xaak
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| Does vinyl have a sound? Also, you have to have very good source material in very good condition. ^^^^this^^^^I've spent the better part of 45 years collecting, cleaning, curating and upgrading my record collection. Much more time and money than my system itself. I'm c... | |
| Will Step Up Transformer Improve the Sound Quality? SUTs have their own problems. They add distortions, though different from active stages. They can also pick up hum. This in addition to extra cables and connections mentioned above.They also must be matched properly to the cartridge, not only f... | |
| Phono amplification bang for the buck Ok, pushing equipment at this point is premature. It doesn't really answer my question.elliotnewcombjr, I've been at this since the 70's. I have a few SUTs, and SUT's are not without their own issues, no matter how good they are. You still get ... | |
| Looking for a new phono preamp While I was shopping for my latest speaker acquisition, I heard a Musical Surroundings Nova III phono pre. I was impressed with the overall sound of the system. It might be worth a look. | |
| Separates or not? Thanks to everyone who answered, but to nudge this towards getting back on track, I'm redoing my preamplification.Given a budget of $4k give or take, can I get better bang for the buck with a separate phono preamp and line level preamp or with a p... | |
| Separates or not? @ jasonbourne52 I like Bryston stuff, but the .5 is way too old a design for me. I'm looking for something current or at least from within the last few years if I do go used. | |
| Separates or not? @oldhvymec2, Yeah I hear you. I ordered the Maggies in mid November and they just came in last week. First, I don’t think I want to wait that long and second, I haven’t yet decided whether I want to go with tubes. I’ve owned both tube and SS, and ... | |
| Separates or not? Integrated amp? Yeah, that ship sailed for me in the early 80s and I eagerly wished it goodbye. Maybe if I had a tiny room but that won't happen.I have a couple SUTs, but IMHO, a good active stage can perform better.Thanks for the Decaware sugge... | |
| What Audio Religion have you converted others to successfully? I'm an atheist. There's nothing to convert to. | |
| Any truth to my feeling that MM carts are possibly better than MC on rock recordings? I would not consider a cartridge that favored one genre of music over another. That being said, there are excellent examples of all types of cartridges. I tend to prefer low output moving coils. I believe that lower moving mass tends to sound b... | |
| What do you take when demoing new gear? I usually just bring source material. However, if I find something I'm interested in, I will attempt to borrow the piece of equipment over a weekend, or whatever period the dealer is comfortable with.Nothing beats an audition in my own listening ... | |
| Your favorite 'concept' album Rush 2112 | |
| Reclosable outer record sleeves Have you used them? How well do they fit gatefolds? | |
| The most criminal practice in the speaker industry revealed!! Keep reading High end audio has become more about buying a status symbol than sound quality.That being said, if someone wants to drop megabucks on the latest greatest either because they think it sounds better or for a status symbol, it's their right to do so.... | |
| Analog or Digital and why? Another case of vinyl envy ;). |