Yeah, I'm having second thoughts. I mean, a good recording sounds so amazing through my system. Someone pointed out to me that distortions and other flaws that I hear in recordings will now be heard on weaker equipment. The better system just brings EVERYTHING to the front more, unlike cheaper...

Hello - I've recently become very money-conscious and have been looking at my pricey hifi system; thinking that it's not necessary to own. I am considering selling my Pro-Ject turntable, Rotel receiver and cd player, B&W speakers, and Transparent cable. Then, I'd like to find good sounding...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. X Yes, it is high output, MM. Pro-Ject tables always come with a good cartridge. I liked the Oyster. The Xperience comes with a stock black pearl. I'm sure it sounds good, but I thought I'd go for the BP2 and have even more sound revealed. made...

Quote: Originally Posted by ssportclay If you were to mount the Technics tonearm on to your Pro-ject turntable,Neil Young would sound under water again.People like to blame the poor sound quality of the Technics 1200 on the DD system when actually the stock tonearm is at fault.It would...

Quote: Originally Posted by BlindTiger mr. x, are the sumiko blue points Hi output MC cartridges? Yes, it is high output, MM. Pro-Ject tables always come with a good cartridge. I liked the Oyster. The Xperience comes with a stock black pearl. I'm sure it sounds good, but I...

Life in the Day---while one of my least favorites---has some amazing moments. Seeing as how you have completely fallen for the Minds catalog, I would say you need to get it. "Life In A Day," "Pleasantly Disturbed" and "Chelsea Girl" are all riveting cuts. I think the album is grossly underrated...

How do I know this is the jewel case version and not the digipak (mini-lp) packaging? And yes, I agree: Real to Reel is amazing.

Quote: Originally Posted by lini Mr. X: Surprisingly (to me, at least ) clear results. I'd be interested in the details, though... Greetings from Hannover! Manfred / lini Lini, the presence was missing. I put on my 200g Neil Young vinyl, and couldn't believe how much of it...

I now have the first seven Simple Minds remastered albums on CD. However, I hate DigiPaks, and the first three albums are in this format. I've seen Empires and Dance in the jewel case format, but I have yet to see Life In A Day or Real to Reel in a jewel case. Does anyone know where I can find...

Quote: Originally Posted by ssportclay I know that some of the things that memepool is telling you may seem hard to swallow but he is very correct.Over at Audiogon is a discussion forum.In the analog section is a thread "Building high-end Tables cheap at Home Despot" which will answer...

I'm not a fan of modding. The Technics is not designed to have its tonearm changed. I'm glad you enjoy your table modded with a different tonearm---and I'm sure it drastically improves the table (btw, do they get rid of the lame interconnects that come out of the 1200?).... However, I have a...

oh...my.....god....the 1200 is GARBAGE to my ears. I can't believe how infinitely worse this table sounds compared to the Pro-Ject. I played one record (Neil Young's Greatest Hits 200g), and that was all I needed. So much sound was taken away! I REALLY wanted the Technics to be better. I really...

Quote: Originally Posted by ssportclay The design problem with the technics 1200 is the tonearm itself.The ultimate fix would be to go to a place like Brit Audio and install his OEM Arm1S which is a Rega 250 tonearm with new wiring and custom weights.This will bring the technics up to...

Quote: Originally Posted by lini Well, if you compare these tables with such different cartridges, I'm not really surprised about the results. Paired with a better cartridge, the Technics does a way better job than with your dj series Ortofon, though... Greetings from Hannover...

Sorry, but I am an Apple supporter, and have to defend... I have NEVER seen a case where the person is not asked if he/she would like to sync their iPod to a new library when plugging into a different computer. Either you skipped through the question (answering yes), or this was some strange...