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| Settings for Lyra Etna Cartridge You have end of game stuff.The internet is your friendhttps://www.stereophile.com/content/lyra-etna-mc-phono-cartridgeMikey says "The recommended resistive load is between 104 and 887 ohms,"Somewhere between 55-60 dbs of gain. Follow your ears. | |
| 10 Inch Tonearms goofyfoot-If tonearm length concerns you, consider a linear tracking setup.It mimics the disc lathe cutting the master lacquer.Oh wait....there's "compromises" with that too!You simply can't win over audio madness. | |
| 10 Inch Tonearms Think of 10" a "compromise" between the 2Neither is "perfect" yet possess qualities over the other.Just get a good setup and make certain setup/adjustments are close as possible. Play records and forget about audio insanity. | |
| Cost to keep equipment running / on All us SoCal. consumers get to look forward to a 20%-40% rate hike next year. Yippee! Thanks, Southern California Edison. | |
| Rock musicians with musical education. Most of the Rock guitar gods had little or no formal training.Beck, Clapton, Hendrix, Page....While they incorporated formal "rules/techniques" in their playing, it was their ears/soul driving them to greatness. | |
| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? Some "friend" you had there! "Friends" and money "agreements" can get weird.11 years? Take the hit, and wipe your hands clean.If you're an LP fan, I'd cherry pick for the "stampers", dump all the rest. Either try and unload the lot to a store, o... | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. Guess you just had to be there- Hearing Chuck Berry and the Beach Boys while the British Invasion was taking over the airwave on radios everywhere?I've tried a few times-Beatles. Just can't feel the DC5. That skinny Mick guy who imitates Black R... | |
| The "British Invasion". A question for you old farts out there. I look at the post WWII generation with much admiration particularly those who were teens during the time R&R was brewing.At least the stories I’ve heard, it was a magical time to be a music freak in SoCal, where I live.Being at the tail end o... | |
| What are some of the better tuners out there? stereo5, better to err here than in a real life situation. No harm, no foul. Nothing burned or blown up! | |
| VSI75 with mileage 1600 hours? No big deal. Buy it, enjoy it and avoid the forums. | |
| What are some of the better tuners out there? yysantabarbara-IMO, both are fine units. Personally, I wouldn’t beat my brains and be audio OCD with the white paper specs. Just make certain to get the best antennae setup, roof if possible. Depending what article you read, it will claim the so a... | |
| What are some of the better tuners out there? "McIntosh MR 78 is their best sounding tuner. It is a tube tuner..."stereo5- I'm sure that was just an oversight, but the 78 is SS. It is indeed Mac's best SS unit. My daily driver is a 65 tubed MR 71, Mac's last tubed and best tubed unit-last ye... | |
| Observation: Passion vs Obsession By the way some of the responses are expressed by the posters, it's as if the system is an actual musical instrument and they're the musician.Those posters may need to get some sunlight and reconnect with family/friends. | |
| Can someone suggest a lush tube integrated under $3000 used Goners-I have discovered the website now, will not allow suggestions of listings on other sites. EVEN if you try to post in a stealthy manner.Did my best to suggest a listing of a Chinese brand on the blankmart. | |
| Record Mats In Combination With Weights Look at the Sota reflex clamp.https://sotaturntables.com/products/reflex-clamp/ |