dhcod
Responses from dhcod
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? I finally heard a preamp that sounds better in my system. It's a Herron audio preamp that retailed for $4000. I guess that's as big a compliment as there is. | |
| Loricraft PRC3 Vibrating Thanks! I'll report back. | |
| looking at 2 phono pre amps I'd wait until you can afford to spend more. Either of those would be an incremental upgrade at best and maybe not better depending on what kind of music you listen to. | |
| What is the Phono stage you have finished with? I now have a Herron VTPH-1 MC Special. I'm not necessarily finished but I'm not sure how much I can improve realistically.... so finished for now! | |
| Linn Sondek LP12 impressions If you can get it setup properly by an experienced tech, they are the best value out there. That's a big if though. I tried setting mine up for years and never was happy but when Brooks Berdan (sadly deceased) finally went through it for me, I was... | |
| phono stage for VPI Traveler w/ 2m blue I would suggest a used Dynavector P75. Very flexible. Very sweet sounding. | |
| Rhea vs Pass XP-15 Rhea too. Not close in my listening experience because I want to feel the instruments being played, not just hear the sound of the music coming out of them.... if that's clear? | |
| Fosgate vs Allnic 1201? If you want to save money and get very close to the Allnic, yesterday there was a Herron VTPH-1 MC listed. If you can get that for 1100 to 1250, you are 95% to Allnic for a third of the price. Not connected to the auction, just a happy owner of th... | |
| How long does it take you to install a cartridge? 10 minutes because I bought a Well Tempered Simplex that has a fixed mounting distance just because I felt that I could no longer be confident that my setup was correct. I used to have a Moerch arm on an Amazon turntable and I don't think, even wi... | |
| Best sounding Hybrid Integrated in $2000 range It's not the Sphinx but the Cronus he should be looking at. Find one used with KT120s and add and external phono preamp and you've spent $2000. It will kill the Sphinx. | |
| Com'on...confess.......... Wow, Downunder, that's quite a collection. Some of their LPs are way more rare than Beautiful Freak, aren't they? I only have Daisies, Soul Jacker, Electro-Shock Blues, and Shootenanny. After I got back into LPs around 1999, I went to a local stor... | |
| Oldest piece of gear you own Since I sold my 1970 Quad ESLs, it's my Advent 300. | |
| Com'on...confess.......... Eels "Beautiful Freak." It's the only vinyl copy I've ever seen! | |
| Your first amp? Dynaco 70. I had a TransAudio receiver which was a Pacific Stereo house brand before it when I was 12 but I don't really count it. As soon as I understood that the equipment choice affected the sound, I immediately bought Dynaco. I did however end... | |
| I need help and phonostage suggestions That's a good point, Bob, about using only the MM side of these. I have one of your step-ups and it's fantastic. Makes my Hagerman Coronet really play out of it's league. |