cheeg
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| A Love and Hate relationship - Ortofon Agree that a new cartridge is in your future – you should also consider Nagaoka; both the 110 and 150 sound wonderful, and are competitively priced. | |
| Old or new gear I’m surprised no one has recommended a good used McCormack DNA-1 (ideally a Deluxe or a Steve McCormack rebuild); I got one this year for $1K, paired it with my Polk LSIM 707s, and I love it. Two important points: 1) Polks love power; just becaus... | |
| Brand new to vinyl: Help! +1 on the Nagaoka 150 cartridge; also, their MP-110 is very good, and only $120. I’d forget about the turntable until you find a cartridge you like, and have it correctly aligned. What are you using to play CDs? | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? I suspect a lot of new dacs sound better than your Cambridge but it doesn't have to do with just jitter.Thanks for the additional references on dacs -- that's a good start! As for the quoted comment, @headphonedreams may be right about that, but ... | |
| How can I tell if I need a better clock for my DAC? Thanks, everyone, for your inputs. Unfortunately, much of what was said went over my head. Could someone recommend a good, readable reference on dacs? | |
| Newbie with some turntable, cable, pre-amp, and speaker questions. @willemj -- The problem we still have with digital media is access to good source material; Chromecast Audio may be capable of streaming 24 bit, 96Khz files, but if the music on your device is Redbook quality (16 bit, 44Khz) or less, you are not g... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @viridian and @schubert -- I just wanted to follow up on your posts, as I've now had a chance to try several variations of equipment, and ended up with something I like. When we last left off, I had tried the Pfanstiehl replacement stylus for my... | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? Thanks for everyone's input -- I now have some listening to do! | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? @ctsooner — I was referring to the Treo, not the Treo CT. Used Treos have selling for ~$3000, which is about what a new pair of Vandy 2Cs would cost. I can also get used 3Sigs for much less than a new pair of 2Cs; wouldn’t both of these options ma... | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? @offnon57 — thanks for asking, but no — I did pick up a cheap TT, though! If you or anyone listening know where I can listen to Vandys and Maggie’s anywhere near Pasadena, please let me know. Getting back to the early thread for a minute, there i... | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? @offnon57 — don’t worry about hijacking me; you are exactly the kind of member I had hoped would join in. I hope you get as much good info from the responses as I have, and please let me know if you do get a new set of speakers! | |
| Best Speakers with a DNA-1? I’m sensing a trend here — sounds like a pair of Vandys may be in my future, and possibly a CJ pre, too. Thank you all for your input! Now I just have to figure out if the Sig 2 or 3 will work better in my room... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @schubert — sounds like good advice. @viridian recommended that one too, and it’s looking like the only logical choice. If I were truly sane, I probably wouldn’t have started down this rabbit hole, but as long as I’m here, I may as well try to f... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @schubert -- that got a good laugh at my end! I'm inclined to take your word over the opinions in that post. It sounds like you think the problem might be with the needle, not the cartridge -- do you have any suggestions? Is it worth trying to ... | |
| Best Budget Phono Cartridge? @schubert — Is your comment based on personal experience or rumor? I bought the Pfanstiel l based on the comments at the following forum, which were generally favorable: http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/stanton-681eee-nos-or-replacem... |