Considering one of those 299 buck lateral tracking arms advertised on audiogon....seems rather inexpensive for a lateral arm with an air pump......the fact I managed to screw up one of the wires to the cartridge opens a window of opportunity for another arm (which I can then screw up the wire on that item!).......
anybody use one of these things yet? |
Donate it to one of the tsunami relief organizations. You will never regret showing kindness. |
Rockboy: Go for the cartridge upgrade, your table seems to be running fine and no inspection is neccesary. Arm board or felt mat replacement is something you can face later on if ever neccesary.
Consider a Denon 103r MC cartridge, keep in minf it is a MC design so you need your preamp to drive it.
Fernando |
Danlib1, 100 $5.00 Hookers would have you back to spending 3 day with frozen peas on you nuts! ;0)~ |
Take a look at the thread above. I recommend rubbing snake oil into the base of your SOTA. I used to have one and I found that a frequent and liberal application made it sound much better.
Have a Happy New Year ;-). |
Pehare and Flg2001
I was satisfied with my B&K electronics and my Paradigm 7s speakers; but that didn't stop me from replacing it with "better" stuff. However, the turntable is different. I can't justify to myself, let alone my wife, that I need to replace my turntable. But I am interested in milking everything I can out of it. And I just happpen to have a little extra money that I can spend on upgrades - provided they make a difference. That's where you guys come in. Unfortunately, the majority of advice pertains to hookers. Not exactly the advice I was looking for. |
High End hookers cost at lot more than $500 (so I am told).
Buy some really good Audiophile digital discs... $30 or more a pop. Not only will this be a good use of the $500, but it may save you many thousands of dollars that you will otherwise spend seeking vinyl perfection. |
I backup Pehare here, sounds to me that you are quite satisfied with your table right now.
Fernando |
Wow! I asked for advice and you gave it to me; although not exactly what I expected (well, maybe I expected one hooker comment). It's obvious from the responses that you guys violated the old, don't drink while you type rule! Thanks and have a great 2005! |
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How 'bout sending some of it to a tsunami relief fund and using the rest for the tune up at Sota? It'll make you feel good and your table sound better. |
Yep, I would always be left wondering what that one, $500 hooker could do.
Happy New Year!!
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Cello's almost right...but one hundred $5.00 hookers is the ticket... |
I'm with Cello on this one. |
Cello Blow the whole thing on a dial in. Forget 2 or 5. Quality baby |
W/O knowing your specific TT or cartridge, here is my 2 cents:
Don't do 1,2,3,5, or 6. Your TT & cartridge may be maxed out given the $$ invested, & (maybe) the only way to seriously upgrade is to sell it & start over.
But, If you can get a nice used cartridge at a great price, you could try that.......& use it if you upgrade your TT. |
I would spend the $500.00 on LPs; it's the easiest way to improve your system. Happy new year. |
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I would get 2 - $ 250.00 Hookers or 5 - $ 100.00 Hookers
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Happy New Year.
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forget the turntable get dedicated power circuits - if you do not have them already |
if it sounds great, then what's the hurry to mess with it? i've personally come around to the "be happy with what you have" philosophy vs. "audiophilia nervosa with features of upgradeitis." i say take a vacation and buy a few LPs wherever you go. and have a happy new year! |
