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| New releases of Fela Kuti I'd check Steve Hoffman Forums. Much more active discussion of pressing there than here. | |
| Need to Downsize: Small Speaker Recommendation +1 on the LS50s, Fritz Speakers and the Josephs. Try the LS5os or Fritz and then see if you feel like you need anything more.Both deserve all the praise they get. | |
| Phono Preamp price range $2000-$4000 Tubes v. solid state will come down to personal preference and system synergy. Especially with LOMC carts, you will want to be attentive to a tube phono stage's noise floor. But many tube phonos are nice and quiet (the Chinook for example). I agre... | |
| Phono Preamp price range $2000-$4000 Solid state? Look into something by Avid, or a Musical Fidelity kW if you can track one of those down. | |
| Pinback a band that needs your attention Huge Pinback fan. Great stuff. Solid live band too, and I think they are touring. | |
| Pro-ject speedbox: Is improvement worth the $ ? There is also the recently introduced option of the Phoenix Falcon speed controller, to which a Roadrunner Tachnometer can later be added for even greater speed precision. Cool stuff. | |
| where to get a Rawson Aleph 5 clone repaired? Know a number of folks who have had problems with the Rawson amps. That's what you get for buying an amp illegally made by an unauthorized manufacturer. Compared to Pass, the work is poor quality, in addition to being unauthorized. Don't buy a des... | |
| Phono Preamp price range $2000-$4000 I'd take a look at the Manley Chinook. Sounded great in comparison to my Musical Fidelity kW, which I still ended up preferring, but more a matter of flavors than better/worse. | |
| Audiophile Active Speakers? +1 on ATC. Magical speakers. And most report that the actives are the ones to have from ATC. | |
| Simaudio MOON LP5.3 RS or 300LP? Are y'all using balanced or single ended ICs with this? I was underwhelmed using RCAs. I had a 5.3 with the power supply and much preferred the Avid Pulsus to it, which I have since replaced with the Musical Fidelity kW. Sorry to rain on the Simau... | |
| How quiet is your Rogue Sphinx? BTW, if the transformer hum turns out to be DC on the line, there is now the Humdinger from AVA, that does what the Humbuster does (reportedly even better). If DC on the line isn't your problem, then it won't help you. But they have a 30 day retur... | |
| ZYX Premium Cartridges Well, they haven't been out very long yet. Certainly look forward to impressions, because I love my 4D. | |
| Speed Control There is also a new speed controller by Phoenix called the Falcon that can also incorporate an optional RPM sensor called the Roadrunner. Sells for a good deal less than the SDS. $612 for both, and $378 for just the Falcon | |
| Musical Fidelity? I have always really liked their kW line. Have both their kW line stage and kW phono stage. | |
| Cartridge Advice Agree. Talk to Soundsmith and/or Andy Kim. And get a trade-on quote. Biggest question in my mind is whether you are looking for a different sound or not. Thinking a lateral move to a cart that has different strengths and weaknesses? Or ready to ta... |