wturkey
Responses from wturkey
| How important is the pre-amp? “How important is the pre-amp?”After using and owning many a preamp, the answer is huge! If nothing else, getting a preamp with a solid volume control is worth its weight in gold. | |
| The Most Digital Recording You Ever Heard Pretty much anything released by Iron Maiden is digital rough. | |
| Free Shipping - Be Careful! If purchased with a credit card, the burden is on the seller. If the item fails to deliver or is damaged, the c.c. company should be notified via a dispute. | |
| Aged components / service!? In a backup system, I’m using a concept 4.5D receiver as a pre-amp. It was manufactured new, if memory serves, during the Carter administration. The unit works just dandy, as a preamp. The amplifier section takes a while to “warm up.” All original... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Peter Brown - Do You Wanna Get Funky With Me? | |
| Is it ever enough? “Is it ever enough?”I was able to hit the pause button for awhile...... | |
| Poor Customer Service Regarding equipment issues, there are numerous negative customer service experiences I’ve experienced. Two stand up companies are Belles and Van Alstine. They are great and are willing to go the extra mile. | |
| High end high quality int. amp for low level listening These speakers appear to be bi-wireable. Bi-amp them, if possible. The majority of the listening here is around the same dB. If you happen to have another amp available, hook it up. The results may be surprising. | |
| why do so many discussions turn contentious? “why do so many discussions turn contentious?”Perhaps due to the failure to capitalize the first letter of the first word in your sentence? | |
| A phenomenal new CD transport-Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 transport “Is there any concern that the Pro-ject cd transport only weighs 6 pounds?”That is part of what makes it so phenomenal. | |
| thought on eBay? Buy from eBay, yes. As far as selling on eBay, be careful. The buyer can return the item for nearly any reason. The seller will eat the return shipping fees as well. Also be aware of parts pirates. | |
| Help me decide on first turntable purchase Save some coin and try a U-Turn. They have units with built in phono stages. Will it be better than the other tables mentioned? No. Will you have it unboxed and playing records to a satisfactory degree in 15 minutes after unboxing? Yes. Resale is ... | |
| Power conditioner some say yes and some say no. “As you found out, it is not prudent to prepay to an individual during a pandemic (of the unvaccinated.)” Caveat emptor. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Iron Butterfly – Live | |
| Purchasing from LP Gear Personally, I have purchased multiple items from LP Gear over the years with zero issues. Highly recommended. |