theflattire
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| Upgrade My Turntable - How Much Do I Need to Spend? Get a good phono stage, something in line with the TT you get. My phono stage cost more than my TT. A used Rega P8/10 would be nice. RB880 and RB3000 are nice. I got a used VPI Prime for $3k and am happy. I think $3-4k is a good range; most o... | |
| Amp, Preamp, two volume pots, there can be only one! Like others have said, run up the amp to the noise floor. Let the pre do the rest. | |
| Amp, Preamp, two volume pots, there can be only one! My amp has a 100k volume pot and I took my preamp out. It had an Alps, but I changed it out to a TKD. Since I have two sources I got a custom switch box. Less stuff in the signal chain the bettter I say. When I did run a preamp, I believe I di... | |
| Started with $1k speakers … what now? IMO, your space is going to define what speakers are an upgrade. I sit about seven feet in front and my speakers, Klipsch RP5000s are less than four feet apart. I would upgrade them if I didn't feel it would be a waste of money, since the space... | |
| SUT experience 👍 | |
| EAR 834P - Sale or try and repair... @bigkidz Which Vcaps do you like? Right now I'm using a mix of Miflex and Mundorf on my clone. | |
| Seeking Legit Cartridge Expert? Harry Weisfeld | |
| Seeking Legit Cartridge Expert? I think HW said he heard no difference between the gimbal and uni-pivot. The difference I think is in the arm construction/thickness. Some folks just don't get the uni-pivot. | |
| EAR 834P - Sale or try and repair... @abp689 I have Hashimoto HM-7s and a James Audio SUT. I also had some Ned Clayton built Cinemag 1254s and they were nice too. If you google EAR upgrades you'll get a boat load. Minimum I would do the caps. | |
| Safe to use an old Sumiko Talisman Virtuoso B? I have a Talisman A and I've read where the suspension could be suspect on older carts. Not sure if the Virtuoso is the same engine, but I think if it rides okay should be good to go. Mine went out to Joseph and he never mentioned anything but i... | |
| Does anyone know where to get a Rega P8/P10-style dustcover? I made a simple one using some sheet plex heating it up to bend it to shape. | |
| Seeking Legit Cartridge Expert? I have a Prime/Modwright PH9.0XT and been also thinking of my next upgrade. Looking at: Sumiko Starling Used Benz Micro Van den Hul MC1 Dynavector Karat/XX Ortofon Cadenza blue ART 9 or VPI Shyla VPI also has some carts on special right no... | |
| EAR 834P - Sale or try and repair... @abp689 I have a EAR clone and I think it competes up to the 2k range. It's been a while but I would say it's close to something like a Tavish Adagio, at least on the MM side (I run my clone with a SUT, as I did the Adagio). I did compare the ... | |
| Manley Chinook SE MK2 Thanks I just put in some Mullards and are liking them. Reflector 6C45s I think are better also. Happy listening! | |
| EAR 834P - Sale or try and repair... I would fix it or find someone to work on it. Maybe change the resistor and rectifier and drop in a new set of tubes and see what you got. IMO, worth fixing. For reference, there's a used working black face EAR here locally going for $750. |