bpoletti
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| Turntable choice Though some people don't care for them, Audio Technica offers a line up of very good cartridges at exceptional prices (for their performance). | |
| Turntable choice The VPI, even used, offers a great value. The Classic is a very good table and VPI's product support is legendary. | |
| Lyra Delos or Helicon versus Soundsmith Zephyr Still interested in a head-to-head comparison of the delos or Helicon vs. ANY Soundsmith moving iton cart. | |
| Buying A Cartridge Direct From Japan Be careful buying used from Hong Kong. For some reason, the salt air seems particularly corrosive there. | |
| BEST TONEARM FOR HIGH COMPLIANCE MM Grace 707 is a fine arm for a high compliance cartridge. A step up from the Grace is the SME 3009/3012 line. | |
| Upgrade from Technics 1200 MK2? $1-$1.5k budget ANY unstable movement in the arm, any looseness in the headshell, any play in the arm bearings, any non-rigid components in the chain must be eliminated. IMO, not to mince words, your planned corrective action to your existing arm is a silk purse ... | |
| Upgrade from Technics 1200 MK2? $1-$1.5k budget Wow, that's one great table to set aside because of a fiddly arm. I'd re-plinth the table and get a different arm. With your budget, have you considered a Jelco 750L (12") arm? Otherwise, you're likely to spend Over $3000 even in the used market t... | |
| VPI Classic---Denon 103 won't fit on arm?? I'm using Herron Audio cables between my Aries / JMW0-12 and phono stage with very good results. Cart is LOMC AT-OC9/II. | |
| VPI Prime, what would your Cartridge and Phono be? Used Herron VTPH-1mc and an AT-OC9/II. Should come in around $2k. Very solid combo. | |
| Addendum to Onkyo has a very interesting CD player, the C-7030. Some people hate it, more people love it. I suggest listening to see if it meets with your expectations. At its price ( | |
| Help me improve Rega P2 @Ilik - That's the funniest post I've seen in years. LP12s are more colored than an art museum. | |
| Help me improve Rega P2 The best way to improve a Rega P2 is to:1. Remove the power cord from the table.2. Move the table top another location.3. Move a VPI Classic 3 to the position originally taken by the Rega. Make sure VPI table is level.4. Attempt to plug the power ... | |
| Good sounding Deutsche Grammophon recordings The Paganini Concerto collection, I can't recall the title of the album or the violinist, is a superb DG recording. I just don't have it. I believe the title is something like "Paganini Diabolique" or similar. Terrific performances and (IMO) the b... | |
| worst sounding great lps Anything from Queen | |
| Which of these 4 Phono Pre you'dl choose? I would have to agree that the Herron VTPH-2 is the choice at any price point. That said, Herron does take VTPH-1 units in on trade. IMO, a used VTPH-1 in your price range is the very best bang for the buck and still an excellent choice in most pr... |