joe_in_seattle
Responses from joe_in_seattle
| phono stage recommendations for garrard zero 100 a lehmann black cube should fall around 350 used. it would also offer a fine path for upgrade | |
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| Zerostat 3 - Does it really work? you will smell the ionized air | |
| New or used? I'd opt for new. There are a dozen good candidates with up-to-date engineering and materials: Rega P5, Clearaudio Emotion, Marantz 15, VPI Scout, etc.I would rather have new, with possibly a dealer to support me, than rely on where I can find such... | |
| Rega P-5 squeak absolutely normal...that's the way my P5 behaves | |
| MMF-5 in a Home Theater Setup... It's floor mats. Others may differ, but I think that if you're exclusively playing vinyl your rig is perfectly matched to your system. I had the same issue, started out with a Rega P5 TT into my HT system (Yamaha RX 2250 or something like that). T... | |
| What was your biggest vinyl surprise for $.99 I found a signed Leontyne Pryce album for .99 at half-price books......sounds a bit scratchy, but how many signed legendary ablbums do I have? | |
| What are the treasures in your vinyl library? a signed Peter, Paul, and Mary | |
| Rega P-25 cart recommendations -mm or mc pref.mm any hardware store will sell you a hex set for 2 - 3 bucks. You may need metric. Why not consider the Rega cartridge line. I'm quite happy with my Exact 2. | |
| Rega p-5 power supply ubgrade Absolutely. It raises the performance of the table considerably. My wife has 15 year younger ears than I, and she wouldn't allow me to buy a P3 once she'd heard a P5 WITH the PSU. The P5 alone, she felt wasn't much of an upgrade. | |
| Thorens 124/125/126 vs Rega P3/MMF-5 My last turntable was a 30 year old Dual. I upgraded to a Rega P5. TT's have, in my opionion, improved dramatically in a reduced noise floor and speed stability. YMMV. Regards, | |
| Rega upgrades/tweeks y...I recently added the souther clever clamp which seemed to just sharpen the focus a tad, and the groovetracer subplatter which my wife called a "shocking" improvement. Soundstage wider, deeper, instrumental strumming, tapping, plucking much mor... | |
| Best sounding phono preamp under $600 Lehman Black Cube SE is a highly regarded $900+ versatile device that can frequently be found used here for $4-500. I love mine. | |
| help noisy vpi motor I'd expect a TT to be fully functional upon receipt. Was it insured for shipping damage? Good luck | |
| Rega prices I got about 12% from an authorized dealer when buying P5 and PSU and Exact 2. |