sokogear
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| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other According to Rega’s lead engineer, nothing should be put on top of the platter as a clamp or weight is not part of the design. If it were, they would include one or make available as an optional upgrade like they do with a shelf, improved belts ... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @drbond - I spoke with a Rega dealer who is also a SOTA dealer and asked him about the clamps for a P8 and they have two models, the reflex that is 8 oz and the screw down is 4 oz. He thought it would help for warped records, and he only had the ... | |
| Struggling to spend 13k with three dealers I guess that dealer doesn't care about sales. Find another one. Some dealers will not take trade ins no matter what. A very highly respected guy local to me recently unloaded $225K of gear to a wholesaler after he got sick of it. He is very knowl... | |
| How do you get Happy as an Audiophile? Hearing/noticing new sounds or depths of the sounds on my records and realizing how good my favorite records sound. When time passes and you don't realize it - when my measure of time is in albums/sides of albums. I find that whenever I do someth... | |
| How long do you or should you keep your gear. Had my Alon speakers for 25 years. Nice open speaker but it was time for a change and the new ones have better bass and are more detailed and precise. Had to replace the paper woofers about 10 years in. Other stuff 10-15 years (or more - Plinius i... | |
| Best speakers around $130k? Save up for the KEF Muons at $225K. They've sold 3 pair in the US from what I've heard: Google, Mark Zuckerberg and some other rich guy. | |
| Better Sounding Systems, Objectivists or Subjectivists? Pretty simple - does it sound better to me? When I replace something or add something in my system, does it sound better (I know, crude description). The better sellers will let you return it if you don't like it. I'll normally get the opinion of... | |
| Integrated vs. Separates on a Budget IMHO integrated amps are the way to go regardless of budget unless for some reason you need dual mono blocks for power or some other reason. Otherwise, the simplicity in terms of cabling and the distortion introduced by the interconnect between ... | |
| How much gear do you own? I hate wasting anything, including space, so I guess I am lucky that when I see something that I don't use it irritates me until I get rid of it. Usually it is somewhere I don't look at it regularly. I disconnected my CD player 15+ years ago and... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @tomic601 - do you have any info on the SOTA reflex clamp and how it would attach to a non threaded spindle like the Rega P8 has? I am always looking at ways to improve the sound. I don't think Lew @lewm is frugal with his cartridge collection :-... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other I also have to say that my suspension sits on a wall shelf screwed into studs, so I am getting double vibration control/isolation and no foot falls. | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @lewm @drbond The spindle is purposely not threaded so not sure how a lightweight clamp would attach or work. Once the doc address his vibration issues, the need for the weight should go away - I doubt your vibrations are from the platter it tur... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @alexberger - very true. As I mentioned the $400k system beat ones costing over $1M, and it had only $20K with of cartridge/phono stage. Plus the majority of ones who throw "loot" at their system I bet are not really listening and comparing and a... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @drbond - a spindle weight goes against the Rega philosophy 180 degrees. Roy is against weight and it may impact the TT PSU which is designed to move a very lightweight platter. You don't need that to eliminate the reverberation you are hearing - ... | |
| Turntable upgrade recommendations: SME vs AMG vs Technics vs other @lewm - you certainly are not a cheapskate with all those cartridges. I assume you have several turntables as well. I like to think of myself as more "value conscious" than a cheapskate as 99% of people who are non-audiophiles would think I am c... |