Posts by analogsurviver

Quote: Originally Posted by BLACKENEDPLAGUE    You had a nice ramble, I bet that felt good. However you never answered our question directly when we replied to     If you had...

Quote: Originally Posted by solserenade    This is, as we say, "all over the place". Thank you though!  You could say it that way. I could say "Ortofon 2M Red for 100 $" - which is about correct...

Quote: Originally Posted by solserenade    Could you please suggest a few?    Thanks much.    (... the follow-up question will be: How do those other carts at the...

Quote: Originally Posted by kenman345  Looks like this would work: http://electronicsvintage.org/sp-10mkii-technics-model-sh-10r-?id=3160964731757   Since it's so expensive. I'm talking with my...

I am afraid there is no straight answer to "Which cartridge under $ 200 (approx)  should I get? " Let me explain. A stylus is a precision component and in BCD  times (before CD ) every ad for cart/stylus stressed the point...

Quote: Originally Posted by frankty    ********!  I can rip my SACDs but I also spend a ton of $ on HDtracks downloads as well as any decent content I can possibly find on SACD.  It's the...

Never thought it would come down to this, but here the true state of affairs with Shure M97xe cart.    A perfectly working Shure design (BTW, manufactured under license from ELAC, Germany) has full channel separation -...

Quote: Originally Posted by kenman345  Noted for the future, but the P-Mount cartridge I have can accept a new 5E stylus or a 10 stylus. I was shooting to buy the 10 stylus, as it's only $5 more than the other and...

I was thinking of new recordings of new music on new vinyl - not a re-release for the n-th time.  I know that doing analog all the way from the recording session to the LP in record shop bin today is extremely expensive. Not...

First of all, I am into audio because I like music. I worked in CD/LP retail for 10 years ( in my retail days, CD outsell LP by ?????? % )., but have worked in exact time CD has reached its peak and witnessed start of its decline as a...