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| Any truth to my feeling that MM carts are possibly better than MC on rock recordings? I stand corrected- an 881! Thanks Chakster. | |
| Any truth to my feeling that MM carts are possibly better than MC on rock recordings? FWIW, Doug Sax, a recording engineer of the first caliber, was a strong advocate of Stanton 681 EEE cartridges as the most faithful to master tape. | |
| How Long Did It Take You To Build Your Dream Setup? My system right now is as good as I could ever imagine. It is my final system and I have not changed any components in 5 years. No change are contemplated either. It took 38 years from my first turntable/receiver/speaker setup to the establishment... | |
| The Linn Karousel bearing. I’ll add my 2 cents. If your LP12 able to accept the new bearing, and you can swing the cost, it’s a terrific update to a venerable table. Sure, there are many who knock the LP12 as an antiquated design, but kudos to the company for keeping the ta... | |
| Equipment purchase that made you want to get off the Merry Go Round (good or Bad) I’ve not made any major component purchases in 5 years. No plans to make any major purchases either until my phono cartridge finally throws in the towel. It’s an old Linn Arkiv B which my dealer inspected and listened to over the summer and said i... | |
| Audiophile demographics? Far more guys are gearheads than are gals. | |
| The value of a good FM tuner?......, now and in the future... @jl35 Is Don Scott still around? | |
| Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot b_limo said- You can get your AP cables cut down and Re-terminated. Turns out that's what I did- and now run a short 6 fort run from my amp to each speakerFWIW- my experiment is over- I'm using the AP cables and am quite pleased | |
| Used phono preamp options - feedback requested Double thumbs up on the Pass. Very flexible loafing option, very quiet. Until I started to use Pass I was strongly into tubes (Conrad Johnson amp, pre, and a Rogue integrated). Pass made me forgot about tubes (mostly- as I have a home built tube h... | |
| Cartridge reliability V15’s and Infinity black widows | |
| Cartridge reliability Indeed- I’ve known for quite some time that Peekskill was not far away- as is a dealers that I’ve been doing business with for 30 years and whom I implicitly trust. Thus proximity to Peekskill is not a determining factor for me. It’s just a potent... | |
| Cartridge reliability @tablejockey I have looked at the Soundsmith lineup. Their shop is a short drive from my home- | |
| Cartridge reliability @pbnaudio hi Peter- on a Linn Ekos 2 arm. Ideally, I would not spend over $2,000thanks | |
| Cartridge reliability @tablejockey when it’s time, I simply want to avoid those brands that seem more trouble-proneAlso- I am aware that Mr. Carr is here from time to time and that Lyra has a sterling after sales reputation | |
| Bought some 14/2 “speaker wire” from Home Depot “I've got some string that used to work between two tin cans. Can I use that?”depends on the material the string is made of, the geometry, and thickness |