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| GMA Europa discontinued? Jdcrox, I've got a Cayin TA-30 as well. Glad to hear that the Europas have matched well with it. Looking forward to seeing how much of an improvement the Callistos will be over my 96 db Klipsch RB-5 IIs. | |
| GMA Europa discontinued? Received my new GMA newsletter this evening, with new GMA logo. Oh, yeah, and pictures of prototype Callisto! Along with specs. And a sheet from which to choose the hardwood base for the bottom-ported, raised design. They're quite cool looking. Sh... | |
| Is table really more importsnt than cartridge? Thanks for the further thoughtful and helpful responses.Newbee: Actually, I'm not sure what I'm looking for, since, for me, the present rig is as good an analog system as I've ever had. But as I read about equipment it seems clear that there's pro... | |
| Is table really more importsnt than cartridge? Thanks for the thoughtful responses thus far. If I may move the discussion from the theoretical to the practical -- I'm thinking of investing $300 to improve my analog setup and am wondering how to get most sonic improvement for the buck. My rig i... | |
| Living with popping and crackling I find simple cleaning, manually, cleans most LPs up well. Buying used vinyl, at $1 to $10 a piece, I clean 'em and play 'em. If there's too much surface noise for my taste, I take 'em back and trade 'em in, getting about 50% of price paid. For me... | |
| Confused about Cayin's Intergrated listings.... Bartokfan, Try emailing Paul at Bizzy Bee Audio, the distributor/dealer for the TA-30. He's knowledgeable, willing to answer all questions patiently. He's at "paul@2baudio.com" Good luck. | |
| Time Coherent Under $1K So, has ANYONE listened to both Europas AND Swifts, and are you willing to tel me what you thought about the comparison? I will sure appreciate it. Thanks, Rich | |
| Time Coherent Under $1K Has anyone heard both the Europas and the Meadowlark speakers (as well as the Vandy 2ci)? As for the Vandys, as I understand it, they're designed to be placed away from rear wall, while Meadowlark speakers can be placed within a foot of rear wall ... | |
| Time Coherent Under $1K Thanks for the suggestions. I'm not interested in single-driver speakers right now, and while it seems that Mr. Dunlavy made some well-respected speakers, I'd like to avoid companies that are defunct. That's why I'm interested in opinions about th... | |
| looking for a phono amp-used $100 to$300 I picked up a Gram Amp 2SE here on a'gon for $180. It retails for $349. It's impressive -- fast, musical, quiet. I highly recommend it. It's got some pretty rave reviews, too, but I can't pin them down right now. Good luck, Rich | |
| Wow...what a record I, too, enjoy jazz and classical. But just picked up a copy of a record I managed to neglect all through the 70s and 80s. Heard about it, never heard it, although some of these songs were played on free-form FM radio back in the day. Got the lp fo... | |
| Budget Cartridge Questions Thanks for the feedback. No opinions yet on the AT440ML -- how does it stack up against the OM20 or the M97? I sure wish I had the money for the V15MR, I wouldn't be in this situation in the first place! But it's 3 times more expensive than either... | |
| First and last Integrated tube amp. not much $$$. Mmaudio, I'll give it a shot. I listen to a wide variety of music -- chamber music (especially clarinet & piano), jazz (Miles, Tatum, Peterson, Rollins, Ella, Shearing, etc.), world music (Klezmer) and "folk rock" (the stuff with more "roll" t... | |
| First and last Integrated tube amp. not much $$$. I've had the modified TA-30 for about 6 months now. It was my first venture into tubes. Right out of the box its sonic qualities were impressive. Then, after about 30 hours, bass really opened up and tightened up -- I can no longer understand why ... | |
| Best auto-lift/shutoff turntables? Consttraveler, Thanks. I don't know why you can't respond either? My 320 is the baby brother to the 520, with a smaller wood base. I'm using the stock tp-16 arm and a new Ortofon Super OM20 cart. I've heard great things about Clearaudio carts and ... |