stickman451
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| Optimum TT Height Good advice! I am leaning towards 51" or so... Need to decide so that I can have my MapleShade Samson V.2 cut to the correct height. Thanks! | |
| The Best $10,000.00 Table + Cartridge My vote: A VPI Aries 3, with a Dynavector 507 MKII arm, and one of the top Dynavector carthridges. They say it is a 'magic' combination... Add-in the SDS speed controller, periphery ring clamp, and the Super Platter and you should be set for some ... | |
| first vinyl purchase for new tt How about:The Beatles, 'Love'orMary Gauthier, 'Mercy Now'orNorah Jones, 'Come Away With Me'or Willie Nelson, 'Stardust'All are excellent! | |
| Opinions on the Dynavector DV507MKII Yes, I agree. I've seen the ring in action at the shop and it definitely flattens out the record completly; makes life much easier for the arm and cartridge...saving my $$$ now for the addition of the ring and the SDS...Stickman451 | |
| Scout Owners: How Much Cartridge? Dodgealum,I think Stringreen has it correct above...most of the VPI turntables offer a lot of bang for the buck and are definitely "overachievers"...As to your question (I currently have a Scout with a Dynavectror 20xl myself)I'd say that what you... | |
| "House sound" of VPI, Clearaudio, Rega, MH, etc. In my opinion, the Aries 3 bests' the Scout in every way. Actually, I do not have the Aries in my rig quite yet; I just ordered it last week. My in-store listening eaisly convinced me that the Aries is much better overall. Also, I will have a Dyna... | |
| Gingko vs 4" Maple Platform A Gingko is about $600, a nice 4" maple block from MapleShade is $400. | |
| Soapy Residue from VPI Cleaner? Sounds good; will try the 'rinse' cycle...thx | |
| "House sound" of VPI, Clearaudio, Rega, MH, etc. Mgrif104,As Piediper mentioned above, the amount you want to spend is a big part of the decision. For my money, and the solid "entry" level, it is hard to beat a VPI Scout. I have one with a Dynavector 20XL and my Hovland HP 100 and it sounds grea... | |
| Gingko vs 4" Maple Platform Slaw3,Can you tell me what you liked about the Gingko over the maple block? | |
| Opinions on the Dynavector DV507MKII For the short term I will use the Dynavector DV-20XL off of my Scout. I just got the Scout in January, but I knew after about the first 20 seconds of The Beatles Love album that I would have to move up ASAP! I hadn't really listened to vinyl over ... | |
| Opinions on the Dynavector DV507MKII The Aries 3 has been ordered along with the DV 507 MKII! Can hardly wait to get it!!!StickMan451 | |
| Anyone Using the Sold Tech Radius Thanks; good point. I know that the Solid Tech has a 130lb per shelf limit. I belive that the Aries 3 weighs about 75lbs with the super platter.Not sure about the maple block. I sent an email to them requesting that info. The maple block comes wit... | |
| Anyone Using the Sold Tech Radius Frank,thanks for the feedback. My concern is that I have never actually seen one of these racks in person; the closest dealer that has them is about 275 miles from my house! They look nice in the pictures but I'd be a lot more comfortable seeing o... | |
| Record you spin on a rainy Saturday w/ family gone Try this: Mary Gauthier's, "Mercy Now"... You can get it on Acoustic Sounds...StickMan451 |