oregonpapa
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| wired magazine and Tom Port Johnnyb53 ...I've discussed Tom's use of the DV-17D with my friend who sells TP records. You are exactly correct in your assessment. Tom uses the Dynavector cartridge because it is ruler flat. Its great for assessing the true sound of a record. Th... | |
| ARC Ref 75 vs. Ref 75 SE OKAY ... full disclosure .. I am an "ARC cheerleader" and proud of it.On the reliability issue ... I've had an SP6. An SP-14. a Classic 60, a REF-75 and now the REF-75se. I've had all of their phono stages from the PH-3 through to my present PH-8.... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Man 'O man, the AT guys are coming out of the woodwork. That's great! While I listen to a lot of classical, I'm not centered in on any particular type of music. Jazz and blues was always my favorites when I was a kid ... but the beauty of this hob... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... tablejockey...It says volumes about this obsessive hobby when a cartridge costing almost $1100.00 is considered to be a budget cartridge. I remember the days when a $49.00 Grado was really good ... especially when mounted on an AR turntable that c... | |
| Pani ... New ART-9 up and running ... Again, the cartridge is brand new. It has about 10 hours on it at this point ... so it IS a little tizzy on the top end just like my previous OC-9 MK-III's were. The OC-9's took about 40 hours before they started to calm down. I expect the same fr... | |
| ARC Ref 75 vs. Ref 75 SE And we can clearly hear the degradation whenever something unnecessary is put into the circuit. Just turning off the display lights on the ARC SE gear improves the sound. It becomes more relaxed and three dimensional. Who knows what switches inten... | |
| CAT Signature SL1 MK 3 pros and cons Wonderful preamp. Great phono stage as well. | |
| ARC Ref 75 vs. Ref 75 SE My REF-75 SE now has 375 hours on it. As soon as it hit 300 hours, it really opened up. My early impressions here on AG were for an amp that wasn't broken in. Take my comments I made before and add 30% to my enthusiasm for this amp. What more of a... | |
| wired magazine and Tom Port I do my own scrounging for used records ... and even if I could afford Tom's prices I wouldn't pay them, preferring to scrounge on my own. With that said, a good friend of mine, a total vinyl guru, shops garage sales, estate sales and thrift store... | |
| old AR XA with mods vs Rega RP1 I've had a couple of these tables in the past. A friend had one. He used a Grado arm and an old Grado signature I cartridge on it. It sounded terrific. In fact, I much preferred it to his much more expensive table and I'd always request the AR be ... | |
| How do you respond to this question? Because I like an oboe to sound like an oboe and a piano to sound like a piano, and a tenor sax to sound like a tenor sax, and a human voice to have a personality. | |
| overwhelmed by record rituals If you really get the bug and start buying used records at garage sales and thrift stores, then you will need a record cleaning machine for sure. I'd recommend the VPI 16.5. Make sure the suction tube is at the proper height. To low and the tube w... | |
| Well Tempered bearing old vs new Jwm ...You have to measure your existing belt. If you measure in inches, the guys in the UK will figure it out for you. Its all explained on this site: www.originlive.comHonestly, its an amazing upgrade. When you first hook it up, you'll be amazed... | |
| Well Tempered bearing old vs new Gvoth ...Listen to the table for a few months ... then get the originlive custom belt. You will be more than happy you did. | |
| Need help with my speakers Looks like the Gumby edition to me. |