's-early 70's era precursor to Target, or maybe Walmart - I was too young to know anything - my Dad got it for me for I think my 14th birthday. It was an "all in one" one piece (of cr... | |
| The MoFi Mess and TAS rolling over for them My Cannonball Adderley One Step is pre-sold out and not even shown to be able to be preordered anymore. Mofi is overwhelmed with demand and every One Step ever made in the last 5 year has sold out. Maybe this nonissue (to me) will cause the resale... | |
| Direct Drive @mijostyn - the energy dissipated by the vibration of a very low mass arm onto the stylus (like a Rega) is less than the vibrations coming up from the motor through a platter, no matter how heavy. It is 2 different philosophies. I would be intere... | |
| Why not? If designed properly, in theory, batteries can provide cleaner, more consistent power, avoiding the noise of the power company. Even the best designed power conditioner can’t filter all the noise. | |
| Direct Drive @mijostyn - gotcha. I thought the Sota was around $4K. Also thought you like Schroeder arms. You should be a turntable market analyst/consultant. BTW the record clamp/device I asked you about works nicely, really for thinner or warped records - th... | |
| MoFi controversy @grislybutter - That is why the source is so important to my system and why I don't tolerate inferior quality records. I think there is good depth to the sound without the fuzziness, and of course high detail and very fast transients. For my spe... | |
| Direct Drive @mijostyn - I was surprised to hear you prefer the Thorens over the SOTA that you have gushed about in the past. | |
| Why not? A few additions/things to consider: 1) Puritan power conditioners come with an excellent power cord (maybe because they use a different plug in their device) and allow you to upgrade it when you order it 2) Rega's tonearm cable runs straight... | |
| Direct Drive @chaskelljr2001 - you match the phono stage to the cartridge - it has nothing to do with the turntable. I have the Sutherland Insight LPS and really like how quiet it is, and it's very straightforward design. Matches nicely with my van den Hul One... | |
| MoFi controversy @grislybutter - Forgot to mention gris - I like clean, detailed and dynamic, to me warm means distortion. That's why I like the KEFs. Also, I think they represent excellent value because they are made in China at a much lower cost (although with... | |
| MoFi controversy The arm (RB880) is incredible. The table itself has some incremental upgrades from my old P5 also. Its my biggest investment, but worth it to me. | |
| Direct Drive I thought he (@mijostyn) said he liked Thorens’ 1600 BD over anything within twice it’s price. | |
| MoFi controversy Would you rather have bad sounding AAAA stuff? I buy it because it sounds good. They have since expanded on their explanation and describe what size and speed tape they use and the size of the data files. If that reduces their demand, all the bett... | |
| Direct Drive @lewm - I thought that @mijostyn was a SOTA guy. I agree with you on wall shelves for tables - especially lightweight ones like Rega for guys like me with suspended wood floors. I have mine sitting on top of a Townshend platform that sits on the s... | |
| MoFi controversy @grislybutter - they're not $10 records you're comparing them to. They're $20-$25 records if new. If they are 45's they are more. The One Steps are mainly 45's and they are $125. The 33s are $100. Compare apples to apples.... I avoid used records... |