xagwell
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| Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff? Enjoyed this post tremendously! I bought a Basis 2800 TT earlier this year with Vector 4 Tonearm/Hana Umami Red after 20 years with a fully loaded LP-12. I initially looked into VPI and Clear Audio because of familiarity, budget, and access wit... | |
| Vimberg Mino D - first impressions Can't get to NY to listen to the Marten. I'm in MI. | |
| Vimberg Mino D - first impressions I heard them yesterday with MySonicLab, Dohmann Helix, Nagra, and Boulder stereo amp. IMO it is the first box speaker I've heard with the openness/soundstage of my maggie's. The Magico A5 just could not keep up, which is what I really went to au... | |
| Basis Super Arm 9 As always thanks for the feedback. It has been my experience that "jaw dropping" improvement does not happen at this level but is more toward marginal/incremental......and even this level of improvement usually costs quite a bit. I've only had m... | |
| Basis Audio Super Arm 9 I am new to the basis family moving from a loaded LP-12 to a 2800/Vector 4. I am seriously considering the SA9 but would appreciate hearing your latest opinions. Associated equipment would be Aesthetix Rhea, ARC, Manley Neo Classic Mono's and Ma... | |
| Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable I just appreciate reading about your experiences with the Hana Umami Red as I will soon be auditioning it on my Basis 2800/Vector 4 combination. Just makes me more confident in my selection although a Soundsmith Paua Mk2 might be under considerat... | |
| Kiseki Purple Heart vs Clearaudio Stradavari Appreciate your responses as always. Makes sense to buy locally and get the Stradivari and support. Just was so curious about obtaining the passion that people describe the purple heart with. I'm sure either will sound great with my Maggies. | |
| Focal Sopra 2 vs Sopra 3? Excellent and timely discussion for me as I am looking to move from my Maggies 3.6. I listened to the No 2 yesterday but it was a poor showing within 60 seconds. It was just muffled with a small sound. To be fair it was with lesser electronics/t... | |
| Brand new VPI Prime 21 or used Clearaudio Innovation compact This is a timely thread as I just decided to leave my LP-12 after a long love affair and move over to a Clearaudio Innovation Wood/Universal 9 Arm/Kiseki Purple Heart, although the cartridge I heard the table with was the Stradavari. I've auditio... | |
| New Turntable Direction .............And the winner is Clearaudio Innovation Wood with Universal 9" arm | |
| New Turntable Direction After some homework I have limited my turntable/arm choices to those lines carried by my local dealers since I'll be able to audition them. Accordingly that is stay with Linn and do upgrades, or Sota, VPI, EAT. and/or ClearAudio. I'm am interest... | |
| New Turntable Direction I know it's been a minute since I've been here but the pandemic, retirement and now end of golf season has brought me back. So first thanks for all your feedback so far. I still have not done anything but mentally believe 6k for radikal, keel do... | |
| Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy? I feel you as the young folks say. Veblen or diminished return I'm staying put unless the change/upgrade is mouth dropping, which right or wrong is my criteria for establishing value. I have only had a couple of these over the years: the first t... | |
| Is a Linn Sondek LP12/Lingo/Ekos with a Cirkus update, the last turntable I’ll ever buy? I've have owned my LP-12 for 20+ years and have followed the upgrade path with Cirkus, Ekos, Trampolin II, and Lingo etc.. I started with the OC 9, then Benz Glider, to a Shelter 90x. I have toyed with the idea of changing tables over the years ... | |
| New Turntable Direction I'm very surprised by the retro leaning responses. You must be veterans like me. I am still curious about Oracle Delphi though. I always thought it was beautifully designed and sounded great, and Basis well its a point of curiosity. I always ... |