ghedger42
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| Synergy - SO Important Just to clarify: Slight changes in resistance in cabling (a fraction of an ohm) may have a very subtle impact on the system, particularly crossover networks (RC filters, where changing the R will slightly adjust the resonant frequency), but the i... | |
| Synergy - SO Important Synergy is important. Just trying to save you all some money, that’s all. Amazon Basics 12-Gauge Speaker Wire Cable for Audio Applications, 99.9% Oxygen-Free Copper, Red and Black Color Coded, 100-Foot, White $52.99 Cabling should be next to ... | |
| Are you having problems with Upscale Audio? I am going to do business with @upscaleaudio based on the response here. Love live answering of the phone, no chats, and esp. this comment: I’m not fond of any website chat feature, but young people don’t like calls and use chat to make purchas... | |
| Three favorite LP’s Mine are: Bach Cantata #140. Karl Ristenpart, conductor. On Nonesuch Records. Debussy Nocturnes and Jeux. Concertgebouw Orchestra, Haitink, conductor. On Philips Records Just the Blues. Joe Williams, Count Basie. On Roulette Records, I like ... | |
| Synergy - SO Important I am really confused about the craze about speaker cables. I have somewhat of a background in electrical engineering. A larger-gauge cable will conduct more electrons (14AWG > 16AWG). But a conductor is a conductor. Copper is copper (what m... | |
| A Pretty Nice Cartridge Arrived Today Congrats!!! $999 is a steal for this! Happy for you! Now, spin some vinyl and enjoy. | |
| High Performance & Low Cost An analog chain is only as good as its weakest link. Cartridge -> Tonearm / Table -> Preamp -> Amp -> Speakers A good cartridge costs $$. MC is your best bet because lower moving mass = greater agility. Or optical, but that technol... | |
| Surprised at how turntable sounds @macg19 +1 on all counts | |
| The death of ultra hiend audio Apologies for resurrecting an old thread, but I find the topic fascinating. Different people have different goals. My category is best sound possible in an analog-only chain without spending ridiculous amounts of cash or going into debt. The si... | |
| Surprised at how turntable sounds For now, there are lots of great suggestions here in this thread, like those above. For example, I can vouch for the Schiit Mani 2, which is how I started out. It has some loading flexibility for a wide variety of cartridges. Great way to start... | |
| Question for the older folks- did you ditch vinyl when cd arrived? Yes, but with an asterisk: that switch coincided with when I left home. Interesting story: About 12 years ago my mother "donated" a huge pile of vinyl records to a secondhand book store. I found out where that store was, about 30 miles from thei... | |
| Surprised at how turntable sounds @martinb, Welcome. Firstly, the digital vs. analog arguments are silly. Digital is a Pixar movie. You can do ANYTHING. And it is all fake, a reconstruction. Analog is live action, subject to physical laws and constraints. Analog is not for e... |