durkn
Responses from durkn
| VPI “the Harry” I don’t have experience with ‘The Harry’ but I’ve got a Prime 21. I love it. I started with a VPI Nomad & then jumped to the Prime 21. Harry said he’s got that table at his house using it & it sounds great. I don’t see the correlati... | |
| Do you buy used carts/needles? Is it risky? Just got another used Soundsmith cart - Voice ES. Well packaged, mounted & sounds excellent. | |
| Do you buy used carts/needles? Is it risky? I bought a used Soundsmith cart & had great luck with it. You take a chance but can get an inexpensive rebuild. I’ve got another used Soundsmith cart on the way that will be here in a couple days. | |
| I want to upgrade my Turntable to something heavier I’ve got the VPI Prime 21 with the gimbal 3D arm. Running a Soundsmith Zephyr Mk3 ES cart. It’s excellent. I’ve got the Gingko platform with cover and replaced the balls with Herbies. Love my Prime 21 & Soundsmith cart. | |
| The not lost but hard to find art of vinyl records I’ve got a bunch. About 1200 on the shelf that are in rotation. Others in plastic bins for later. I use Discogs. I think it has gotten worse over time with their upgrades. There used to be more information in each listing but now not as much. P... | |
| All About That Bass I needed some more bass in my system. I had quality bass but not enough. I thought I needed more power or to add a subwoofer. I got a new preamp so I could run a particular NOS tube. Now I’ve got it. Plenty. I didn’t need more power, or a s... | |
| What are your Eureka Moments in this Hobby? Less is more. I was running a well named brand preamp for 30 years. I wanted to try a preamp running a NOS tube that I’m running in my phonostage, with excellent results. I got the new preamp - 1/3 the size - 1/4 the electronics inside - 2 tub... | |
| How Much Have You Spent On Cables Throughout The Years. I'm Shocked When I Checked. Anybody have $10k + in amps and are using lamp cord? | |
| Impex Records I have some & they are excellent. Right up there with UHQRs | |
| Which Cartrudge For My Upcoming Technics 1200 GR 2 Turnable - Looking at Ortofon 2m Black Soundsmith - moving iron or MC | |
| How Much Have You Spent On Cables Throughout The Years. I'm Shocked When I Checked. This is akin to a ‘which synthetic motor oil is best’ thread. We all have varying capabilities of hearing and vision. Yes, I quit using lamp cord decades ago. I can hear the difference in my revealing system. Come over & we’ll swap o... | |
| upgrading the analog setup I’m running a VPI Prime 21 with a Soundsmith Zephyr Mk3 moving iron cart into a tube phonostage. That’s what I would recommend… | |
| Turntable advice / opinion on setup / sound. I would go with a VPI. I have a Prime 21, tube phonostage, and Soundsmith Zephyr Mk3 moving iron cart. I’m running a tube preamp that has a phonostage but am running an external phonostage with it because I get no hum when turned up. | |
| anyone upgrade their RCA connectors on Cardas RCA cables? I’ve gone up the Cardas line to Clears. They come with the SRCA connectors. | |
| "You spent how much on that cartridge?" I’ve had carts worth twice my table cost. Currently have a Soundsmith cart worth about 1/3 of my VPI table cost. Both work well. |