sokogear
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| Buying a new TT today Arm and cartridge and then phono stage seem to have a bigger impact than the table, assuming the table can spin the platter at the correct speed with minimal rumble/noise from the motor, whatever that motor may be. Also, the table has to accommoda... | |
| Buying a new TT today If I did that, I wouldn't need a phono stage, correct, or would it still help?Acutex is not a top level MM - it is a good mid level one. What is MI? Sorry I'm not a cartridge analyst like you....BTW, I listen to jazz and rock and (I guess you woul... | |
| Buying a new TT today Yes, and it is I guess a matter of taste. When I went from a good MM cartridge that is no longer made (you might like it because of that) the Acutex 412 STR, to the VDH One Special, I remember thinking the VDH was much more alive, vivid, and detai... | |
| Buying a new TT today No one is talking about cheap belt drives. That is Chak's argument. He thinks the Technics new DD table is a better value than the more expensive belt drive tables. Cheap belt drives without external power supply units have a harder time keeping t... | |
| Buying a new TT today Thanks and for the $25 word I just learned. Good to know it will be obvious. | |
| Buying a new TT today So it either breaks or not.....just like a Rolex needs service when it stops working?The sound quality doesn’t gradually get worse? | |
| Buying a new TT today Thanks. I live within an hour of VPI, so I would drive up there and let them handle it (and hope they don’t sabotage my Rega when removing or reinstalling the cartridge 🙂). Hopefully they can insure AJ dies it himself or maybe swap a remanufacture... | |
| Buying a new TT today Max gain the Insight offers is 60 dB. Looks like the ART7 would be more than the VDH maintenance cost any way. Probably will just keep it. Just have to figure out when to do the service....Will be 9 years in November-about 5 hours per week, but la... | |
| Buying a new TT today Thanks Chakster. Sounds like I should probably just send my Van den hul One Special back to the factory for the $5-600 overhaul. They do whatever needs to be done to bring it back to new. It’s interesting that you mention cantilever length-that i... | |
| Has anyone used an Audio Technica 6006 to raise the tonearm when the side is over? Thanks. I guess I’ll live with the end of side anxiety because I really like the way the dust cover works with the P8 and also the way it looks. | |
| Has anyone used an Audio Technica 6006 to raise the tonearm when the side is over? Thanks. Are there any negatives like interfering when the dust cover is on? Can you please send a couple pictures please with it off and on?How do you like the Apheta 3? What was your previous cartridge/tt?thanks again. | |
| Buying a new TT today I think the upgrade game is more something Linn does. Their upgrades are numerous to the point that the guy who sold me my Rega told me a guy spent $25K on an LP12.Question for Chakster (Mike Lavigne - feel free to chime in although you seem to be... | |
| Buying a new TT today Congrats AJ and Mammoth Guy for joining the Rega club! I would love to try the RB3000 but it isn't being sold separately at the moment and the Rega dealer who let me buy the RB880 separately before it was available as a stand alone purchase, hasn'... | |
| Buying a new TT today I beleive Rega has stretched a little thin going for growth, but now are paring back, discontinuing CD players and not getting into streaming. Both good news. I think they are at the summit. Who is their competition? Linn? VPI? Clear Audio? I don'... | |
| Anyone remember the lateral tracking Bang and Olufsen record player from the 80’s?? I had a Phase Linear 8000 for like 15-20 years starting back in the early 80's. It was very cool, totally automatic with the arm maintaining the constant perpenicularity to the radius of the platter. When it finally broke and I replaced it with a ... |