Thomas³ Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Apparently Grado's QC isn't the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinylPlayer Posted December 31, 2017 Share Posted December 31, 2017 On 2017-12-30 at 8:21 PM, Thomas³ said: Apparently Grado's QC isn't the best. What happened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Cantilever is supposed to bend at the bottom, but it's straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinylPlayer Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, Thomas³ said: Cantilever is supposed to bend at the bottom, but it's straight. What!! That seams to be non existent QC.. like you said. Grado say that the test them and approximately 15% of the production run will get to be green. That is for 1 and maybe also the new 2 models also.. Appears not be true if they do that for the 2 models.. Maybe the demand is so high for black that they maybe do not test them at all? Hope all will be solved for the best! Edited January 1, 2018 by VinylPlayer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 Needle Doctor is sending me out a new stylus, so hopefully it's good. VinylPlayer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 recently updated my phone situation to an iPhone 8 Plus. Which, of course, comes with the opportunity to dive into the world of portable headphone amp/dacs. Ended up picking up a refurb Oppo HA-2SE. It's kind of overkill for me but I liked the features and it does sound good in addition to being a beautiful piece of gear that is oddly satisfying to hold in your hand. VinylPlayer and Deathbyart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjorn Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I ditched my Denon DL-160 and switched to a Shelter 201 cartridge and added a JICO neoSAS stylus. This is an amazing combo. The Shelter sounds really good with the stock stylus, lively and dynamic but not bright. The upgraded stylus adds crazy detail and additional refinement to the mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Crosley Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Recently tweaked/upgraded my headphone setup, since with 3 kids under 5, I mostly only have time to listen to headphones instead of my turntable setup. Audeze LCD 3 Fazor with Norne Audio balanced headphone cable Massdrop x Cavalli Liquid Carbon X Amp Gustard X20U Pro DAC Kimber Kable PBJ balanced XLR interconnects Onkyo DPX1A as DAP/transport Citroen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Bought this Revox PR99 a couple of weeks ago. It had a fault on the reproduce card and needed a bit of general alignment but all good now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjorn Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 On 3/1/2018 at 9:36 AM, Sidney Crosley said: Recently tweaked/upgraded my headphone setup, since with 3 kids under 5, I mostly only have time to listen to headphones instead of my turntable setup. Audeze LCD 3 Fazor with Norne Audio balanced headphone cable Massdrop x Cavalli Liquid Carbon X Amp Gustard X20U Pro DAC Kimber Kable PBJ balanced XLR interconnects Onkyo DPX1A as DAP/transport Cool looking setup. I just use the headphone out on my integrated, I'd be curious to compare it to something like this. I just rescued this Garrard Lab 80 form Craigslist. It cost me $25 plus a new idler wheel and some serious cleaning and lubing. I'm kind of in love with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidney Crosley Posted March 28, 2018 Share Posted March 28, 2018 18 minutes ago, bjorn said: Cool looking setup. I just use the headphone out on my integrated, I'd be curious to compare it to something like this. I just rescued this Garrard Lab 80 form Craigslist. It cost me $25 plus a new idler wheel and some serious cleaning and lubing. I'm kind of in love with it. Sweet find! For me the all-headphone set-up definitely sounds better than my integrated's headphone out, though not like miles and miles. This particular set up I like because it's designed to be balanced, and between the balanced amp and headphones, I definitely notice a difference from my Burson Conductor (again, not humongous but noticeable). I have yet to connect this headphone amp to the turntable that is connected to my integrated, and I might at some point but it would require moving around a lot of things. My set up is currently almost 5 feet high on top of my 4 x 4 Ikea shelf since that was one of the few flat surfaces available right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circuit bored records Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Just found out I get a pretty substantial discount on Sumiko and Pro-Ject products through my work, so I picked up a Tube Box S Thinking of getting a Blue Point No. 2 unless one of you guys can give me a reason not to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citroen Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Kiseki Blue NS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share Posted May 9, 2018 Finally something worth seeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fowty Dollaz Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Just found a Polk Audio sub to accompany my Polk speakers. Dear Satan. I never knew the bass I was missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillhole Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 Found a Technics SL-1200 mk2 by the side of the road awaiting transportation to the dump earlier this week. It came with a Ortofon OM20 with a beyond whooped stylus. but everything works! Still need to spend more time with it to ensure everything is good to go. Already was a Technics guy, been daily driving a SL-1200 mk5 for about 10 years now, but always wanted a mk2. As of now all I did was pop the levels off, which one took off some paint , wiped the nasty layer of grime off and swapped the cart out to a older one I had lying around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realast8 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 1975 Sansui SR-717 .. she’s a got some cosmetic .. character, we’ll call it. But sounds really darn good and built like a tank. I’ve also just bought a bunch of other stuff I’ll share soon https://imgur.com/gallery/mulTV2U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas³ Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 (edited) Just bought a NOS Grado FCR+. .5 conical, and it sounds really damn good. I might like it more than my AT440MLb. Edited September 2, 2018 by Thomas³ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesi Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 (edited) Got a new (used) turntable today. Clearaudio Emotion SE Also, I miss Allen, Slinch, ajxd and the rest of the gang. Edited September 12, 2018 by mesi Sidney Crosley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 I AINT DEAD YET SON Welcome to the Marantz/Clearaudio club. mesi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Like the man said, rumours of my demise are greatly exaggerated. Just been busy as a busy thing that's having a taxing day. Nice TT by the way, I do like a bit of Clearaudio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 7:49 AM, mesi said: Got a new (used) turntable today. Clearaudio Emotion SE Also, I miss Allen, Slinch, ajxd and the rest of the gang. I have one of those! mesi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajxd Posted September 19, 2018 Author Share Posted September 19, 2018 Just with better feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njpunkmusic Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Just picked up a Cambridge CXA80 amp to accompany my monitor audio RX8s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted October 2, 2018 Share Posted October 2, 2018 On 9/30/2018 at 11:29 AM, njpunkmusic said: Just picked up a Cambridge CXA80 amp to accompany my monitor audio RX8s. I have some RX8s as well. I wish they were RX6s, but I got them used and the price was right. How do you like the Cambridge amp with them? I use a Marantz PM8004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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