jasonbourne52
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| A moral/ethical question regarding my Rek-O-Kut Rondine I forgot to mention that you can do this also on the upper right corner. | |
| A moral/ethical question regarding my Rek-O-Kut Rondine Don’t cut that plinth! Instead use a rectangular piece of wood/metal/acrylic with a mounting hole at one end for the tonearm. Attach this to the upper left corner of the plinth with a single wood screw. There should be enough space on the upper le... | |
| Mahler on vinyl - your favorite Mahler 4,5 and 6 by Karajan/BPO on DG. Also Ozawa/BSO on DG doing Mahler 1 deserves mention. These are all LP's I owned before the Digital Era (1982). | |
| Denon DL-302 rebuild thoughts Aluminum with line contact! | |
| What was the last CD you bought (Name, and year issued)? Snarky Puppy - Culcha Vulcha/2016. Bought on eBay from the Santa Barbara Goodwill for $6.88 + $.48 tax = $7.32. Ordered it Thursday morning on Oct. 26. Delivered by USPS Media Mail on Saturday Oct. 29 3:48 PM. How’s that for fast - 3000 miles to m... | |
| Mono curious: Schiit Tyr or Van Alstine DVA M225 There is no benefit replacing the Sanders amp with a pair of mono amps. The Magtech can take on sonically any five- figure amp! If you want to hear spectacular sound buy the Sanders ESL speakers! | |
| A question about headphones ASR (Audio Science Review) has the best tests (measuring and listening) of headphones and headphone amps. I suggest you check them out before any purchases. | |
| NAD 3030 experience I had two NAD 3020's back in '78-81. $199 each! Used as single-channel amps for the midrange and treble of an active crossover bi-amp speaker system. The bass was handled by two Audionics CC2 amps, one per channel. Never had any trouble with the t... | |
| VPI HW-19 with Graham 1.5 arm Question/Suggestions Throw away that mc cartridge and get a Stanton 881S with original Stereohedron stylus. | |
| To pricey For $9K I saw a pair of Devore Gibbons for sale here on Agon. Much better value than those new B&W's! | |
| To pricey I'd take those twenty year old 804 Nautilus over the new versions! | |
| What should I upgrade first on my budget system? For a DAC I can recommend the Khadas Tone Pro 2 for around $249. Keep the Rotel in use as a transport. I have the less-costly Khadas KTB. Both are competitive with any DAC below $1K. | |
| What should I upgrade first on my budget system? @ghdprentice : I think you are mistaken when you state that streamer sound quality is better than CD. You are at the mercy of whatever compression schemes the streaming services use to squeeze their data files to fit on the digital pipelines! No t... | |
| What should I upgrade first on my budget system? The rest of the OP's system is fine! Depending upon how much he has invested in LP's a cartridge upgrade would be good. A Hana SL plus an SUT is an easy recommendation. Keep the PS Audio preamp and the Will Vincent Baldwin tube amp. Both units off... | |
| What should I upgrade first on my budget system? @carlsbad +1! Speakers offer the best-bang-for-the-buck! I can only recommend what I use: DCM Time Windows and Ohm Sound Cylinders. Two great classic designs that can be found at affordable prices. Both are competitive with today's four-figure spe... |