effischer
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| What is your favorite budget audio component? 2 related components:Magnepan Unitrac 1 tonearm @ $300 for a demo in 1984Dynavector MR23 cartridge re-tip @ $179 on the same dayI finally was able to extract everything there was to hear in my vinyl collection. My first DV had been a revelation o... | |
| Your last concert was to see who and when? King Crimson, Cleveland 11/24/17. A totally awesome show. Last saw them in 1982 at their first US gig after releasing Discipline. Fripp and Levin have lost none of their chops. 3 drummers didn't hurt a bit, either. The hall was the Hard Rock R... | |
| VPI vs. SOTA I'm a fan of SOTA and have gotten great service and results out of my Sapphire. Sapphires pop up used here and other places for ~$1K and you can get a great second-hand arm like a Graham 2, Micro Seki or similar with VTA on the fly for another ~$... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Tonight was more King Crimson:"In The Wake of Poseidon" and "Starless and Bible Black"Both Atlantic/Warner Japanese pressings, c. 1983Tasty! | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? King Crimson "Lizard"EG Records US pressing, c. 1983. | |
| Arm suggestions to replace Magnepan Unitrac on TD 160 Super Here's another arm that popped up today, also with VTA on-the-fly: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tonearms-tonearm-2017-11-21-analog#&gid=1&pid=3.As far as overkill on a TD160 goes, one could readily argue the Unitrac was overkill on i... | |
| Arm suggestions to replace Magnepan Unitrac on TD 160 Super Here's another arm that popped up today, also with VTA on-the-fly: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tonearms-tonearm-2017-11-21-analog#&gid=1&pid=3.As far as overkill on a TD160 goes, one could readily argue the Unitrac was overkill on i... | |
| Is going from McIntosh C712 to C46 worth it? With an MC2102, I think you would find the C50 to be a major improvement over the C712 and especially if you are into vinyl. The tone controls are excellent and the design is outstanding. The built-in DAC goes up to 32 bit / 192 kHz PCM and all ... | |
| Arm suggestions to replace Magnepan Unitrac on TD 160 Super Here's another alternative: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tonearms-tonearm-2017-11-11-analog-eb35783d-8a20-48a9-a1dd-445d7b3...The Graham 2 is a terrific design and preserves VTA on the fly. I have the newer Phantom and love it.I hope you ha... | |
| Can the C2300 MC phono run a cartridge 0.5MV Actually, 0.5 mV is a bit above the rated sensitivity of 0.45 mV, so there's more than enough gain. It shouldn't be a problem, but you might have to fool around with the loading to get the sound right. Good luck & happy listening. | |
| 2 recent, weird and isolated issues with BD playback @tonykay I'm sorry to hear about your experience with the demo 871. Mc has always treaded me fairly and more than fairly in this case. I wonder if your experience may have been channel related? Not sure how they dealt / deal with Best Buy as a... | |
| Audiophiles should learn from people who created audio Is this hobby about absolutes or about enjoying an art called music? And who has the hubris to anoint themselves an absolute authority to dictate how such an "enjoyment" must be experienced? Are we such slaves to physics, or metaphysics, that we... | |
| SOTA Turn Table set up for 5K - more or less? Incorrect tonearm link in my post above. Use this instead: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tonearms-client-inventory-wow-2017-10-20-analog.You're correct in your understanding that analog is a more involved aspect of the audiophile hobby. If ... | |
| SOTA Turn Table set up for 5K - more or less? Much good input above, with the key takeaway being that the ultimate answer is the one being the best solution is the one you like the most.I have a high end turntable, arm, cartridge, phono section and IC. I have a high end universal disc player... | |
| Cleveland, OH The meet was a lot of fun and very educational to boot! Thank you to @tgun5 for hosting the first listening session and kudos to @2psyop for making the trip. Looking forward to the next meet! |