designtaylor
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| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations @stringreen - I've been really enjoying my Hifiman HE400i with Schiit Jotunheim amp. The sound is strong, acurate, and exciting. But I still enjoy listening to speakers a little more. | |
| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations @kahlenz - I've been looking at th4 Mani. I'm very happy with the headphone amp I have from Schiit and the reviews on the Mani are outstanding. At $130, gotta be worth a try. @nkonor - Thanks for the info on possible events to attend. I will get t... | |
| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations Thanks @nkonor & @rockrider for more solid advice. Cleaning and maintaining my "source" was a consistent theme. I'll look into building or buying a good cleaning solution. I appreciate the note about avoiding too many lateral moves in favor of... | |
| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations Thanks @stevecham the Nagaoka will be high on my list. At that price point it and with all the positive reviews I've read it seems like a nobrainer. | |
| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations @jrpnde - thanks for the notes! That's awesome that you've owned your PL350 since new! I did see some notes about the weak tonearm before picking mine up so I checked and it's all good. The table was serviced by a local shop (Austin Stereo) before... | |
| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations @noromance @stereo5 @kommanderkurt - thanks for the advice guys! I'll take a look at the Ortofon and Nagaoka stuff. Does anyone else have experience with the Apt Holman Preamp? The improvement I got from the built-in photo stage over the one in my... | |
| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations @noromance - by *Front End* I'm guessing you mean the TT as a whole? Or is the phono stage included in that? I don't want to throw good money after bad buying fancy carts for a problematic TT, but I'm also not sure I'm ready to upgrade it (which I... | |
| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations @glennewdick - Great feedback! Really appreciate the guidance and prioritization. The dollars per result tradeoffs are tricky (and I'm sure personal taste factors in), but your points are well taken. I'll probably start with cart, seems like one o... | |
| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations @yogiboy - ah right, just the stylus, that's good value, thanks! | |
| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations @yogiboy - I believe it was swapped by the original owner, but not sure how much time it's done. That's a few votes for a cart upgrade. | |
| Vinyl System Upgrade Path Recommendations @islandmandan - thanks for your note. You make a good point that to really know where there's room for improvements ruling out the media is a great first step. I use the groovewasher system on a daily basis and the Spin-Clean for more problematic... |