effischer
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| Confused about Rega and VTA.... IMO, the single biggest difference you can make to vinyl playback is to go to an arm that has VTA on-the-fly adjustment. Irrespective of cartridge, minute adjustments when you can hear the results reveal a whole new world of resolution.I had a Pl... | |
| Hegel Integrateds Quality My buddy had one and I auditioned it with his Martin Logan ESL EFXs. Not enough power for them IMO, but an OK integrated. I was not all that impressed with the switchgear, but that may have just been my sense of touch. I do know it was very sen... | |
| mc602 One extra bit of McIntosh lore: They have no record of a catastrophic failure or unrepairable condition in any of their amps. Ever.Quite a testament to their design and build quality. Legendary, indeed! | |
| Tonearm recommendation for Dynavector DV-20X cartridge. You have a number of choices in your budget range. Keep your eyes peeled for a Micro Seiki MA-505, Graham 1.5, 2.0 or 2.2. They all have VTA on the fly and are truly superior matches for the Sota & DV combo. You would definitely get the bes... | |
| Brand new to vinyl: Help! You can post photos if you like; just start a virtual system. Go to your member page and you'll readily find the link. I have my system up, but without pics yet. My entertainment area still isn't finished after 7 years of on-again, off-again con... | |
| Brand new to vinyl: Help! Boy, you don't fool around thyname! Totally different leagues between the Debut and the Concept as you've already discovered.IMO, the 2M Bronze is much better than the Concept MM. Not everyone would agree, but that's as may be. Do you really wa... | |
| Cary DVD-7 replacement I auditioned the 303 back before I acquired my McIntosh MVP 881BR. I thought the Mc was just a bit more natural with Red Book playback and had the added bonus of playing everything except 3D. It also does very well with up-sampling DVD to BD. T... | |
| Brand new to vinyl: Help! A long reply here, so bear with me.Alignment info is discussed in quite a few posts here and you can search on the Web for even more. Even minor misalignment can affect playback markedly. The 2M Red is comparatively forgiving, but better alignme... | |
| Brand new to vinyl: Help! Music is a very personal thing, so you'll have to decide what floats your boat. A couple of newer releases that should be readily available everywhere that could help you figure your sound out:St. Vincent - MasseducationTony Bennett & Lady Ga... | |
| Brand new to vinyl: Help! +1 reubent. FWIW, I'd start with the 2M Blue stylus and complete re-alignment. Those things often have a bigger effect than cables. I'm not a big fan of XLR adapters; just another mechanical interface set to introduce noise. Caig DeOxit should... | |
| McIntosh users.. What is the difference between the c47 and c48 preamps? The C48 was recently discontinued. C47 has a more fully featured DAC with DSD and DXD capability where the C48 "only" offered up to 32 bit 192 kHz PCM. Both support MC and MM phono inputs. It really all depends on whether you need the fancier D... | |
| Best Cartridge No way to move the thread that I'm aware of, but you can check the user help topics to be sure. The analog section will get you more input as imhififan notes.Regardless, I suggest you consider what you're using for speakers and pick a cartridge a... | |
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| Sota Sapphire what cables? The Sapphire is a major upgrade from the RP1; you will be very happy. You don't say which arm you have on it, but I've had very good success with Cardas Golden Reference. It wasn't horribly expensive (~$400 new) and is very neutral to my ears wi... | |
| TO BE OR NOT TO BE the user of a record clamp I've used both a weight with an integral clamp and clamp-only. The weight/clamp works well on my vintage Pioneer PL 15D II. I think because the platter is very light and the weight provides extra mass and stabilization.For the clamps, I've used ... |