holmz
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| Best turntable for the buck ‘The bad news is that somehow, by shutting off one of my two power conditioners in preparation, I can’t get it to restart! I’m going through the jungle of wires behind my set to find the plugs. It may take days That is a bit of a “discord”? 😎 | |
| cheapest cable upgrade ever So, I just reversed the batteries. Now I have the negative end of the battery facing towards the input. In this direction, I (think) I can detect a bit more articulation (but still not quite sure). So, I guess try it in both directions? ozzy ... | |
| Amp's that are better sounding than a nad 3020 As like @ozzy62 said: I doubt you are going to find anything that sounds better than the NAD for 300.00. Save your pennies, then move up... Unless there is a problem you’re trying to address, then what is the point of “moving up”? I would thi... | |
| Amp's that are better sounding than a nad 3020 Just stick with the NAD - it is perfect in that budget. | |
| How Do I Choose A Phono Preamp But over time, I realized that to make all music sound better on my system I needed to improve it objectively. For twenty years I worked diligently to “learn” what real music sounds like at every opportunity… That is a longer timeframe than man... | |
| Do you consider cables to be a "component" of your system? "I just wondered if you had to recommend a set up to someone (who wanted a nice stereo), would you consider cabling to be essential in your build price and your recommendations? If so, would you consider the cost of the cables to be on par with t... | |
| How Do I Choose A Phono Preamp I am surprised at different peoples criteria. Mine has been: 1: Sound Quality And how do you quantify that? or is it subjective? If it is subjective then it gets difficult to hear them all, or buy them all. How do you propose that is acc... | |
| How Do I Choose A Phono Preamp How do I shop for a phono preamp? I’m ok new, or used. Any suggestions as to what specific amps to look at? I can only help with the “how I did it”. Features: - Single or multiple inputs - Ease of loading - Maximum gain Topology: - Voltage - ... | |
| How Do I Choose A Phono Preamp Basically you have normal phono and amp and transimpedance phono amps. If you are sticking with LOMC then a transimpedance phono amp like a Sutherland “lil Loco might” be an option. Then you have amps that allow loading to happen easier, and one... | |
| SPL Meter phone app. NIOSH is what I put on the iPad and iPhone. There are likely others too. | |
| cheapest cable upgrade ever Sort of like using copper wrist bracelets to treat arthritis. Do you recommend the 5N copper or 6N for that? 🤣 | |
| Speaker cable recommendations If you have nothing now, you could at least start with Cardas 101 speaker cable for $6.75 per foot as a baseline test. They can’t make the stuff fast enough. A cheap start option. Keep speaker cable length short to save $. Perhaps you can re... | |
| Best turntable for the buck @knollbrent that is an impressive set of TTs. | |
| Tonearm / Cartridge Compatibility The removable head shell jobs also give a way to change mass. I have an Ortofon and a Korf head shell to go from lighter towards heavier. Some cartridges come with aluminium, steel and brass screws to also fine tune the mass. (Many ways to skin a... | |
| Speaker cable recommendations Start with lamp cord and get them working. It’ll at least give you an affordable base line. |