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| what cartridge? I don't know I would go too crazy spending $$ on a cartridge given your TT. Very Good TT, but just balance the cartridge cost w/your other components. And like someone else asked--can you install the cartridge yourself?Maybe just pick a price limi... | |
| Need help/advice on choosing a new CDP Used Cary 303-200. Very smooth, detailed, high quality--I'm using it in a pretty expensive system & have never had the urge to upgrade. I don't know how it compares to the Cary CDP-1, but it's hard to go wrong with Cary gear.PS--you can probab... | |
| SS Preamp Suggestions Please CJ PF-R. Have had one for years, love it. | |
| how to side-grade from B&W 805's? I've owned a bunch of b&w's, inc. M802's, & Sig. 805's. The 805 Signatures, I sold after a month. No bass was one issue, but after owning 802's, small Spendors, Merlin TSM-M's, I just found the 805's very lacking. (I also had a pr. of M805... | |
| Tape decks - still of any value? Yes! I seem to recall the 1000ZXL was a very expensive NAK. See if there are any listings &/or "completed listings" on ebay as one source of info. | |
| best monitor speaker under $2000 tight budget? Buy used. Used Spendor S3/5 SE's for maybe $700---great speakers; you can upgrade your electronics around them a lot & not out grow them. Used Totem 1 Sigs. for maybe $1K.At some point you may want to upgrade the Rotel, so don't ... | |
| Best bourbon? Makers Mark is good. My favorite is Bushmills, Irish Whiskey. (I guess that means it's not bourbon?). It's amazing how many movies there are where the characters are drinking Bushmills, almost always out of Baccarat Harmonie tumblers.....(????) | |
| P1,2,3: the best Rega for the job P1,2,3.....I've never owned any of those, but I had a P25 that I loved. Last I knew, you could get a nice used P25 for $500-ish. At least consider used TT's....... | |
| Best Tube Preamp with Phono under $2000 ? *That's an easy one; Cary Audio SLP98p, used--Macdadtexas*I 2nd the Cary Audio SLP98. I've had one for a few years, & love it. Mine doesn't have the phono stage tho; I used a C-J SS phono stage with it & that was a nice solution. The thing... | |
| Pass Lab XA30.5 with Totems *If you love the amp, and it doesn't quite work with the speakers, it is (still) a great SS amp. It was extraordinairy with my Merlin VSM-MXes (Pubul57)*Merlin's are a great suggestion IMO, esp. w/a lower-power power amp. I had TSM's & loved t... | |
| Newbie - Which USED Amp & Preamp for under $2500 I have a Conrad Johnson MF 2250 in my "2nd system", along with a C-J PF-R SS Preamp. Paid about $2K for the pair a few years ago, love them.I had a McCormack DNA .5 for a few days once. The seller had shipped it so poorly that the entire metal cas... | |
| Pass Lab XA30.5 with Totems There are some past threads on the Mani-2's here that maybe you should look up. Mani-2's do like a lot of SS power IMO, like 200 wpc, I use a C-J 2500A.Sometimes it pays to focus either on the speaker, or the amp, pick the one you want to base you... | |
| Upgrade from Spendor SP 1/2, what's next? You love the speakers, & you're using a moderate power tube amp (I think--I'm not that familiar w/Cayin's), in a fairly large room.Merlins. Merlins love tubes. The VSM's, or maybe the TSM's would work for you. I haven't heard SP 1/2's, so can'... | |
| $1200... What would you buy? Given your system, I'd try to set a much lower $$ limit on the TT. I sold a Rega P25 a few years ago (no cartridge) for $500. I assume a P3 would be less. Start out small, $300-$500 for a used TT & cartridge...... | |
| Best tube amp under 3000$? I used to lust after Conrad Johnson Premier 12's. I still would, but big tube amps aren't practical for me now.You could also consider big VTL mono's. Or Whatever Cary's fit your needs. But I don't think you can go wrong with C-J gear. Or, Cary..... |