txguy318hou

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Help with a budget turntable/amp/speaker system?
One last idea and then I'll shut up until you report back...there are a few very good budget monitors out there that might give you very high bang for buck...the first that comes to mind is the new Pioneer SP-BS41-LR...I believe it got a Stereophi... 
Help with a budget turntable/amp/speaker system?
I'd stay away from a MC cart on my first TT...unless the integrated you get has a MC input, you'll need a separate phono amp...not in the budget...I also thought you were looking at the $50 AT 95E cart...not the $220 AT440...suit yourself, but I d... 
Help with a budget turntable/amp/speaker system?
One more thought: I know there are a lot of devotees to the NAD 3020 and it was a game-changer but that was back in the '80s and the Marantz goes back to the '70s...I know there are lots of examples of these that are still playing fine but the pro... 
Help with a budget turntable/amp/speaker system?
Get the AT-440 cart...with your budget, it's really all you can afford and it'll probably do just fine with the music you like...forget Theil and Vandersteens -- they're out of you price range and, speaking from experience (2CE sigs and 3A sigs), ... 
Biamping with a pair of 2 ch amps....
I toyed with the idea of active CO and was seriously considering trying my hand at Linkwitz's DIY Orion speaker which is fully biamped (triamped???)and requires the builder to also construct an active CO/eq of Mr. Linkwitz's design...each side req... 
Biamping with a pair of 2 ch amps....
Thks to all...I skimmed the Vandy FAQ and the most applicable Q seems to be in reference to trying this with a multi-channel HT-type amp which Mr. V discourages and suggests more suitably matched 2-ch. units...I think the NADs are more than capabl... 
Morph The Cat : Revisited
Morph ain't bad, but it doesn't really have a stand-out track like the other two...kinda like the two latest SD albums...OK...I'll admit "Cousin Dupree" off "Two..." is a toe tapper...I am surprised no one mentioned Kamakiriad...it is my favorite ...