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| Lie you told your wife to buy equipment? Me? Lie about equipment? Never!But...Ask your wife about the new dress she brings home in the dry cleaning bag: "oh, this old thing...I've had it for ages!!!"...or the sale that never happened (the red magic marker through the price tag to simulat... | |
| Turntable setup Mike Fremer's DVD. | |
| cartridge alignment? Visit the Vinyl Engine website and download any of several free alignment protractors.What turntable/arm/cartridge are you using? ...and the rest of your system (just curious)?Hope that helps. | |
| Burning CD from I-Tunes You can set your own burning standards...Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Burning > XXXXX.Keep in mind that the slower the burning speed, the more accurate the burn will be.Happy tunes! | |
| Integrated amp for B&W 805S under $1200? Used Naim Nait5, 5i, or 5i (italic)...great choice! | |
| The best acoustic guitar recordings?? Nils Lofgren - Acoustic LiveSmall venue, great music, superb recording and, of course, Nils. | |
| A Few Audio Truths I've Learned? Great post!!!I am sitting here listening to a late 80's Realistic Receiver as a placeholder in my system while I await my new integrated amp...and I'm smiling ear-to-ear as I enjoy Hugh Masekela's Hope on CD! Good thing this is a hobby and not lif... | |
| bookshelf's to match older rotel 30watt Another choice - Energy RC-10. Closeout $330 from Audio Advisor; used $250 or so. MSRP $550. Will pair well w/ your amp. | |
| Bookshelf speakers ? I ended up w/ a pair of Energy RC-10s in a trade...tickled to death at how good they are! $350 (closeout) new at Audio Advisor. | |
| HELP Classically ignorant, need vinyl insight As a departure from the straight and narrow classical/orchestral offerings, I've recently delved into orchestral movie soundtracks - my favorites from recent movies...Lord of the Rings - all 3!BraveheartPirates of the Caribbean - Dead Man's ChestS... | |
| Duke ellington/Count basie.... ...don't forget Basie as backup band to Frank Sinatra: Live at the Sands! Both at the top of their game w/ a young Quincy Jones conducting - a must have! | |
| Thoughts on a $300-400 cartridge I've had good experiences w/ the AT OC-9ii and the Dynavector 10x5, both in similar setups (SL1210 mk3) as yours....lots of really good choices! | |
| Going back to Solid state what should I get. What is the rest of your system? Are your speakers a difficult load? How big is your room? What are your sources (do you need phono?)? | |
| Affordable interconnect for warm system Nordost Blue Heaven. | |
| Which TT Music Hall 5.1 or Rega P1 or P2 The Regas will have [arguably] a better arm whereas the Music Hall is [arguably] the better table...In that range, you can stretch to a used P3 or new Technics SL 1200 and have enough left over for a nice cartridge. Lots of former threads discuss ... |