I am really not in the mood for jokes, Herandu.

Any other opinions on this? I'd really like some other options to compare with.

I'm not interested in DJing, as...well, I'm just terrible at it! This setup will be purely for playback and copying vinyl tunes over to my laptop.

I think I'll just stick with the 1200, then. Any other opinions on a cartridge and phono stage for it?

I've been really considering a 1200, but I'm unsure what model to choose. I'm also not interested in upgrading anything; surely the tonearm is just fine on it already, so long as a good cartridge is attached?

Uncle Erik: I can already tell the Rega won't work for me. I need to be able to switch between 33 and 45 rpm easily, since I'm going to be spinning a lot of the berlin and detroit schools of techno, dub, progressive house etc. The used receiver/amp is a good recommendation, though. I actually...

So I finally came to the realization that I just cannot go any longer without a turntable since most of my favourite music is pressed on twelves or intended to be played on 'em. My budget is a little over $600, though I'd like to have some left over to pull some new records off of Discogs and...

Quote: Originally Posted by VicAjax i know what you're trying to say, but it requires a tortured connotation of the word 'recording' to get there. Then you are missing the point, I'm afraid. Quote: Originally Posted by Sherwood Your logic here doesn't hold up, Coco...

Quote: Originally Posted by PWilson Similarly, great music is great music, but the difference between hearing it out of a handheld portable tape recorder with a 2" speaker and hearing it out of a dedicated high end headphone/speaker rig directly influences my enjoyment. If it's recorded...

Quote: Originally Posted by Sherwood Most of my rap is of the lilywhite rap nerd variety (Common, Talib Kweli, J5, etc.) but I get around. Please tell me that was not a serious comment...

Quote: Originally Posted by Iniamyen That's kind of a blanket statement, don't you think? I would be respectful of both opinions if I wanted anyone to take me seriously. I'm sure some musicians would even disagree with this statement. Blanket statement or not, it is one that I...

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Quote: Originally Posted by mercbuggy It does seem that if Ambient is a 'modification' of an environment or space then perhaps in a pure sense it isn't supposed to be a fully active experience? That would make sense, but perhaps this is now an archaic definition for the style.

Quote: Originally Posted by VicAjax but that's not the question. Once again, good music yields a good recording. So I believe it still helps in answering the question.

Quote: Originally Posted by VicAjax i beg to differ. there's some music that i absolutely love, but which is horribly recorded. conversely, there is plenty of well-recorded crappy music (see: Jazz at the Pawn Shop). But it's still good music, isn't it?