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| Phono Pre with AES AE-3 I found the X-LPS painfully two-dimensional compared to a Wright WPP200c, Wright WPP100c, EAR 834P, Bottlehead Seduction, and Hagerman Cornet2. Any decent tube stage will sound better than the X-LPS. IMO, you don't need to spend an arm and a leg t... | |
| How did you choose your equipment? I want to echo what Entrope said:finding local audiophiles and listening to their gear.This is one of the best ways to learn. I've met a number of great people through the classifieds. As long as you're upfront and honest about your intentions, yo... | |
| How did you choose your equipment? Option (5) is buying used equipment and putting it in your system to hear with your own ears. When it doesn't meet expectations, reselling it. | |
| Micro Seiki RX 5000 Goo Gone will work much better than WD-40. | |
| Micro Seiki RX 5000 Here's a quote from the manual at Vinyl Engine: The bearing side which comes into contact with the shaft front employs a special alloy bearing, and new materials are used for an extremely smooth rotation while the lead molecules in the oil film ar... | |
| Shahinian Diapasons-in the Midwest ? I'd love to hear the Diapasons too. I fell in love with my friend's Hawk's. I haven't heard anything else that comes close to creating such a spectacular sense of spaciousness. fwiw, I'm in the Bay area. | |
| dynavector 20x or grado sonata The output is 2.8 mV, but that has little-to-nothing to do with sound quality. If anything, lower output carts (moving coil) have less mass to move which allows them to track the better and bring out more detail. The question is whether your phono... | |
| Do all Passive preamps exhibit this trait I forgot to mention Dave Slagle's latest DIY passive that Clio09 pointed out. It's based on the same autoformer that John Chapman uses in his current Bent line-up. I absolutely doubt you can do better for $350. | |
| Do all Passive preamps exhibit this trait Lornoah, I can't comment on the GFP-750, b/c I haven't heard it, but I'm fairly certain it doesn't use transformers or autoformers in passive mode. Potentiometers are the most common attenuator and it wouldn't surprise me if this is what the 750 u... | |
| Do all Passive preamps exhibit this trait Lack of dynamics hasn't been my experience with any of the passives I've owned:Promitheus TVCSonic Euphoria (autoformers)Bent TVC (S&B trannies)In all of these cases, dynamics seemed explosive, not lethargic. The presentation also seemed airie... | |
| Turntable selection advise I agree with others that recommend the Technics SL1200MK2. I also suggest an Audio Technica AT150MX cartridge and Bottlehead Seduction phono stage. This should give you plenty of listening enjoyment. I don't think you'll be able to do better for t... | |
| Tonearm compatibility and advice Hi Stanwal, I'm sure the 304 is an excellent cartridge, but I feel the need to try something other than a Denon. I had a DL-160 for many years and currently have a 103 and a 103R. I'm ready for a change. Previous carts I've owned are Grado Sonata,... | |
| Tonearm compatibility and advice Frankly, if air and spaciousness were high on my list of sonic goals a Denon 103 wouldn't be among the first cartridges I'd choose.Doug, with spaciousness in mind, using an RB300, what cartridges would you consider in the less than $600 category. | |
| Tonearm compatibility and advice Thanks for all the thoughtful replies. Doug, I appreciate your Mint Tractor suggestion. I saw the thread when it unfolded and wondered if the hype was anywhere near reality. I'll take another look. This might be my best option right now. Rene, tha... | |
| Tonearm compatibility and advice Thanks Mosin.You're right. It's a standard Rega spindle-to-pivot distance (222 mm). About a year ago I swapped the original arm (MA-707) for a modified RB300 (Tecnoweight and Cardas wire). I used Turntable Basics protractor to align the cartridge ... |