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| Pioneer PLX 1000 ancestry If it matters to anyone participating on this thread and in the interest of accuracy (OP); Pioneer does not own Onkyo. Pioneer was purchased by Onkyo. Gibson Brands became Onkyo’s major stakeholder in 2017. Gibson Brands has since filed for bankru... | |
| What is your listening chair? +1 for the Poang Chair (in leather) from Ikea. They are: Extremely comfortable Extremely cost-effective Easy on the back to move around Well-constructed Place your ears at a good average height for listening Don’t ... | |
| Mark Levinson 23.5 I enjoyed an ML-29 for a number of years and kick myself to this day for parting with it. | |
| Mark Levinson 23.5 This came up on the first search pass:http://www.georgemeyer-av.com/He's an authorized M. Levinson repair center. | |
| Safe Way To Transport LPs Lou,Sorry it took so long...https://www.bagsunlimited.com/category/277/lp-storage-boxes | |
| Repair service in Southern California Here's another potential option:Musical FidelityGary GarfieldCulver City, CA(310) 558-0037Gary successfully repaired my ARC D-115B tube amplifier a number of years ago. | |
| Rumble question- Thorens/black widow Yes, absolute first-hand experience with the Infinity tonearm many years ago. One of the best combinations was with the ADC XLM II that you mentioned purchasing NOS. My turntable at the time was a Kenwood KD-500, which was direct drive and having ... | |
| Rumble question- Thorens/black widow The arm in its early iterations was susceptible to what was called at the time “bearing chatter.” As totem395 mentions the damping fluid tray served to increase cartridge compatibility. It also helped to alleviate the potential for bearing chatter... | |
| Best Record You Have Ever heard Artist: Doc PowellTitle: "The Doctor"Label: VTL (Yes, the same...) | |
| Rumble question- Thorens/black widow It may make sense to address the motor noise/vibration first? Admittedly it has been a long time since owning a Thorens turntable, but I don’t recall it having as much audible noise as you describe. The first generation Infinity Black Widow to... | |
| phasel linear 400 Somehow I just couldn’t resist on this one. I’m sure a slip of the typing hand, but it is Phase Linear. In my early days of audio I owned and greatly enjoyed a “Phase 400” driving stacked Advents and yes even triple Advents for a time. I can still... | |
| Safe Way To Transport LPs The plastic corrugated boxes (white with black lids) from Bags Unlimited are the ticket. They’ll hold 50-60 albums each and can be safely stacked 3-4 boxes high. I used blue painters tape to seal them and it makes for easy removal. Assuming your m... | |
| Your Nominations: Top Phono Stages under $1,000 +1 for the Lounge Audio phono stage w/matching Copla step up amp or a previously enjoyed LFD LE phono stage. | |
| Mark Levinson ML7 auction The seller must have had a change of heart. The ad was amended on 5/08/17 and now states specifically “USA sales only.” | |
| Ever Bought an Audio Product that was Stupid Good for the Money? Highly flawed and highly dated, but the original stacked Advents. |