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| Choosing a new turntable mijostyn "@elliottbnewcombjr I hate to pop your bubble, You are not popping my or anyone’s bubble, just exposing your different beliefs/preferences. My preferences: "but one great tonearm is way better than two cheap ones"." NO one said ... | |
| Integrated amp: Component weight Ayre's Site: EX-8 2.0 Speaker Output: 100 watts per channel continuous into 8 ohms 170 watts per channel continuous into 4 ohms original ask was for 200 to 300 wpc. I considered 200 wpc a minimum, yes? | |
| Specific Node/Airplay question Sooooo many people here say I should stream, yet nobody answers my questions above. | |
| 12AX7A preamp tubes - ribbed vs smooth plate OP I’m 75, until last year, I thought rectifiers were rectifiers, nothing to do with the sound. My friend had a new Phono Preamp built by .... she included new 'broken in' tubes as well as some spare used tubes. We listened here, changed tubes,... | |
| Choosing a new turntable Thorens/SME similar appearance to your 3 options ebay, search for: Vintage Thorens TD520 3012-R Turntable With Power Adapter Operation Confirmed 2 out of 3, 2. removable headshell, the renowned SME 3012 arm (I loved my 3009 on Thorens TD124) ... | |
| Choosing a new turntable pindac I can understand your recommendation for Panzerholz or other variations/names of the material as being great for TT plinth, Seems as you say, some makers are ’rushing in’ to get on board. however, if TT’s with other materials have alre... | |
| SEEKING ADVICE: Which component would you upgrade first? people are not paying attention either to OP's budget (+/- a few hundo) or his existing speakers, I looked them up go to hifishark, check the prices asked for his Pioneer HPM-100 Speakers what the hell do you think would be better for a few... | |
| Specific Node/Airplay question I don't get it. I haven't read much about it, but this makes me curious How Hi-Rez is Wireless??? Use the Phone as a Remote Control ONLY! Nice My friend did a search on his phone, picked a song, hit play. Sounded bad. Evidently (from above) IF... | |
| Use escrow service to pay for speakers? 1. join paypal. 2. fund your paypal account with your best credit card. big purchase, call your credit card first, confirm their 'fraud' coverage. They keep a record of that inquiry in their system. 3. ask questions, get answers in writing, with... | |
| Choosing a new turntable Let’s assume all 3 are acceptable for ’quality’ for me it come’s down to functionality: 1. 2nd tonearm possible? 2. removable headshell (on one arm at least) 3. dust cover. (removable during play preferred, plan on a place for it when off). d... | |
| Music through streamer vs CD/SACD I have often wondered about OP’s question: what source/method do streamers get their content?? Answers: I am reading a lot of "I assume"s here. I have not been interested in streaming, but curious nonetheless. Recently, I visited a friend with h... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system I scheduled a hearing test, at 75, I’m sure they will find something, if nothing else I am guessing one ear slightly different than the other. Any equalizer that is single band is going to make same adjustments for both speakers. I advocate Dual... | |
| Buying a remastered recording from radio: LP or CD? CD | |
| The real truth about recordings Without a Doubt, the recording/engineering involved makes a HUGE difference. Mic Techniques most important, then ..... When it's involving, my friend and I look at each other and say "these guys knew what they were doing"!!!! | |
| LP to CD go to hifishark search 'turntable usb' hook to your computer via usb, use software to record |