theflattire
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| Table,cartridge,phono...where to put most of my money? If I had to start over: Rega P3 (upgradeable) $1300 Audio Technica OC9 or ART9 $700-1500 Darlington Labs MP-7/SU-7 (or favorite SUT) $1000+ This is actually pretty close to what I used to have. | |
| phono preamp to power amp If you're only fooling around and doing some configuration testing the Pyle 999 is ok for like $16. I used one while my phono stage was back at the mother ship being upgraded. If you are all vinyl, I would save up and get a really good phono s... | |
| Found Great Seller - Plinth for Technics 1200 GAE Nice! | |
| Table,cartridge,phono...where to put most of my money? I always thought 1/3, 1/3, 1/3 was a good starting point. That way, there should be no bottlenecks or weak links and hopefully each component should be bringing out the best of the other. A $1500 TT, cart, and phono stage, I think is a great sta... | |
| phono preamp to power amp My amp also has a volume and I go directly in. Well I do use a switch box but same same. | |
| Why isn't better quality used gear being made available? You have to keep at it. The good stuff is gone in days if not hours. I'm not really wanting and I still check the classifieds daily/hourly. | |
| VAS MC One Transformer The load numbers look wrong, mine start at 3ohms and go up to 40ohms. I think a 100ohm load would have little gain. I'm of the 'I don't care' school and use the setting that sounds best. | |
| Duelund Tinned Copper Speaker Cables I used 16g twin unterminated for a while and didn't think anything of them until I tried some Kimber 8PR and the word 'dark' came to mind when comparing the two. Maybe dark is wrong; they just weren't bright enough for me. | |
| Phono Stage: Cornet3 vs Eros 2 vs Parasound Hint6 @martinman The complete tutorial is here: Parts list is on her website and you can find the board on eBay just search EAR 834 clone. Use the black board. | |
| buying (NOS) tubes online On eBay, I make sure the seller tests with numbers (readings and minimums) and they have 100% feedback. | |
| Phono Stage: Cornet3 vs Eros 2 vs Parasound Hint6 I think an upgraded EAR clone is nicer than a Cornet 3. I have about $600 in mine so it’s about three times the Cornet. I used the black board. The clone is very nice; can run with the big boys (I also have a Modwright PH9.0). The Cornet is not q... | |
| 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. |