I just take advantage of things to tell fun stories (to me at least). A little tease here and there to get people’s blood moving.
PS, I think Nancy paid $8. for that tube tester!
Turntable advice / opinion on setup / sound.
Hello all you analog experts. I am seeking some advice, opinions and direction to try, based on my tastes and setup.
I’m not loving my current TT sound but there are variables that could cause this. For reference, my favorite TT I ever owned was the ClearAudio Champion Level 2 (wish I never sold it) because it was warm and had a huge stage.
- I listen to every style of music, smooth jazz to hard metal.
- I have to turn the volume way up to get the get the level I like which at times has hiss and a tiny bit of hum. Compared to digital sources which have none of these issues.
- I find this setup to lack huge stage and warmth.
My current system is:
- Rega Planar 8 w/ Alpheta 2 MC cart.
- Cambridge Audio -> Alva Duo Phono Pre amp
- Mark Levinson -> No 585 Amp.
- Martin Logan 15a Renaissance -> 8FT apart/ 3ft off the front wall and 3 FT from each side wall. I sit 9FT away from the speakers.
The turntables I am considering are:
1) Musical Fidelity -> M8XTT
What cart would you use?
2) Michell Audio -> Gyro SE Turntable
3) Clear Audio Champion Level 2
Thank you all in advance for any guidance and opinions you can offer.
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"Manley Chinook Special Edition MkII Phono Preamp and the Ortofon 2MR Black LVB 250 cartridge" Solid choice. Your existing setup will now be heard without limit. LVB gets positive reviews, so you will now have 2 presentations to choose from. Upgrading the phonostage is the gamechanger. The experience now should be just enjoy listening to LP's on your nice system.👍
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Two good moves. A break-in period might be needed for both new items. Who's going to mount and align that new cartridge? Just to know, prior to listening again to the present one, check to ascertain if it is properly done. I suggest you listen to your existing cartridge thru the new Phono Stage 1st, so you can know the difference each change makes. Then, perhaps send the existing cartridge to ____ to have it's suspension/cantilever/stylus evaluated, keep/repair/sell or discard. |
Thanks guys! Yea, I actually live a few miles away from Groove Tickler, he is a master at Cartridge check / reapir / re-tip etc its great that hes near by. I actually dont have have someone to setupmy new cart, so additinal guidance would be appreciated, Im pretty savy with nstructions. I did a couple years ago, like 20.... |
@necrosuit I'm thinking that you may need to level your tonearm. |
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