willy-t

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CD's or Vinyl?
I play both formats and they are very close sound wise  I will say though that I find more cds with loud  brick walled mastering or very harsh loud dynamics and don’t find nearly any records with those characteristics My point is that vinyl seem... 
Cartridge and/or phono stage upgrades
You have a good phono pre and would get way more out of a top quality cart I went  through your plight recently and got  a Lyra Kleos SL Ciuld not be happier    
Suggestions for cartridges for Rega P8
Any of the Lyra carts are medium compliance  I believe i I got a Kleos SL open box and it has blown my mind mi still have the Delos I replaced with approximately 300 hours on it and it’s great too  
A Low Cost Pleasant Sounding Used CD Player?
Luxman D-N150  you should be able to snag one for under $1500 used.  I’ve owned my which I bought used for about 3 years now  Also it rivals a Luxman PD -150 table with Lyra Kleos SL  analog front end. All made in Japan so should be pretty reli... 
Should I upgrade from REL/510 subwoofer to REL/812 subwoofer?
I have a reel S812 in 12.5X13  sized room and the S812 is incredible.  I have it set so good that I never get room overload or a flabby bass in have considered getting  2 S510s but 2 subs in a small room would be harder to accommodate.  Put one S... 
My Favorite Tweaks, What is yours?
Symposium Ultra platforms under  all my components  Hexmat  Eclipse is my latest tweak  Cleared up my vinyl playback tremendously       
Interim SS Amp - Likely Candidates?
A21+ just look at US Audio Mart They rarely come up for sale used Thats because people who own them  keep them Good luck  
How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital?
In this game it’s all dependent on your budget  As you know the sky is the limit but your budget probably isnt I would say $3k table $1500 cart $2k phono pre would get you in a pretty good place  Then you can begin to get into cables and iso... 
What are the most balanced relatively neutral cartridges at each price level ?
Lyra haters? Kleos SL under $5k micro detail / transients machine  
What artists can you not get enough of?
My own kids who’s band name is ”New Hopes Jet Stream” Counting Crows Steely Dan Bob Dylan  
New to Turntables
Get the most expensive one you can afford  Otherwise you will always second think it     
Speakers sound too bright.
You need to treat your room. Absorbers for high frequency  preferrably behind them.  Will help a ton good luck  
Vinyl sounds better (shots fired)
I purchase vinyl so I have something tangible to sell during my retirement years to supplement my fixed income Try doing that with a high res digital download of your favorite  album.  Also a choice few records will be handed down to my childre... 
Vinyl Lovers-- Cartridges!!!! Do you have a daily driver?
I dicked around with a bunch of cartridges over my journey until  I enter the Lyra line of carts.  Went through 2 Delos then found a Kleos SL open box and was completely dumbfounded  Once you go to this level and sound you will never go back yo... 
Things we cannot be bothered by anymore
Oh yea it’s not the elected leaders Its the  $36 trillion of debt that will end us