yoyoyaya
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| Linn LP12 turntable @Davey F. Interesting - thanks! Martin Colloms always maintained that different aspects of the LP 12'ss design, while perhaps questionable in themselves, were effective in terms of overall system synergy. Perhaps the same is true of the Ittok/LP 1... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @daveyf - to be fair, a lot of people liked the Naim Aro, which is also light. And yes, I have heard the WTA sound good on the LP12. What perhaps is interesting is that I struggle to think of any examples of people using the Ittok on non Linn deck... | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... @Deep33 - what I actually commented on was build quality. I've seen a number of failures of Michi products versus superb reliability of Pass. The fit and finish of the Pass's is better than the Michis. That matters to some, less so to others. As r... | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... @Deep33. You are clearly a savant when it comes to electronics. But maybe you are unfamiliar with the old saying "sacasm will get you nowhere". Best regards, Y | |
| Linn LP12 turntable @Mylogic - re Ittok shortcomings. One thing that always drove me mad about the Ittok was its severely limited vertical travel - very easy to disturb the suspension if manually taking the record off the platter. The soul of the Syrinx lives on in ... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable The problem with LP12 upgrades is that the cost of an upgraded LP12 puts it into competition with a lot of newer turntables which, depending on the listener, may or may not be better. In its original form, the LP 12 was nothing special at all - wo... | |
| Pass....Accuphase....or...... @OP - The build quality of the Michis is not in the same league as the Pass. And yes, the XA 25 is quite different sounding to the 250. The 25 doubles its power as impedance is halved so it has a lot more real world power than the nominal specifi... | |
| Is it the gear or the ears? @wolf_garcia +1 to that. @OP - budget has nothing to do with whether people are happy with their hi fi system. I know people with ultra high end systems who are absolutely "music first" listeners and are not constantly chopping and changing. Equa... | |
| Turntable Quandry @OP - ideally you should upgrade both TT and Cartridge. A Technics SL-1200Gr2 would be a good choice at not crazy money. A Hana EL or SL would be a good cartridge. Depending on the state of the bearings in your old TT, you might want to check low ... | |
| Mac MA 352 vs Pass INT-60 @OP The Pass is a much better sounding amp than the Mac and I hope you will be very happy with it. Most of the heat it generates is via the heatsinks but you really should have a couple of inches at least of air circulation space above the top pla... | |
| Declare the correct value on the Customs form? What I'm still unclear about is whether duties and taxes were paid on the album when it was imported into the US in the first place - and what the seller valued the album at when they shipped it. | |
| Nearfield Low-Level Listening : New Speakers or EQ? Thoughts? @OP I don't think the placement per se is the cause of the issue you are experiencing. But it does seriously compromise soundstaging. Unfortunately, it also means that the Devore O series won't work as their front baffles are too wide for the avai... | |
| Nearfield Low-Level Listening : New Speakers or EQ? Thoughts? @OP. I have no experience of the Totems but it is certainly the case that certain speakers do not sound right at low volume levels and sensitivity measurements are not always a perfect guide to that. You could try something like a pair of DeVore O... | |
| Declare the correct value on the Customs form? @OP Did you pay duties on receipt of the album and if so, did the seller declare the full value, i.e the price you were paying them, when they exported the goods to the US? | |
| Would I be wasting my money to get a turntable? @OP If you don't already have a large record collection the answer is absolutely not. It's not just a question of whether the TT will be as good as your existing streaming system but also the opportunity coast. For what you will spend on the analo... |