unreceivedogma

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Next step in Turntable
@bdp24 I have the SAM and … ‘a’, I presume ‘the’ … 3/4 platter. I was under the impression that those features is what converted the II into a IV.  
Next step in Turntable
I was going to trade in my VPI HW MK II for a VPI Classic. HW told me to save myself $4K or $5K and simply upgrade to the HW MK IV. so I did. That was ten years ago.  
Do You Ever Find Yourself Unable to Listen To Your System?
The answer. is yes, it happens to me and in my case it’s a sure fire marker that clinical depression is setting in. I cannot tolerate the side effect profiles of antidepressants. The condition is usually concomitant with a lack of physical activit... 
Vintage vs New
I’ve been listening to the same pair of floor standing speakers for 44 years. They were manufactured in 1955. I used to shop once a year to see what else was out there that was significantly better at a reasonable price point, or even just somewha... 
Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels.
As a general rule, a high efficiency speaker. Over 95DB.  
How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration
Chakster, after I added a Velodyne 15” sub, my Altecs sounded much crisper at the low end and in the midrange, with improved stage imaging.  
How to isolate turntable from footstep shake or vibration
As a general rule, I look for the simplest solution as it is also usually the least expensive. As many others have noted here, set the table on a platform that’s bolted to the wall. It’s worked for me each time, both in my NYC loft (where I held m... 
Sell Me Your Women, Your Children, Your Vintage Turntable...
Fatdaddy: I owned a Garard when I was a high school teenager. It’s in the trash heap. I graduated to a Dual 1229 in college. In 1985 I bought a VPI HW MK II. I upgraded it to a MK IV in 2015 (I was going to trade the MK II in for a VPI Classic, bu... 
Stratospheric audio gear prices
Millercarbon, you are clueless and I’m not going to waste more energy on an individual so ideologically ossified in his value system that he can’t distinguish the difference - or chooses to conflate the two in order to confuse his followers - betw... 
Stratospheric audio gear prices
Pauly 🙄Where have you been? Kansas?  Don’t you know that communism is so that everybody can afford a chocolate eclair?*Get with it, dude. theaudioatticvinylsundays.com*I avoid chocolate eclairs only because I’m trying to avoid dying of diabetes li... 
Stratospheric audio gear prices
Pauly not spell check Paula.  
What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks
Imv, a good system will make badly recorded and pressed LPs sound … genuinely interesting and entertaining. My standard for that is almost anything released by Studio 1 from Jamaica. 
Stratospheric audio gear prices
Paula, it’s an iPhone spell check error, not a sign of early onset Alzheimer’s.  
Stratospheric audio gear prices
Millercarbon, regarding your comment about forest, that’s an assertion you will have to back up with a citation. I assert that you are flat out wrong. I can back that up. Here it is:https://www.fia.fs.fed.us/library/brochures/docs/2000/ForestFacts... 
Stratospheric audio gear prices
Sokogear: I agree on the LODR, and the cost of my gear amazingly happens to fall within your range of $20K to $25K. To those who think people are untitled to spend as much as they want on this stuff, I vehemently disagree: on a finite planet with ...