audioguy85
Responses from audioguy85
| Great Recordings, Sonically Speaking - and Why. Sinatra at the Sands is a great recording on the right pressing. Also believe it or not, his Christmas Album is very well recorded. Richard and Linda Thompson’s Shoot Out The Lights, great record, top quality sound. I’m not talking about reissues ... | |
| pro-ject cd box rs2 vs jays audio cd2 mk3 Pro-ject hands down. They make some great stuff! I love both my tube box ds2, and the Classic sb turntable. Pro-ject also now owns musical fidelity. | |
| 30 year old player, worth an upgrade? Although I own a Marantz hdcd-1, I also have an Audiolab cdt6000 transport. I use a Border Patrol Dac. Good combo. | |
| Clean AC power An Audioquest Niagara 1200, AQ Edison receptacle, AQ Thunder power cord to amp, and an AQ Z3 power cord from Niagara to the receptacle. Dedicated circuit 12/2 to 20 amp breaker on panel. Relatively low expenditure but good results. Surplus recepta... | |
| An Urgent Hypothetical! My head hurts... | |
| New TT for ~$1500 "Sounded great" for you, but you can’t even adjust VTA on those cheap tonearmsReally, where have you read that?? The pro-ject 9, 9c or 9cc all have adjustable VTA! You loosen two allen screws at the base of tonearm mount. Pro-ject provides a short... | |
| Recommendations for speakers that sound great at lower volume levels. Tannoys do well at low volumes, at least mine. | |
| Listening to digital and analog Sounds to me that you have to work awful hard to get digital to sound more analog, when all you have to do is throw on a record... | |
| Cartridge recommendations? Shure m97xe, but you will pay a premium. Now going for $300 or more new on eBay. I have one in use on a vintage Lenco, and one new in the box. Very high compliance and a great tracker, plus the damped brush. The replacement shure stylus are fetchi... | |
| Lack of popularity of Chord??? I've been using a variety of chord cables for years.. great quality. | |
| Next step in Turntable What’s wrong with the OP’s turntable? Pro-ject makes some nice turntables when you get over 1k....I own his turntable, the sb model with speed box. The hana is a nice cartridge and goes with that arm very well, i own the hana el. The OP should buy... | |
| OK - Now What…? Why in the world would you have gotten rid of all your vinyl and the equipment to play it? I just played a few records last night and was blown away by some of them, yes some don't sound great, but some sound excellent! Same with cd's or streaming... | |
| Music Hall MMF 7.3 Question There is "zero" isolation issues with the mmf-7.3....you do not need bigger feet....place the turntable on a dedicated wall mounted shelf, that’s it! The dual plinth design with detached motor, excellent tonearm, and quiet main bearing makes this ... | |
| VAC preamps - too expensive? If you are filthy rich it’s not expensive....however if you are a poor middle class slob with a mortgage, wife, kids, bills, etc...then yeah, those prices are ridiculous...There are many wonderful "affordable" products available to the "average au... | |
| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? I'd buy a Tavish Design the classic or the vintage tubed phono preamp, or maybe even the EAR 834 p. You will hear a difference with either. |