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| What's your go-to cheapie cartridge? AT-14sa with OEM stylus. | |
| I give up on new vinyl Most of the really good recording engineers and vinyl transfer technicians are retired or dead. The ones that are left are pretty darn busy. | |
| MORE Esoteric problems Sad to hear of your issue. Ship the device to California and let Teac flip the bill to japan. | |
| Isn't a wondeful time to be an audiophile? I got on board in the early 80’s, a very exciting time. The digital promise was on the horizon and the disco craze was pretty much dead. Stereophile was J Gordon Holt. Ah yes and Stereo Review loved everything! Yet the one thing that made time gre... | |
| Thiel Owners "vegasears Good to see you here. What gear do you have in your system?"VTL 450MKII, Mcintosh C2500 & B&W801S3 are the main components. | |
| Thiel Owners Thanks Steve, very insightful. I gave up on my CS6's years ago. I've gone thru a few really good amps over the years and felt something was always lacking. I still have the 6's w/ss1 but only use them maybe a week every year or so. Class D may b... | |
| Shipping speakers Fun fact about UPS: If you ship from a UPS Distribution Center they have there own insurance but if you use a franchise outlet or a UPS Store they have other insurers which causes most to the claim problems. This information is slightly dated but... | |
| Bed BATH AND BEYOND Every time I go in that place I have an allergy attack. I've not been in one this century! With more and more businesses selling analog related gear and software maybe the price of new will come down. Yeah keep dreaming LOL. | |
| WHAT TURNTABLE? FYI: In Forums and such words in all caps is YELLING! | |
| 8 track CRUSHES CD,Vinyl and everything else!!! I know it's legal in some states but dude, you got to put the pipe down. | |
| Who Here Makes Their Own Power Cables? I got the ends from Parts Express and the cable from Lowes. I used Carol Cable Extension Cord which UL approved. During assembly I tried various size conductors: 10,12,14 and 16 awg. I ended up with 12 awg for my amps 14 & 16 for everything... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? Mine were Acoustat Spectra 33 electrostatic speaker. It was the Room. 18' wide and 25' deep which allowed good placement. 5' off the front wall, blank front wall with gear on the floor. 3' off the side walls. My listen chair was 4' off the r... | |
| What area or country do you live in ? it's in the screen name Vegas Ears | |
| Brand New Warped albums! Back in the late 70's early 80's when buying LP's, I had them open them up and put them on a TT and verify it was good. The most disappointing warped LP was Clapton & Winwood "Live From Madison Square Garden" 3 LP Box Set. I bought it while... | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? Today, I dusted off my old Technics SL-10. I gave it to my Son years ago and he's storing it here. It currently has a Pickering TL-2S cartridge run thru a Jolida JD-9. I am stunned just how good it sounds. Now I am debating weather to get him ... |