[Glmoneydawg]

Do you know anything about the Ortofon Rhondo Red MC? It's 0.5mV output, high tracking, 2 - 2.5g. Its got some good reviews.

Nothing specific,but imo ortofon seems to give great products at great prices top to bottom...and I see Rhondo red on absolute sounds editor's choice list...I trust those guys

 

[wuwhere]

Nothing specific,but imo ortofon seems to give great products at great prices top to bottom...and I see Rhondo red on absolute sounds editor's choice list...I trust those guys

Thanks. I see a new listing for less than MSRP close to where I live. I figure if I have any problem I can just work with the seller. This was positively reviewed here a long time ago.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/thoughts-on-the-ortofon-rondo-red-comparisons-included.194194/

 

[Glmoneydawg]

Thanks. I see a new listing for less than MSRP close to where I live. I figure if I have any problem I can just work with the seller. This was positively reviewed here a long time ago.

https://www.head-fi.org/threads/thoughts-on-the-ortofon-rondo-red-comparisons-included.194194/

Better get your little screwdrivers,alignment gauge and eye glasses ready lol....it was a lot tougher mounting my last cartridge than it used to be

 

[wuwhere]

Better get your little screwdrivers,alignment gauge and eye glasses ready lol....it was a lot tougher mounting my last cartridge than it used to be

I would need one of this.

 

[wuwhere]

This too.

https://www.amazon.com/Turntable-La...017TEJSRK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

 

[Sterling2]

This is a fun thread, no one forcing ideas on what's best. That makes for good conversation. Seems end game for all shows critical thinking. In the last page of posts I got the feeling that end game for some here means vintage reel to reel and for others it's the latest in digital audio conversion. Either direction might lead to happiness I'm sure. I'd just like to say, what ever direction, do not let your passion for this stuff become an obsession. You will have no satisfaction with it then; and, you will miss out on the really meaningful events in your life for your focus on audio. That's my audio advice.

 

[Glmoneydawg]

This too.

https://www.amazon.com/Turntable-La...017TEJSRK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Nice looking puck!

 

[Glmoneydawg]

This is a fun thread, no one forcing ideas on what's best. That makes for good conversation. Seems end game for all shows critical thinking. In the last page of posts I got the feeling that end game for some here means vintage reel to reel and for others it's the latest in digital audio conversion. Either direction might lead to happiness I'm sure. I'd just like to say, what ever direction, do not let your passion for this stuff become an obsession. You will have no satisfaction with it then; and, you will miss out on the really meaningful events in your life for your focus on audio. That's my audio advice.

Agreed....balance...don't cross that line to obsession

 

[wuwhere]

I mostly buy used and discontinued so I save quite a bit. In this hobby either someone is upgrading, thinning the herd or both.

 

[Glmoneydawg]

I mostly buy used and discontinued so I save quite a bit. In this hobby either someone is upgrading, thinning the herd or both.

Bought most of my stuff off the local high end shop.dealt with him for about 37years.He has always given fair value on trade ins,let's me test drive at home before I buy.The trade up route has made upgrading more palatable for me.Unfortunately I think the internet is hurting these kind of specialty stores....wow I have gone way off topic here

 

[wuwhere]

Bought most of my stuff off the local high end shop.dealt with him for about 37years.He has always given fair value on trade ins,let's me test drive at home before I buy.The trade up route has made upgrading more palatable for me.Unfortunately I think the internet is hurting these kind of specialty stores....wow I have gone way off topic here

There is no endgame for some of us here. Upgrading, swapping, tweaking, these are all part of the hobby. I bought a better 15vdc linear power supply for my DAC. It improved it by a notch.

 

[Glmoneydawg]

There is no endgame for some of us here. Upgrading, swapping, tweaking, these are all part of the hobby. I bought a better 15vdc linear power supply for my DAC. It improved it by a notch.

Yep got the psu upgrade for my graham slee phono section recently.Tweaks are probably the most fun/interesting part of this hobby.Nothing is off limits for tweaks...especially on the analog end of things...when's your phono section arriving?lol

 

[wuwhere]

Yep got the psu upgrade for my graham slee phono section recently.Tweaks are probably the most fun/interesting part of this hobby.Nothing is off limits for tweaks...especially on the analog end of things...when's your phono section arriving?lol

It's shipping from Winnipeg to Colorado, a week or so? I dunno when the Consonance will be fixed by the guy I'm buying it from.

 

[Glmoneydawg]

Yep got the psu upgrade for my graham slee phono section recently.Tweaks are probably the most fun/interesting part of this hobby.Nothing is off limits for tweaks...especially on the analog end of things...when's your phono section arriving?lol

There is no endgame for some of us here. Upgrading, swapping, tweaking, these are all part of the hobby. I bought a better 15vdc linear power supply for my DAC. It improved it by a notch.

Your goldnote turntable uses an inverter power supply(I repair and sell these things for industrial applications)15 years ago this technology would be about 2500$ minimum for a power supply...gotta love new tech

 

[Glmoneydawg]

It's shipping from Winnipeg to Colorado, a week or so? I dunno when the Consonance will be fixed by the guy I'm buying it from.

Poor guy in winepeg is very cold right now...hope he gets another phono section...nothing to do outside there