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| Turntables @luvrockin What's 34% RH and how do you clean your records?I bet this is a big reason for your clicks and pops. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Mint LP provides Stevenson Alignment @chakster Sounds like "believe" is the key word in your last post. Have you ever tried the SMARTractor or the Mint? If so, and you don't observe a difference, I can respect that. Please elaborate. If not, it's sounds like your belief might just ju... | |
| Recommendations on stuff to look at for upgrading a 300B SET amp Most of the 300B amps I've heard are low power vs. push pull, but still intended to mate with dynamic speakers, not horns. VAC Renaissance 30/30 is a particularly nice one. I've owned 845 amps from Dehavilland and listened to plenty of 211s, GM70s... | |
| Mint LP provides Stevenson Alignment @billstevenson Stay away from statisticians, sounds like they would drive you crazy, Bill! :-) FWIW, Yip is happy to make any protector to whichever alignment you prefer. He's done SME/Baerwald for me and is making an Audiomods/Baerwald for me as ... | |
| A decent preamp to complete my setup? If you are planning on plugging your turntable directly into your preamp, then you need one with a built-in phono stage. Most newer models don't have that hence the product category "phono stages". Back before CD all the preamps had phono stages b... | |
| Confused State of affairs: CD player "Should I be looking to upgrade my Music CD player from the Oppo?" No. If your primary consideration is "I want to have the best sounding music from my system, so quality comes before any other consideration"then consider consider replacing the CD... | |
| New Rega Planer 8 (P8) Turntable - Apheta 2 Cartridge Combo - Thoughts @fsmithjack So what did you decide, Frank? In case you are still considering the Platine/Schick/Winfield I checked the specs and the compliance(16) is a good match with the effective mass of the arm. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Phono Protractor. Recommendations? Exactly what Lew said: "The absolute cost no object best is the SMARTractor. The next best and much easier to use and cheaper is the Feickert. For one tonearm only, the Mint." The SMARTractor is more precise than the Feickert and easier to get exa... | |
| Bad case of upgrade fever Where'd you place the panels? Are bass traps in the corners (especially) at the speaker end of the room? Cheers,Spencer | |
| HELP ... Need Advice/Recommendations on Tube Amp BAT, Dehavilland, VAC, Music Reference, Atma-Sphere, Manley...plenty of nice options. Read the other recent thread about tube amp manufacturers, so many happy owners. Cheers,Spencer | |
| unison 845 set driving maggie 1.7? More likely to damage the speakers. Cheers,Spencer | |
| WHAT TURNTABLE? In the long run, you will be better off learning how to setup your own cartridge. Even if a bouncy unipivot doesn't bother you like it does some, that doesn't really make it any tougher to setup a cartridge. You could always buy an inexpensive car... | |
| A new chapter has begun. @audiolover718 Are you using KT150s? If not, you have w nice surprise in store when you do. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? @dgarretson is so humble, it cracks me up. You da best, Dave. Cheers,Spencer | |
| Aqua Acoustics DACs I have two friends that own the Formula. One previously owned the LaScala. Have heard many high priced DACS, but the Formula and the Bricasti were the only ones I wished I could have at home. Cheers,Spencer |