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    What's a low cost entry into turntables look like

    I only know of TTVJ which isn't exactly cheap, is there a good online retailer for these other brands of modern TT manafacturers? I'd rather not...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 13, 2015 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    Turntable advice

    Well, I have a cartridge I'm already happy with, but it could be replaced. Anyway, I'm trying not to spend too much more than 500 at the moment....
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 12, 2015 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    Is my laptop destroying my audio devices?

    what kind of headphones are they? it's extremely unlikely something in the computer would damage a single audio channel on both a usb interface as...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 11, 2015 in forum: General Audio Discussion
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    Turntable advice

    @Falcor I actually sold my 1200 to a friend last night. I'm not quite sure what i'm going to replace it with, but i'm very interested in getting a...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 11, 2015 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    Not a lot of DAC talk on here...

    Some DACs are unclear whether they are NOS or not. For example my E-MU units feature 128x oversampling on the DA stage, but it's unclear whether...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Digital: DACs, USB converters, decrapifiers
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    AKG K 1000

    Yup, I heard one at a Head Fi meet in 2005 i believe. Only got about 6 minutes of good listening time in, then it started to get louder in the...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Headphones
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    Electrostatic Vs Everything Else

    I agree entirely - you pretty much said everything I was hoping to imply. I was just hoping nobody is using like, vocal condenser mics to make...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Headphones
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    Electrostatic Vs Everything Else

    I agree regaring "speed" when talking about sound signatures. It's definitely worth taking a given mic's frequency response into consideration...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Headphones
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    Turntable advice

    Yeah, that's what I meant really, was to look out for noticable badness rather than nitpicking at things that aren't really issues ;) Good luck...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    Headstage Arrow 5TX - anyone heard it?

    Yeah, I really liked the bass boost, so I'll give the iFi iCAN a look. Saw I can get the Oppo HA-2 new for $300, that has a bass boost too....
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Turntable advice

    I'd say give it a listen and see how it sounds. Probably isn't a cartridge that's going to blow your face off with how amazing it sounds, but if...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear
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    Headstage Arrow 5TX - anyone heard it?

    Thanks for your honest opinion Luckbad. Also, no, it wasn't you that I was talking about in my original post :) My amp/dac doesn't need to be...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Headphone Amplifiers and Combo (DAC/Amp) Units
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    Electrostatic Vs Everything Else

    For the record, I was using a SRM-1 MK2 or a Crown D75A paired with a SRD-7 Pro with the Lambda. Obviously the SR-X stems from a very different...
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Headphones
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    Turntable advice

    Falcor, I am tempted to rip off your setup. I've been using a Technics 1200 Mk2 for a while, but feeling the itch to upgrade to something else....
    Post by: UltraShock, Nov 10, 2015 in forum: Vinyl Nutjob World: Turntable and Related Gear