vinyladdict
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| What is the Phono stage you have finished with? simply awesome for the money! | |
| Choices: Nagaoka MP-50, MP-300, or Garrott P77i? Interesting. It might be worth noting that I run an all tube system: Bottlehead Seduction Phono Stage to a Cayin A-70T (Tung-Sol 6550 tubes) Integrated and out to a pair of Usher X-718's.You're making me want to just order that damned thing from A... | |
| Choices: Nagaoka MP-50, MP-300, or Garrott P77i? Thanks Jaybo! - I'm very curious about how you feel the Garrott compares to the AT-150MLx. I have one of those too and absolutely love the way it sounds but it does seem to be just a tad bright on certain recordings. | |
| Turntable/Arm/Cart for Classic Rock; $1500 budget I would highly HIGHLY recommend you give Kevin at KAB Electroacoustics a call. He's a no B.S. guy and will try to sell you nothing - he's more than happy to just talk about his product and let you decide.To give some perspective on some of your co... | |
| Superbly Sonic Phono Stageunder$400 ideally used ? I'll second the Bottlehead Seduction - they come up used occasionally within your price range... they can vary a bit in the "looks" department since they are a kit and subject to the builders whims and tastes! | |
| Advice on mistracking or some problem Does it happen on all your LPs? Just new pressings or older pressings too? | |
| Technics SL 1100A & Sl 1210MK2 ToneArm Upgrades Ditto what Agypsy said. Have Kevin rewire the arms for you and get his fluid damper for the 1210MK2 - you'll be hard pressed to beat it with a good interconnect. I've run Jelco and Rega arms on the 1200 before but ultimately came back to the KAB m... | |
| MM Cartridge recommendation needed Isn't the M20E a VERY high compliance cart? Like 40 x 10-6 cm/Dyne? With the SL-1200's effective mass of 12g with the stock 7g headhshell, I'm not so sure that's going to be an ideal match - I believe it will give a resonance value in the 5-6hz ra... | |
| cartridge recommendations: SL1200 mk2 Forgot to comment on the KAB carts. I've owned the KAB Ortofon 30 and 40. They are good carts but are greatly bettered by the others mentioned. | |
| cartridge recommendations: SL1200 mk2 The absolute best I've run on my KAB SL-1200MK2SE is the Jico SAS-MM1 cartridge available fo $240 shipped. Do a google search for it and you'll find it.The other more well known alternative is the already mentioned AT-150MLx. | |
| MM Cartridge recommendation needed If you're concerned about not damaging your records then don't let that Ortofon DJ stylus near your records! For that matter, the Ortofon Blue isn't exactly a tracking champ either. The fine-line microridge stylus is as tried and true as anything ... | |
| MM Cartridge recommendation needed The Jico SAS-MM1 is a CARTRIDGE, not just a stylus assembly. Here's a link to it:Jico SAS-MM1 CartridgeIn my opinion, you will find no finer MM cartridge under $750. It's outstanding. Now, if you're looking for audio jewelry to hang off the end of... | |
| Turntable/Arm/Cart for Classic Rock; $1500 budget Some may run me out of town for saying it - but - NOTHING I've owned (Rega, SOTA, JA Michell, Roksan, etc) does rock better than a custom KAB mod'd Technics SL-1200MK2SE with outboard power supply, arm rewire, an fluid damper. Match it up with eit... | |
| Prima Luna Dialogue 2 or Cayin A100? I can't speak to the PrimaLuna, but I have owned two Cayin amps and currently run a Cayin A-70T in my main system. I can't say enough good things about the Cayin and the customer service the importer, VAS Industries, provides. I've called VAS on a... | |
| Ascend Sierra's or Energy Veritas 2.2i I realize this is an older post - but thought I'd weigh in.I'm running the A-88T with a pair of Usher X-718's and it sounds wonderful! |