theflattire
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| Phono Stage, Tonearm, Cartridge Question - Which is the most important? Phono stage imo it’s the one thing that can be a legitimate bottleneck | |
| Looking for a great phono pre-amp in the $1000 or less range Darlington Labs MP-7 IME, can run with phono stages in the $2k range. | |
| Need help-Looking for A New MC cartridge IMO, it's hard to generalize carts because they are so system dependent. Phono stages can make them sound from thin to fat, as in SS vs. tubes. I had a Dynavector that was almost fatiguing on one stage sound great on the other stage. The carts y... | |
| Rechecking Cartridge Alignment Just put the VPI tool on and check the stylus against the grid. If it lines up you are good to go. For azimuth I just eyeball it and adjust accordingly. I have the dual pivot so that helps. | |
| Looking for a budget Step-up Transformer you might try these guys and see if they'll do something less expensive: https://www.orso-audio.com/products/lundahl-step-up-transformer-preamp Looks they are Lundahl dealers. | |
| Looking for a budget Step-up Transformer Maybe look for a used Rothwell or whomever carries Lundahl. | |
| I need a phono pre amp for my ARC VSi75 I would at Lehman and Rothwell also. They were once on my list. | |
| Audiophilia: Is it the pursuit of audio excellence or just a desire to tinker. Thank you to the tinkerers and testers. Saves me from having to purchase everything. | |
| Nice vintage $2k Turntable, cartridge, and phono stage You don't say if you are MM or MC. I would go with a nice used Thorens, a Darlington Labs MP-7, and whatever MM cart you can afford with what's left. Also what yogiboy said and maybe check out Micro-Seiki. | |
| Going to replace my Fluance rt85 @laecp123 After the early upgrades, I decided that 1/3 TT, 1//3 phono stage, 1/3 cart is the ratio I like. All three equal, that way I don't feel any one part is a bottleneck, and each is working to get the most out of the other. I'm still wor... | |
| Looking for a budget Step-up Transformer I think one of the Denon AU-XXX is in the $200us range. Or the Chinese Reisong is less than $200us. | |
| Going to replace my Fluance rt85 I wouldn’t put a $2k TT through a ifi Zen unless it was the newer 3. I would upgrade the phono stage first and see what kind of sound I was getting. What's the point of upgrading the TT if the phono stage is holding it back? I had a Rega P1/2M b... | |
| Best RCA interconnect up to ~$100? If you go DH Labs, buy bulk. I made a two foot pair of Pro Studios with AECO silvers for less than a hunski. DH Labs has an eBay store. | |
| Can you touch the tubes? I have a rubber suction type tube puller around here somewhere but I never use it. If the tubes are hot I just use a sock. | |
| Best RCA interconnect up to ~$100? Kimber PBJ was nice. |