Alright. Of course, I'm afraid that I already know the answer to this question but...what is the best ripper for Mac OS. I'm seriously considering the switch after getting a powerbook as a gift. Also, I have about 1500 albums in MPC which except for some commandline player in hyrdrogenaudio that...

Just got a hold of an old Marantz turntable. Nothing fancy or good. Some early eighties model. It works and sounds fine in one channel but the left channel is distorted and sounds horrible. I switched out the cartridge with my dad's, who's turntable is working fine, and same problem. What could...

Hi, I like to listen to Classical but don't know much about it. Tomorrow I'm subbing the classical radio show that goes before me due to the DJ's illness. I would like to continue in his tradition of playing only american music in honor of the 4th of July. This includes american composers and...

Well they've started it today so time to disagree. But anyways, they always make interesting lists whether or not you agree with it or not. Pitchfork

I was just wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction of a decent cassette deck. It's primary use would be to transfer cassettes to my computer but also to make mixtapes and listen to them as well. I can't spend a lot of money (that goes into other equipment ) but I want a decent...

I've become to get annoyed by the brightness in music as I'm listening. I want a new soundcard as I don't have on right now. (No music at all for awhile actually grrr). And just wanted your guys opinion on what would be the least grating sound card but that would still be decent sound quality...

Ok, first of all my absolute limit is 200 hundred dollars simply because I am poor and head-fi has overtaken all control I have over my money. Secondly, here's my home rig currently: M-Audio Delta 410 Marantz 2230 Reciever (as headphone amp) Yes I realize that source can be uprgraded a...

Just got a radioshack adapter to go with it but two thngs are weird and just wanted to know if anyone had any experience with it. First of all, the unit powers up when the adapter is plugged in but on the LCD the BATT indicator is on. Is this normal or does it mean it's not getting all the power...

Well it seems I'm diving in because I'm getting these both for under together for under 100 dollars. Hopefully the 2215B is good enough to act as a headphone amp. Knowing that mkmelt is the resident Marantz expert I'm just curious and what you think. Also, if anybody else has input about the...

I realize most on this forum would probably not be very interested in this but I know there are a quite a few analog enthusiasts. My question (as a newbie) is how can I visually check the condition of a tape head deck when in a shop (thrift, pawn, ...). I can see it but since I don't know what...