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| Direct drive vs belt vs rim vs idler arm So......you listen to turntables professionally? Where can I apply for that job? | |
| What amps use the KT120 tubes? Icon Audio | |
| Cartridge For Audio Note TT1 and Michell Tecnoarm You sum up the weaknesses of the Cronus phono stage very well, I would throw in a lack of dynamics and a bit of congestion on highly modulated passages. I believe that all of the phono stages mentioned will be a big step up. You might also give Ro... | |
| Can anyone explain cable risers? There is a firm, scientific basis for raising cables off of the carpet changing the way that electrons flow through them. The carpet actually acts as part of the dielectric covering the conductors:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DielectricTaking the ... | |
| Stick a fork in Dylan, he's done. I think that his biggest achievement was assimilating the cadences of the beat poets and welding them to those loose, associative, lyrics. The amalgam produced was more than the sum of it's parts. If you are not old enough, have a listen to Ginsbe... | |
| Stick a fork in Dylan, he's done. The Rolling Thunder Review Live 1975 is my favorite as it is a retrospective with the meat of it being the songs from Blood on the Tracks, then again, I was at the Madison Square Garden show and the record just doesn't even touch that evening. | |
| Why no DOOMS DAY sales? Most of the crap that I sell on this site already looks like it has been through the Mayan Apocalypse, but I keep the prices high just to placate my accountant. | |
| Cheapo TT's for a present Hey, Fisher was a great brand in the heyday of audio and made great stuff, I am listening to a 299C integrated amp as I write this. I don't know why everyone started to run them down when they changed their name to Fisher-Price. | |
| Turntable Choices Best choice, I hope that you get great enjoyment from it! | |
| Cartridge For Audio Note TT1 and Michell Tecnoarm I tried the 20XL on both a Logic Tempo E, which is a suspended deck as well as on a Thorens TD150 without issue. Then again, my rack is spiked to a concrete slab below my carpet. It's very hard to predict the interactions between suspended tables,... | |
| Cartridge For Audio Note TT1 and Michell Tecnoarm The 10X5 is a really good cartridge, matches the arm quite well, and will kick things up a notch. That said, I would go a different direction. I find the built in phono stage to be a bit of an underachiever and would go with a Musical Surroundings... | |
| Reasonable not to be offered a trial on a cart? Perhaps there is an alternate possiblity. Why not see if you can take your turntable to the dealer, have a listen with your existing cartridge on his system, and then change over to the cartridge that you are considering. The dealer might be up fo... | |
| My two cents... B_limo I was speaking to the specific situation the OP posted about, not making a generalization. But, if you would like a generalization, audiophiles are a lazy lot and would prefer to upgrade cables rather than deal with room issues. | |
| My two cents... It's not the gear, it's the room that causes the difference in sound. And if your dealer is not doing single speaker dems then all of the other woofers in the room are acting like passive radiators. No hope for good sound. | |
| JBL 4311b vs B&W CDM 1NT as nearfield with Mc240 The 4311s are much more sensitive than the B&Ws and will be a great match. Having owned 4311s, two Mac 240s and B&W 805s, I would hazard a guess that the 4311s will be a much better match than the CDM1. YMMV. |