sunnyjim
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| Ortofon Red on Thorens TP16 tonearm I used an Ortofon 2M Red with a Thorens TD-145 with TP-16 tonearm, and then tried a AT120E, then upgraded the cartridge using the stylus for AT 440MLb cartridge ( they use the same body) The RED sounded OK, and the AT120 a bit better, but t... | |
| is the Grace F9L cartridge. equal to the newest MM, like Ortofon, Clearaudio, Rega, etc? Thank you to the members who responded so far I appreciate your time and advice. You all gave me a schooling about Grace cartridges I needed. However, the seller I mentioned sold off all his NOS Grace cartridges; and so, I decided to just hunt fo... | |
| Hated my Pro-Ject Debut III looking for another budget option. Kind of thinking Thorens Had the same table and also hated it. I bought it from Audio Advisor and the salesman told me it was their best selling TT. Then, he informed I could not return it or trade it. However, it was 3 months old. So much for AA's alleged advisers. The... | |
| Shopping for an integrated, advice s'il vous plait. Rogue "Sphinx": hybrid integrated amp Excellent phono stage and head phone amp It is 100RMS(I may be posting an ad for my Rogue Sphinx in a few week only because I am moving up to separates) . | |
| Coda CP pre-amp vs Rogue Athena Magnum vs ARC LS-12 .Need information To Larry, Thank you for the info and explanation. To Tim, Thank you for all your advice and recommendations. Sometimes I am reluctant to launch these threads, but don't have the means to travel to different audio stores even in L.A. county,... | |
| Coda CP pre-amp vs Rogue Athena Magnum vs ARC LS-12 .Need information Tim, Thanks. I contacted ML about the serial number but they claim the server that contained the info was destroyed. So I will either have to believe the seller or move on. I did read some stuff on the blog "Audio Review" about the major sound... | |
| Coda CP pre-amp vs Rogue Athena Magnum vs ARC LS-12 .Need information Tim,0I will checkout the ad on e-bay. In the meantime,. do you know anything about the Mark Levenson 38S pre-amp. I always thought Levenson products were overrated and the company continued to flourish because of his constant crusading for it... | |
| Coda CP pre-amp vs Rogue Athena Magnum vs ARC LS-12 .Need information Tim, Yes, it is a tough call, and you offer good common sense advice. I may put this all on the back burner for a bit, because I am taking a short vacation at the end of September, and would resume the quest when I returnThe Muse pre-amp has be... | |
| Coda CP pre-amp vs Rogue Athena Magnum vs ARC LS-12 .Need information Tim, Well, I am surely not going to buy a CJ ET2 and have it upgraded However, there is a few ET2 at r $2000 or under. on AG. I would prefer to stay far under that figure, that is why the Rogue Metis Magnum, and the ARC LS-17 (at $1195) are un... | |
| Coda CP pre-amp vs Rogue Athena Magnum vs ARC LS-12 .Need information Tim, FYI, There are several CJ ET2 and ET 3 on sale on AG., and one ET2SE which reviewers and members alike claim the SE version sounds better. I would have to assume the ET2 and ET 3 may provide better sound quality than the LS-18 Premier on sa... | |
| Coda CP pre-amp vs Rogue Athena Magnum vs ARC LS-12 .Need information Looks like you checked out the CJ LS18 or is there a Premier LS-18?? I ask because if it is the one now selling for $1395, the seller posted a pix of a very delectable incentive to buy. I will check out the CJ ads again because I don't recall a... | |
| Coda CP pre-amp vs Rogue Athena Magnum vs ARC LS-12 .Need information To Cerrot, Thanks for the heads up about the Innersound pre-amp.To Tim, Thanks for the link to the ebay ad for the Muse. As far as the phono stage issue, I am just trying to avoid another box and cable The music looks nice but has an outboarded po... | |
| Coda CP pre-amp vs Rogue Athena Magnum vs ARC LS-12 .Need information Timtub, The CP was offered to me for $1700; If could buy it for 1500, I would "probably" jump on it (But, I don't think BIll D will go any lower in price) I say "probably", because I have never heard the pre-amp or found one review about it. A... | |
| Need Small Bookshelf Speakers With a Big Sound Buy a pair of Wharfedale Denton 80th Anniverary speakers . They are are excellent speakers, extremely accurate, and sound like real music. However, you should have 50-75RMS to make them sing and swing | |
| Looking for integrated better than my Rogue Sphinx I want to thank all the members who responded to this thread and offered advice and recommendations I decided to go with separates and currently am looking for a pre-amp. If you tuned into some of my more recent threads, I recently purchased a ... |