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| help me pick a phono preamp. I use a Monolithic PS-1 with HC-1b power supply and get a great sound. This model has been replaced with the PS-2 and it offers even better sound and higher gain. There was a lite review in the last issue of Stereophile and they loved it.My PS-1 h... | |
| Older Yamaha av receiver with phono..... I used the phono stage on my 90's vintage Yamaha AV 470 (or some such) for quite a while and when I replaced the internal phono stage with a Monolithic PS-1 phono stage (and upgraded power supply) the difference on MM cartridges was very slight in... | |
| azur 540c new or a different used cdp for 350? I second the NAD C520BEE CD player. I've seen them used on A'gon for $175 and they are really excellant CDPs for that kind of money. Paul Green | |
| What Cartridge Would Make the Best Match? It's no where near the amount you have budgeted, but the Denon DL-103R from Audio Cubes in Japan runs $259 shipped and is a great sounding cartridge on a Rega. I've also had very positive sounds out of a Rega Exact which is made for your TT. At $5... | |
| Very cheap rega p2/p3 tweak I will say, when I upgraded my motor from the rubber band suspended motor to the glued on motor I noticed that the material left to support the motor after the motor recess had been routed out at the factory was mightly thin. You might find that s... | |
| Very cheap rega p2/p3 tweak Why not dampen the plinth inside the motor recess from the underside rather than on top where it is visible?Paul GreenPS. I was talking about making an acrylic plinth not an acrylic platter. | |
| Very cheap rega p2/p3 tweak I've had a lot of cheap Rega tweak ideas, but I've held off on trying them due to the engineering of the TTs. There are dozens of things you could do, most pretty easily to change the way this table sounds. When ever these come up on AA people say... | |
| C542 vs. C541i I found a C541i on the 'gon for $275 and bought it last month. It's a good CDP for the money. I have to say, that previously I owned a NAD C521BEE CD player for all of one week. I bought the BEE used for $175 from the classifieds here and when it ... | |
| SACD my thoughts at this time..................... The key to both of these new formats -- for the record companies at least -- is that you can't put them in your computer, make copies, convert them to MP3s and send them to your friends or strangers. You can't burn them to DVDR etc.The record comp... | |
| Upgrades to Cary 308t CD player JAN stands for "Joint Army Navy" and it means the the tube has been built to Military spec and can be sold to the military. Believe it or not there are lots of military items that still use tubes. Heck, even some pretty high tech fighter jets use ... | |
| Advantage of Rega Motor Upgrade I did this upgrade to my Planar 2 yesterday. I was shocked, shocked I tell you (no, really, joke aside), that the new motor made so much difference.All I can figure is that the rubber-band suspended motor on the Planar 2 was making micro-movements... | |
| Budget Cartridge Questions I tried the Grado Red and liked that in my Thorens 165. However, with Thorens and Grado as a combination there was a little bit of hum. Both are unshielded (the Cartridge and the Thorens motor).I got mine for $89 at www.almostmusic.com.Very open s... | |
| Notes on Rega upgrades Are you planning to rewire the tonearm next? The Incognito rewire looks pretty nice to me.Paul Green |