roberjerman
Responses from roberjerman
| Direct drive, cart and phono for under $750. Possible? +1 dtrandall! Can't go wrong with a used SL1200 in good shape plus a cheap phono stage! | |
| Class A or AB Solid State Integrated Amp for Spendor D9's - Coming from Tubes Parasound! | |
| MM Cartridge Talk Shure V15mkVmr! This might still be the best of the sonically-limited MM-principle cartridges. I have a NOS one still in the box. The MC-principle cartridges surpassed MM types long ago (Ortofon SPU, EMT ...). | |
| Nobsound springs - load range I certainly won't be sticking springs under my components! For aesthetic purposes I use hardwood cubes - no claim that they do anything to improve sonics! | |
| Nobsound springs - load range More Flat Earth Science here! More foolishness! And Nobsound is a Ch*nese company seeing dollars to be made with some crazy tweaks! Next will be colored fuses! | |
| Audiophile metal albums @bajaed : Good point there! More songs about chasing blondes wearing short shorts would be welcome! | |
| Audiophile metal albums We can argue whether ACDC is hard rock or metal but this one sounded real good on my system: Stiff Upper Lip (CD). Angus Young's Gibson SG playing was particularly striking for its drive and power! Speaking of power the newly-released one is calle... | |
| Audiophile metal albums Armored Saint - Win Hands Down The Sword - Warp Riders | |
| The cost of LP's and CD's - an observation I do most of my used LP buying on eBay for convenience. In my area (Pasco County, Florida) the Goodwills and thrift shops have sparse collections to hunt through. Not like where I previously lived - Fairfield County, CT (wealthiest part of a wealt... | |
| The cost of LP's and CD's - an observation So many CDs were made since 1982 that the ever-increasing amount of used ones has driven down prices as many people switched to the convenience of streaming. Ditto for movie DVDs! I prefer ownership of physical media. And will continue to buy CDs ... | |
| Vintage equipment sounds awesome DCM Time Windows/Sumo Andromeda amp/RGR Four preamp/ Mitsubishi DA-F10 tuner. This also in use with the Ariston TT setup! | |
| Vintage equipment sounds awesome Ariston RD11 TT/FR29 arm/Coral Sleeping Beauty mc cartridge! | |
| Vintage equipment sounds awesome Two pairs of Quad 57's with a stereo Futterman Harvard Music H3 OTL tube amp! | |
| Vintage equipment sounds awesome KLH Nine full-range electrostats with a pair of Futterman H3aa OTL tube amps! | |
| Audiophile metal albums Brave New World by Iron Maiden Defenders Of The Faith by Judas Priest |