stanwal
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| Van Den Hul Empire MC1000? The first good table I had was an Empire 598 , the one with the magnet lift at the end that sometimes jerked the arm out of the grove a little early. Used 880P Empires in 60s along with everybody else. They had a relationship with VDH , I don't kn... | |
| Newbie Analog High Expectations?? There are good used tables available at a reasonable price on AG. I would buy one of them ,then find a good used record store and buy maybe 20 records. Learn to use the table, it takes a little while. See how you like it. If you do you can get a b... | |
| Replacement headshell for Yamaha YP-D10 If it is standard SME mount then the ADC magnesium are often available at around $25 or 30 used. I use to sell them and they are quite good unless you need a lot of mass. I think I still have one somewhere. | |
| Review: VPI Industries SDS AC filter Good review. I will be getting one eventually as I have become a VPI dealer again after a lapse of 14 years. I am using on of the [second generation?] PLCs, the one with two knobs. I used and sold the first two or three generations of the 19 and h... | |
| Request opinions on SACD/CD Players. Musical Fidelity makes one of the best , which can be bought used on AG. Check the reviews. | |
| TIVO HD DVR - Which cables do you recommend? I went all the way up to the top Wireworld [ the silver something]. Its better than the monoprice but doesn't embarrass it. My wife uses the monoprice, she had to be forced to use it but she could see the difference at once. Get the monoprice, you... | |
| Best DAC under $ 2,500 on used market Musical Fidelity TriVista 21. It has exotic tubes and is built like a tank. Sounds very good, I have seen them for $1100. A steal. Several companies rebuild them for even greater performance, something I may do someday. Especially good at driving ... | |
| B&K powering Spendor? I have been using Spendor since 1970 with so many different amps I can't remember a fraction of them. I have observed two things: 1 they are not very critical of amps, but 2 they will sound better as you raise the quality of amp. I am currently us... | |
| Van Den Hul Empire MC1000? Yes, I used them in the late 80s, early nineties. They were quite good. They were the basis for VDHs model 10, which I also had[I was a VDH dealer then]. Details of tracking , etc., have disappeared with the years but in my SME 4 on an early TNT I... | |
| Looking 4 good lower cost pre amp $300 to $600 If you don't need phono or to drive long cables the Creek 22 passive is one of the best preamps on market and costs $500 new with remote. | |
| What connectors for DIY cable? Bare wire is better. Anytime the signal has to make a transition between one surface and another something is lost. The only reason to terminate is convenience. | |
| New preamps making new claims. Some are, some aren't. Its case by case. I would rather wait until the latest model has been out for some time and see what the reaction is. Also the first run often has problems that are ironed out later in production. The best buy is often the m... | |
| What makes for a GOOD turntable. I agree that a used VPI is likely to be the best option, they are available at good prices on audiogon. As to what makes a good turntable many of the factors have been mentioned. One that should be stressed is the isolation of the table from the m... | |
| Adding additoinal subwoofer to system I would see no reason they would not work fine. I use a Stadium 3 and a Stadium 2 together in my system. | |
| Dali Helicon 300 + Rel Stadium 3 or Euphonia MS 4? I use a Stadium 3 on one channel and a Stadium 2 on the other and they are very good. But the main question should be how do you feel about the speakers yourself? No one can advise you concerning what type of sound you will like. I would guess tha... |