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What turntable, $500 or less
I might be selling my entire Pro-ject Xpression III front end that was recently serviced at a local dealer. It also includes a phono tube box II that is only a couple months old and has upgraded tubes. It also includes a speed box I. I have made s... 
VPI Traveler vs Pro-ject Xpression III?
Thanks Crhiscox000. Did you notice better bass with the Traveler vs the RP1 / RP3? You are running a noticeably better cartridge on your Traveler than the Regas you heard. 
Going from one system to another....confused
Getting a separate phono preamp would do much better here for two reasons. One, usually separate phono preamps allow for better sound and more cartridge and loading options than ones built into receivers. Two, the more complicated signal path with... 
VPI Traveller
@Jarcher and @Regismc, do you feel you noticed more and tighter bass upgrading to the Traveler?When I upgraded my phono preamp from the Pro-ject Tube Phono Box II with upgraded tubes to the Jasmine LP2.0 mkII, the bass definitely tightened up (les... 
Anyone using a Rubato Copper turntable mat?
@James, post some picts? 
Dead Can Dance Does it Again
Got this yesterday. Like what I'm hearing so far and the clear vinyl is cool. 
pro-ject tube box 2, vincent pho-8, jasmine LP2mk2
Added the Harrison attenuators last night and the LP 2mkII went to another level because the channels are matched correctly now. Is a really good matchup and would recommend this setup strongly. :) 
Speaker cables or interconnects??
Mogami 2549 for interconnects and Mogami 2921 for speaker cable. You can get both for a rather inexpensive amount. I use Audioquest BFAs on all the 2921 speaker cable ends and the Pro-Fi connectors on the 2549 ICs. The less expensive Neutrik conne... 
Turntable Upgrade Suggestions
@Mordante, Jasmine 2.0LP mkII 
Turntable Upgrade Suggestions
@Dodgealum, I posted a thread very similar to your words above wondering how we really can compare analog setups (tables and cartridges) when it is hard enough to locally hear what we think is in our budget. I have an Xpression III with speed box ... 
VPI Traveler vs Pro-ject Xpression III?
Resurrecting a thread here. Anyone put these side-by-side yet? I hope to be able to do this at the end of October when I plan to purchase a Traveler and complete the overhaul of my analog source.I recently upgraded my phono stage from the Pro-ject... 
Analog Stereo to Run Spin Class
Why do you need a CD player to control the volume when you have a preamp? I would introduce a decent quality line (and maybe with phono also for future options?) mixer with a mike jack between the CD player and the amp and not use your preamp. 
Reduced analog posts and items for sale here?
It seems the number of users, posts and gear inventory continues to dwindle as I write this. What can we do besides revert the new part of the site? 
Digital microscope recommendations
Anyone try this one?Portable USB 2.0 CMOS 2.0MP 400X Digital Microscope with 8-LED IlluminationTIA 
Father of the LP passes:
Very cool.