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  1. The analog thread.

    in Home Source Components

    Posted

    15 hours ago, JimL said:

    Getting back to the OP, it's hard to make recommendations for a turntable without knowing what the approximate budget is. It also matters whether the OP wants to get a package (turntable/arm with or without cartridge) or is interested in a separate turntable and arm. 

     

    For example, the Rega, Project and Technics tables are good choices for a package deal of turntable and arm together, whereas if you are going with separate turntable and arm, you can pick and choose. Several years ago, for example, I bought a used Garrard 301 off eBay for $1000 (less than the going price), built my own plinth and bought a separate tonearm. But that's just me. Or for real DIYers, you can buy a Lenco L75  idler drive, toss the tonearm, build your own plinth and supply your own tonearm. Check out the Lenco Heaven website for more details.

     

    Another option that nobody has mentioned is a used AR turntable - the ES-1 model combined the excellent isolation of the original AR turntable (the original turntable was advertised as being able to take a mallet strike to the top plate while the record played on) with a decent modern tonearm at a good price. Sort of a beer budget version of the Linn LP12. I had one of those mounted with a Grace G-707 for several years and was quite happy with it.

    You said budget LOL. This is headcase and Jim doesn’t follow budgets. 

    4 hours ago, morphsci said:

    Exactly correct. I would just rather use my time futzing around listening to music, rather than futzing around getting ready to listen to music.

    Yup. I mean you’ve already got a killer setup id imagine on the digital side, so I’m assuming the TT is really secondary listening as well as to get your son hooked onto something. 

  3. The analog thread.

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    3 hours ago, Pars said:

    So what kind of record cleaners do you guys use these days? I still have a Disc Doctor manual system, but something a bit easier to use would be nice...

    Nitty Gritty courtesy of Stretch from a while back. 
     

    If I was going new, I’d be looking at the Okki Noki or one of those new Project VCS models (the nicer aluminum one). The standard VPI 16.5 usually can be had for a decent used price as well, and I can vouch for the Nitty Gritty and all their various models, which basically the Record Doctor thing Steve posted above essentially is. 

  5. The analog thread.

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    Posted

    How user friendly are you wanting this thing to be? I'm a technics fanboy myself simply because they are stupidly easy to use and setup, require no maintenance, will most likely last longer then you will be alive (sorry), and the direct drive ensures that pitch won't get all wobbly or fluttery on you. 

    Technics has the new models of various price points which are all quality, or you can go old school Mk2 on the used market to practice your wicka-wicka for your upcoming rave or techno dance party. 

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  7. The analog thread.

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    12 minutes ago, swt61 said:

    That's the problem, all the photos got nuked.

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    It hasn't been shipped just yet, but it looks like the re-tipped Zu DL-103 tests out pretty darn good. He said that it's pretty rare to get separation so close to a perfect 40 degrees.

    Looks great! Gotta love the use of the fozometer thingy to make sure the stereo separation is on point. 

    (also, I believe that the unit is not degrees, but in DB, so the stereo separation from Left to Right is at -40DB (at least) which yes I'd agree is pretty solid)

  10. Which Cooking Are You?

    in Food and Drink

    Posted

    Doing dinner prep - prepping a traditional style Filipino adobo with chicken thighs. Currently marinating in soy, white vinegar, garlic and bay leaf. While the thighs are cooking, I’ll reduce that marinade down to a glaze, and serve over rice. 
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  13. Speaker Porn

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    11 hours ago, Voltron said:

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    Just happened to see this in an old Fine Woodworking book. I'm up for whatever you want to build. 

     

    22 hours ago, swt61 said:

    I'm hoping the next M&O joint is a turntable stand, with record storage underneath. I haven't discussed this with Milo yet.

    Subscribed. Instant buy 

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  14. New KEF LS50 Meta & LS50 Wireless II

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    3 hours ago, tkam said:

    While I have enjoyed the LSX I have to say that the KEF software is atrocious.  It's probably some of the worst software I've had to deal with in the past 10 years.

    That appears to be one of the better developments with the new Kef wireless 2, in that they’ve completely redesigned a new app to replace the two apps I believe you had to use before.

  16. New KEF LS50 Meta & LS50 Wireless II

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    That would definitely work - but I don't think I would be able to play SACD over it :( I don't have a huge amount by any stretch, but apparently I am a sucker for dead-ass formats like vinyl so I might as well kill another part of the music budget through SACD's lol.  

    My hope was that the new Kefs will allow me to do all the good stuff, remove a shit load of boxes from the family room and make the wife and fam happy, and that the hdmi input would allow me to play SACD (cant do that over optical/coaxial).

  17. New KEF LS50 Meta & LS50 Wireless II

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    OK, HC hive, I am trying to figure something out with these...

    The hdmi input on these new versions sounds like it could basically be the center of my TV/apple TV/oppo setup, and can take all the hifi downstairs away from the fam and have a pretty clean setup for our general family purposes of cartoons, netflix, and movies.  

    Currently, we basically stream virtually everything from our Apple TV (we cut cable a while back), which feeds the hdmi input of my oppo 103 (it does that video processor upscaling thingy), and that feeds hdmi to the panny plasma.  I've got the oppo feeding my wyred4sound dac/pre thingy which then feeds the rest of the hifi.

    My first thought is that I can used the dual hdmi outputs of the oppo, with hdmi 1 sending video to the panny, and hdmi 2 sending audio into the new KEFs.  However, the KEF connectivity guide says that the hdmi input doesn't support hdmi audio, but can handle two channel PCM.  The hdmi label is "TO TV", so I'm wondering if its meant to be connected to the hdmi arc input from a TV, and not necessarily in the manner that I'm proposing above.

    I could ask a local KEF dealer but I don't have much faith that they would know what I'm talking about.  Please send halp.

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  20. Articles

    in Music

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Sherwood said:

    All these dumb vinyl resurgence articles always neglect to mention what percentage of people buying LPs actually listen to them.


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  25. Jerry Harvey / JH Audio Jimi AION Universal IEM

    in Headphones

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    8 hours ago, justin said:

    for me I have set the bass control once where I liked it and then left it alone, and have found it to be a useful feature.  I'm going to be getting a couple plain black sample pairs that could be passed around (with proper cleaning) if anyone wants to try them

    I’ll gladly try a sample pair! Thanks Justin

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