sokogear
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| what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with. @rim - guess I won't be considering a VPI in the future. Sticking with what I've got for the long haul now that it is insulated from vibration and sounding great. I have it on a Townshend Seismic platform sitting on a wall mounted shelf. Adding th... | |
| what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with. @dover - the next generation of Rega arms, especially the higher end ones (RB880, 2000- now 3000) have dramatic improvements. The 2000 came out with the RP10, which has since been replaced with the P10, so it has been a while since the new design ... | |
| Harley quote True @mahgister. However, once you've conquered those issues, upgrading equipment can improve the sound, sometimes dramatically. Just beware of the law of diminishing returns....and upgradeitis. People spending monopoly money on stereo equipment i... | |
| what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with. @jperry - those are my thoughts as well. Over $4000 or so, I would consider other arms, and tables for that matter.The one I mentioned earlier that doesn't touch the plinth from integrity hifi (I think it's called Tru Glider) for example at $4K so... | |
| Harley quote @cleeds - @djones is talking about spending money and getting worse sound. Of course it is a bad investment - no one is talking about that. We are talking about value in improved SQ for each incremental dollar spent. The law of diminishing returns... | |
| what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with. @dover-you didn't mention Rega. What are your thoughts regarding them relative to their pricing of $600-$2200 (actually $1200 one, RB880 is excellent). Many tables use them as an OEM with the Moth label. You have such extensive experience, it woul... | |
| HOW MUCH DO NON-AUDIO FACTORS INFLUENCE YOUR AUDIO PURCHASES? I never said they were British owned, it’s a British subsidiary of Gold Peak, it appears. Product development and research are done in England since its inception. They have been under the same ownership since 1992. Publicly traded multi billion ... | |
| what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with. Are you kidding me? | |
| HOW MUCH DO NON-AUDIO FACTORS INFLUENCE YOUR AUDIO PURCHASES? KEF speakers are designed in The UK and their super expensive top of the line ones are made there. Others are made in China. Their company is not a Chinese company. They build incredibly high quality speakers and I am sure their factory in China h... | |
| A stupid question for which there's no sensible answer. Depends what you mean by complex. If you happen to have a large room that is open without walls close to the speakers and a listening position between the speakers, then yes. But that wouldn’t be complex.if you’re room is carpeted, and you have w... | |
| A stupid question for which there's no sensible answer. I was thinking of small rooms with limited options for speaker placement. I guess you I could try, but in tight spaces with bookcases, speakers in places of differing heights, some offices, Bedrooms, dorm rooms, etc. My first real stereo was in a ... | |
| what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with. @viv - what table and cartridge/phono stage are you using the tru glider with? If you don’t mind telling, what was the total rig investment? | |
| A stupid question for which there's no sensible answer. Of course the room impacts the sound quality most @mahgister. That’s a given. My cousin has a basic system in a converted warehouse with extremely high ceilings and a concrete floor. The room is completely open, slightly rectangular and must be 25... | |
| HOW MUCH DO NON-AUDIO FACTORS INFLUENCE YOUR AUDIO PURCHASES? +1 P8 @yespsb. Phenomenal value, great arm, perfect dust cover, design. Put it on a wall shelf and it would be tough to beat at multiple times the cost. | |
| what are some of best tonearms you own or experience with. You didn't mention a budget. For $2K and under, Rega makes the best arms for the dollar. It's not even close. RB3000 ($2200), RB880 ($1200), even the BR330 at $600 will outperform ones that are several times the cost. They also have a super expens... |