viridian
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| Cart Output & Phono Stage Gain You are welcome! | |
| Cart Output & Phono Stage Gain Go to the preamp gain computer link:http://www.kabusa.com/frameset.htm?/index.htm | |
| Get a better turntable or better phono preamp? Nate, this is audio, "long term keeper" is like the sasquatch, often discussed, never seen. | |
| Acoustic Research TA Always go for the T and A. | |
| Get a better turntable or better phono preamp? Nice cartridge. Now we're unanimous. | |
| Get a better turntable or better phono preamp? No longer unanimous. I really don't know how anyone can make any recommendation until you say what phono cartridge you are using. A poor phono cartridge will ruin your records. Additionally, a phono cartridge is a transducer, like a speaker, that ... | |
| to ground or not to ground I only ground one component in the system, usually the preamp, for best sound. I'm not suggesting that anyone does this. I won't come to your funeral when you fry yourself. YMMV, consult a lisenced electrician, yada yada, etc. | |
| High vs. Low Efficiency Speakers The benefit to higher efficiency speakers is that less amplifier power is needed to achieve a given loudness. The benefit of a low efficiency speaker is that you may be able to operate the volume control higher in its range where it has less effec... | |
| Why LCD and Plasma? 37 Brian, a spiff is a bounty, as in "Sell the Samsung 47" set and we will spiff you $20.00 for each one sold." It is common in the electronics industry. | |
| Why LCD and Plasma? 37 CC salespeople are not on commission, but have you ever heard of "spiffs"? That is a significant portion of their income. | |
| What's your favorite remake of a song Pat Boone's salsa-tinged version of "Smoke On The Water" from the album "No More Mr. Nice Guy - In A Metal Mood", though his cover of "Enter Sandman" from the same seminal album is hot competition. | |
| Audiophile turntables of the 60's and 70's Dcstep, just look at my post and you will see where Micro Seiki was mentioned. | |
| My slow descent into retro MC madness... Morgenholz, I am actually taking the next jump off of the cliff. Currently refurbishing a 1959 Gray ST-33 turntable with original ESL (Ortofon) S-2000 tonearm, which will be converted to mono use. I will be getting a Denon 102 dedicated mono cartr... | |
| My slow descent into retro MC madness... Interesting journey. I never left, having used a Denon 103D and matching Denon AU-320 transformer since new in the 1970s as one of my vintage cartridge choices. My tonearm is rather a good match at 15 grams effective mass. I have a new 103 on the ... | |
| Move from Benz H20 to Denon DL301 LOL, I own a Denon 103D, as well as a 301 and they are as different as fish and fowl. Buy that guy a hearing aid. |