sokogear
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| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @drbond - If I were you, and spending that kind of dough, I would talk to Dr. Vinyl (he is based out of Maryland, but travels all over the place to set up expensive tables and is a dealer for a lot of small TT manufacutrers) who I spoke with a cou... | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal @Ozzy62 So I guess you don't seek your doctor's advice? Everything else is noise, censored or not. This is more serious than what stereo equipment to buy. | |
| Advice needed on MC cartridges Unipivots are just a pain to handle-they jump all over the place whenever I’ve demoed one. I guess you can get used to it, but gimbal arms are a breeze. I’m a Rega owner for 15 years or so, and their arms IMHO give the best bang for the buck. No V... | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal I only trust my doctor. He knows me best. Some people shouldn’t get the vaccine. I’d like to know if I am one if them. The most credible talking heads tell anyone questioning if the should get the vaccine to talk to their doctor. How can anyone p... | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal If there was no misinformation, then why were those podcasts removed and Rogan allowed to stay? Rogan also gave advice himself, which he is not qualified to do. Doctors should be giving it to their patients. Everything else is noise. | |
| Advice needed on MC cartridges @skyscraper - for $1850 (you should be able to get a 15% discount) the MC One Special from VDH should provide a big improvement for you, and because it sounds like you are a value (not cost no object) conscious audiophile like me, the fact that VD... | |
| Survey on Cost of Loudspeakers Supported On Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums I have tall thin speakers and also was nervous about the instability created with the Townshend bars/springs (I do use their platform under my turntable with excellent results). I put flat multilayer Symposium Segue Stealth platforms (custom sized... | |
| Advice needed on MC cartridges I have the van den Hul MC One Special which I put in quite a while ago replacing a $500 japanese MM cartridge. Huge improvement in detail and depth of sound but when I put in a phono stage instead of using the MM/MC adjustable phono stage in my pr... | |
| Neil Young calls out Tidal I am a big Neil fan as well, but the SQ had nothing to do with his request to have his music removed from Spotify. He wanted Joe Rogan's misinformation about vaccinations removed, and apparently it has been done, but Neil is gone from there anyway... | |
| Bought powerful/expensive Amp+Speakers but plan to use an old preamp , am I crazy? @bugsnest - I used to have some NAD gear (way back) and it is a great value. That doesn't mean it's great. A phono stage with an AB switch from MM to MC is not the same as having a multi option one. I have an excellent highly regarded integrated a... | |
| Bought powerful/expensive Amp+Speakers but plan to use an old preamp , am I crazy? If you are using a MC cartridge (you didn't mention what you have), a good quality external phono stage would be a big improvement. | |
| How many systems do you have? 4 Den Bose cd player in the garage only when washing the car Car 1-Bose factory option Car 2 -not sure | |
| Linear Power Supply? Rega tables have optional PSUs fairly down their product line and they are standard on their top 3 models I believe. The PSUs plug into a wall wart. A rudimentary speed measurement (with an iPhone on the platter) showed RPMs of 33.28 and 44.98 (.... | |
| Best Bang for the Buck Upgrade I like the power conditioner idea. No need to spend fortune. Puritan makes good ones for under $2K. Also, get a nice turntable and some records if you have the space. Some albums will sound better on a good vinyl pressing, especially Analogue Pro... | |
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