sokogear
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| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @drbond - wow….a waiting list for a $70K phono stage. I wonder how many they actually make and how many people are on the waiting list. Also, with this kind of money being thrown around, I hope they are maximizing their listening room, which is as... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other How many cartridges over $7500 can possibly be sold every year? And so many manufacturers, some who only make cartridges. Lyra, Koetsu, Ortofon, van den Hul, Soundsmith, My Sonic Lab, Clear Audio, Dynavector, and even Grado are brands I've hea... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other Typo - should say move from the P5 to the P8 was not as big an improvement. | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @drbond - I've been using a van den Hul One Special for 9+ years and I have been very happy with it. It is medium to high output for an MC - .75 uV but has an excellent, unique stylus that is very long lasting. I use a Sutherland Insight phono sta... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other This is why I like Rega tables - extremely light platters/plinths/arms with low torque needs and noise. Great arms, build quality and durability. As long as you isolate them, they are a tremendous value. By the way, when I put mine on a spring pl... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other Even being on a concrete slab, suspension and a wall shelf can really improve the performance of the P8. It did for me, but I have a suspended wood floor, so I probably got the most improvement possible. If you think you have maximized the isolat... | |
| What are your favorite recordings that sound best to you? Forgot one - Pink Floyd Wish you were Here CBS Mastersound Japanese - (Welcome to the Machine is incredible) | |
| What are your favorite recordings that sound best to you? Earl Klugh - Finger Paintings UHQR Alan Parsons Project - I Robot UHQR Miles Davis - Kind of Blue MOFI 45 Box set Modern Jazz Quartet- Django 45 (I think Analogue Productions Quality Record Pressing) Stan Getz- Getz Gilberto - Speakers Corner ... | |
| Best Phono You've Heard Under $2200 @audiosaurusrex Ask your dealer about Sutherland - see what he thinks. | |
| Do speaker wires have to be the same length for each speaker? Some speaker wires are custom cut and terminated/soldered and I guess if it was expensive enough you could save a few bucks with different length cables. However I have OCD when it comes to my stereo with everything being lined up perfectly, no c... | |
| Where the heck are all these manufacturers coming from! @oldhvymec - if some of your hundred of pounds of coins are indeed rare you may actually be making money by holding on to them and not losing out to inflation. I would recommend going through them to pick out the potentially valuable ones and bri... | |
| Not Sure If This Is OK Here, But Here Goes If it's too good to be true, it isn't. If something isn't selling and you want it to move, you have to lower your price. Simple economics - supply and demand. | |
| Best Phono You've Heard Under $2200 @gochurchgo - the LPS cleans up the sound by lowering the noise from the power supply. Not that the standard one is bad, just that the LPS is excellent. Ron Sutherland told me that if I was his brother in law, he would tell me to get the LPS for ... | |
| Best Phono You've Heard Under $2200 With his highly recommended LPS, the Sutherland 20/20 is $2650 - the insight with LPS is $1750 and an excellent phono stage and will meet the $2200 criteria. You may be able to get an Insight used for $8-900 and then add the LPS for $350, which re... | |
| Turntable and cartridge setup known for a marvelous bottom end. Make sure to address any vibration/isolation issues with the table. Wall shelf will help. Can make a tremendous difference. So can pods or roller blocks. |