tomic601

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Lowest priced MC thats better than a Premium MM?
Giant killer might be overused..but a Soundsmith Ruby OCL on the Grace F9 body is a pretty amazing bit of affordable kit. My take on the Hana ML ( from real ownership experience w a host of other cartridges ) is that due to scale and strategy it’s... 
Best investment; cartridge or line stage?
also….for affordable phono stage including the solution for MC that Ralph is hinting at…. consider pairing a Hagerman Trumpet and Piccilo  
Best investment; cartridge or line stage?
P6 didn’t exactly ship with a poor quality arm….don’t create an unsellable franken TT by putting a FIIL in the blank brand X superarm…..   
The D'Appolito, MTM Configuration
Reference the classic two slit experiment to better understand the ramifications…. of course it’s worse in 3D…. but …..    
OCD mickey website and negativity.
IF you visit in SoCal, we favor Bluefin….  
OCD mickey website and negativity.
@emergingsoul Well….i can certainly attest that ignoring my vinyl addiction, a serious salmon fishing boat and habit can eclipse the expenditure for a decent reference music  system…. Of course, i’m a snob about both and the Meticulous care of sal... 
Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear
of course NOVA means something else in other languages…  
Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear
@uavnola  looks like a new autonomous vehicle BOT…  
Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear
Notice…the OP is MIA….. lame given the high quality / high efforts y’all put back to what looks like a click generating bot…. in a few words : warm, enveloping, reliable lacking the last nth in definition  
Crackle and hiss on some albums
Tanking a poorly designed phono preamp can contribute…. but inspection of supposedly clean LP under black light will reveal the sometimes UGLY truth….  
Looking for a McIntosh amp that gives a great example of the “McIntosh Sound”
For half the year I get by with a heavily modified 1961 M240… which i witnessed coming in the door circa 1965… In solid state, i like the MC202… won’t require back surgery or a boy Friday to move…. get the rice grain to led upgrade and as others ... 
Technics SL-1200GAE or VPI HW-40 or …?
Thanks Ralph…. I think to @pindac point, some do work…. and listening and experiment is how you reached your conclusions…..   
Technics SL-1200GAE or VPI HW-40 or …?
@atmasphere  Ralph - would you mind PM me the part # and adhesive type…. please and thank you !   Jim  
Technics SL-1200GAE or VPI HW-40 or …?
The Denon Split platter design @lewm refers to is very effective…. but i have a spare or two from Peter at and of PbN audio, so i may just glue that Oracle mat to it…. For those who might be interested, Lyra use 4 PbN highly modified Denon split ... 
OCD mickey website and negativity.
Even Manson….. had his followers…. I agree with @hilde45 concise assessment….. As an aside… there are a LOT of blowhard…. When read others input i look for ; ownership and how long or tempered by significant seat time in a known system room, and...