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  1. Thanks for the feedback everyone! @allenh - you're the first I've connected with that has this phono stage. What has been your experience with it as far as its sound profile? For a guy that predominantly listens to rock and roll, is there something that I should be doing cartridge-wise to get the best sound for that genre of music (apart from what you've already suggested, that is?)
  2. Looking for advice for the fine folks of the forum. I am looking to upgrade the Sumiko Pearl on my Pro-Ject Carbon turntable. It's always been fine for me, but that's probably because I've never really compared it to anything else. My office vinyl listening setup is fairly modest. As follows: - Musical Fidelity V90-LPS Phono Stage (MM/MC) - Musical Fidelity V90-HPA Headphone Amp / DAC - Micca PB42x Powered Bookshelf Speakers - Philips Fidelio X2/27 Open-Ear headphones Predominantly, I listen to rock music (60's thru 2018) with some jazz, hip hop, techno, acoustic, classical, etc mixed in. Rock well over half the time though. With that particular turntable and other items in the setup, I'm curious what people might suggest for a cartridge upgrade. I've seen a few usual suspects continue to pop up specific to listening to rock music (Ortofon Blue / Bronze, Denon DL-110 among others) but wondering if there's a cartridge that can take advantage of that modest-budget setup above the best (keeping in mind that the budget for the catridge itself would probably also need to stay modest... ideally $400 or under would be the sweet spot so that probably rules out a few suggestions). Thanks!
  3. Watching @DonnaGrantis on stage with @PearlJam tonight was awesome.

  4. Wanted to rekindle this thread as I'm in the market for some Pixies as well. I don't know if I'm a huge enough fan to drop $30 a pop on the Mofi's. Could anyone else weigh in on the SQ of Wave of Mutilation? Is it mastered well / sound great / etc? http://www.discogs.com/Pixies-Best-Of-Pixies-Wave-Of-Mutilation/release/2650664
  5. Very nice!! I pretty much have finished off my budget setup. Moving into the new office this weekend, so I need to pick up my turntable (sitting at Needle Doctor 5 minutes down the road) and we're good to go. Here's the setup: Pro-Ject 1 Xpression III Classic (slightly used from the Needle Doctor) - $350 Bellari VP130 pre-amp / headphone amp with upgraded power / tube - $220 (eBay) Micca PB42x powered speakers - $100 So at $670, I was able to pull off the exact feat I set out to do, a capable small office setup for under $700!! (and then I went ahead and bought a Pro-Ject speed box for $130 anyway. And speaker wire / cables put me over $800. Still, I really like what I ended up putting together) Now I want to get a value DAC and RCA switch (so I don't need to futz with cables). But that's for another thread....
  6. Oh yeah! I have that discount too for filling out their survey the other day. Didn't think of that. So that's $15 an album. Not shabby.
  7. Oooh - I like discounts. If I could get it down to $40 I'm pulling the trigger.
  8. Oh the three albums here are Ramones s/t, Clash s/t, and Sex Pistols "Never Mind the Bollocks..." The offer on POPMarket looks good but it also looks like you can piece together the same deal on Amazon for close to the same price, so it's not like you HAVE to jump in on it (not to mention POPMarket takes like 3-4 weeks to ship).
  9. Pretty good offer at POPMarket today it appears: https://www.popmarket.com/popmarket/details/72474048?feature_id=72471918 Iconic albums all, for $50 total. Wondering if anyone has these reissue pressings and how they sound? Thoughts about grabbing these, or trying to track down 70's pressings instead?
  10. Ha. OK. I'm new to the whole turntable thing and there's enough information and mis-information out there to make you change your mind 20 times in the span of 20 minutes. Some people say any RCA will do, others say you need to spend over $1000 on cables alone to experience any kind of quality. I'll do some experimenting I guess!
  11. I mean, I've got probably a dozen RCA cables around the house. And at least one Monster Component Video cable set. I know I CAN use any of them, but do I want to? Or do I have to be worried about this low capacitance business?
  12. Well obviously that's what I figured (and I have no shortage of RCA cables laying around) but the whole "low capacitance" thing is something I never really gave much thought to. And that was a suggestion that was thrown out there with a couple of people saying it was a good idea.
  13. I'll be receiving my new turntable and preamp here in the next couple of weeks. Have been doing some research on interconnects and in a few places I've read you can actually get away with using component video cables (of which I believe I have a few of laying around) for the turntable-to-preamp connection due to their low capacitance? Is this a true statement? Seems a little fishy to me, but I'd certainly prefer to use something I already own vs buying new if I don't have to.
  14. I should ding you for copyright infringement on the tread title. But $150K is a lot funnier than $700.
  15. I guess the simpler question would be: which option would provide the best SQ through headphones? Bellari VP130 Schiit Asgard + phono stage Schiit Magni + phono stage built-in headphone amp of Marantz pm5004 built-in headphone amp of Cambridge Audio Azur 351a + phono stage I threw the last option in as I then wouldn't need to get a separate DAC + switch down the road.
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