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| Technics SL 1200GR with What Cartridge??? +2 for Nagaoka (MP-150 or higher) I currently have a Tech 12010GR (1200 in black) and run a Nagaoka MP-200 with GREAT results. I think anything in the Nagaoka line works well with past and present 1200 tables....which is why the 1210GAE comes sto... | |
| Okki Nokki RCM-5 vs VPI 16.5 I vote for the VPI using my methods:http://youtu.be/cGjuc3PVmmU?list=UUErCTAMY-iqiRZav4Rt5a4A | |
| Cleveland, OH Yes, Aaron Goldberg is quite the accomplished pianist. I hate the fact I'm close to my MBA ;-)However, I notice some of the acts that come to NightTown do appear during the Detriot International Jazz Festival. However, given GM's prospects---I can... | |
| Weird issue with my VPI... please help i ordered my Fermer Set-up DVD from Barnes and Noble. They even honored my coupon!Marty | |
| Patricia Barber MFSL 180g LP or SACD? I have the 45 set of NightClub, and high res files burned to a (pun intended) Gold MO-FI blank cd using Exact Audio Copy. The lp version has more atmosphere. The CD has more dynamics. Both are stunning.Either format (SACD or 45 LP) will make you h... | |
| Vince Guaraldi recommendations Hello, While all of the above recordings are great, nothing stands to GRACE, his jazz/catholic eucharist fusion. If you like Bill Evans, Bach..think what the two can be combined (think "Bill Evans and Symphony Orchestra-ish with a chior singing th... | |
| Best Component Ever, for the money VPI HW 19 MK. IV...used for $800 these days!Marty Nickison | |
| Audiogon "Recordings to Die for" a complete summary Here's my ideas:Tristan and Isolde: London/Decca with Solti and Nilson.Wayne Shorter--Speak No Evil (original Blue Note)Miles Davis--Round About Midnight (find a 6-eyes mono)Johnny Hodges---Blues-A-Plenty (the intro trumpet on track 4 (even on lp)... | |
| Help Viridian will a Denon 103 work in a Rega arm Marty, Yes it will. However, there's a simple way to make it 'sing' in this arm. I took a trip to the local ACE Hardware store. I purchased some brass screws with bolts. Mounted them 'upside down'. Brass screws are recommended by MapleShade (www.... | |
| Considering a MAC Thanks for all the input....Bigjoe, If the MAC's above are bad, which (inexpensively) are good? Also, is the audiosource ANY good?? Maybe I should just start there?Thanks,Marty | |
| Rega P25 vs VPI Scout I had a Rega P25 with a Goldring Eroica H, and it was great on a budget phonostage. However, I noticed the Eroica has a bright and slightly brittle high-end on a Lehmann Black Cube. However, the cart is so easy to mount (make its front center fles... | |
| Will VPI scout or Michell Tecnodec beat my emmlabs Hello, $1100 can do a lot in the world of analogue. Also, can do even more if you go used. Here's a good idea:VPI HW 19 MK III used with tonearm ($400)Grado Gold ($160)Ear MM tube Phonostage used ($500)________________________________________$1060... | |
| Ready to spend $1100 for upgrade and need inputs 'Vision(ary), If I was in you situation, here's what I would do:1. Goto Audiocubes.com and buy the Denon transformer($100). It's ok, but the magic in the Black Cube lies in the MM stage. With that transformer, you can move to MM on the Cube. If yo... | |
| VPI HW-19 Mk. IV Upgrade and Questions Hello, Let me clarify my analogue setup completely:VPI HW-19 Mk. IVRega RB-250 with Incognito Wire and JA Michel CounterweightBlack Diamond Racing ConesCorian Plinth with custom-made arylic armboardSits on 3/4 inch piece of Oak Denon 103D cartridg... | |
| VPI HW-19 Mk. IV Upgrade and Questions Hoodjem, To "clean the dirty bearing", I first removed the spindle housing from be bearing shaft. I used many Q-Tips to swab the grease out. According to VPI, you never get all the grease out; you get most though. My tonearm is a Rega 250 with Inc... |