New TT - I hate it

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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited July 2007
    I disagree about the level of $ that is needed to play in the "vinyl arena". I have a 70's era vintage turntable that would be considerd at least a very good mid range table by today's standards and I have a Goldring table that was very modest price wise. I have maintenenced the 70's table and updated the cart and headshell leads but otherwise it is a vintage table. I have a decent phono pre in my pre-amp. I spent a fair amount of money on a good vinyl vaccum cleaner. The Goldring table is an above average table for the money and is a very good performer.

    Are the albums that I play always dead quiet? NO. I do however get the benefit of a good analog recording when the album is recorded well. There is an audible quality that is not there in some digital recordings, especially some of the early digital efforts. Call it depth, body, fullness...whatever...it does exist. While I may upgrade the table in the future, I probably won't go to the level of many here. I haven't gone to that level with my digitial sources, tube gear, speakers, amps, HT either...and doubt I ever will. Squeezing out the last bit of audible information or finding that last bit of fidelity is not what I strive for. I will spend money for "better" but there is a point of diminishing returns that I won't cross.

    I will say that those who feel they can state which is better (tubes vs SS, digital vs analog, cables do/don't matter, etc...) should have a reasoned experience with both before they make the claim. It is perfectly fine to state one is extremely satisfied with what they have. But don't claim it is better until you have compared it with the alternative. Anything else is only speculation.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2007
    As the guy who supervised my phono section purchases told me, "you got some nice entry level stuff there". :)
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2007
    It is always the first touch of what lay beneath the fine linen that excites the most. The anticipation and then the entry is everything to some.

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2007
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    It is always the first touch of what lay beneath the fine linen that excites the most. The anticipation and then the entry is everything to some.

    RT1


    Are you on the avantgarde site again... :rolleyes:
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited July 2007
    :eek: :confused: Ted, WTH are you smokin???:eek: :confused:
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    It is always the first touch of what lay beneath the fine linen that excites the most. The anticipation and then the entry is everything to some.

    RT1
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    edited July 2007
    cfrizz wrote: »
    :eek: :confused: Ted, WTH are you smokin???:eek: :confused:

    Sex...of coarse!!:)
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2007
    pure Woodshed baby........it is all about the tones, dig it daddio's and mamao's, be careful how you scratch the cat the claws can cling.

    I will have the Avantgarde...............its only a matter of time.

    RT1
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2007
    Please get them before Polkfest!:D
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2007
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    I will have the Avantgarde...............its only a matter of time.

    RT1

    I will be happy to send $1 towards the purchase. Now, if we can find 32,999 other club polk members to do the same...
    :D

    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2007
    Hey, there are some now for only 24000 grand, right near you Chucky baby...

    Tell you what Joe, Dcs has a new digital front end out the Scarletti, you pop for all three of those pieces, the transport, clock and DAC on your rig and I will get the Avantgarde.

    Deal???? Just one thing the Dcs are available at Sound by Singer..........that ring any old bells or shake the bones of some old skeletons to you big boy..

    RT1
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited July 2007
    madmax wrote: »
    I will be happy to send $1 towards the purchase. Now, if we can find 32,999 other club polk members to do the same...
    :D

    madmax

    How about 65,999 members sending .50 because I need the other .50 for Wilsons?:D
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited July 2007
    Why not, some Avantgarde and Watt Puppy's, nothing wrong with raising the bar a bit now is there???

    The Avantgarde are big no doubt and so effecient all you are going to need is a SET with no more than five watts of pure class A but heck you are going to need less than a watt to fill the house, need a very very good gain control.

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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited July 2007
    I was looking at those trios. Problem there is I would be sitting right up on them and they are so wide they would be sitting side by side. Not to mention the subs would have to be in a different room... Just not do-able at all. My room is only 11 x 18.
    madmax
    Vinyl, the final frontier...

    Avantgarde horns, 300b tubes, thats the kinda crap I want... :D
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited July 2007
    reeltrouble1 wrote: »
    Hey, there are some now for only 24000 grand, right near you Chucky baby...

    Tell you what Joe, Dcs has a new digital front end out the Scarletti, you pop for all three of those pieces, the transport, clock and DAC on your rig and I will get the Avantgarde.

    Deal???? Just one thing the Dcs are available at Sound by Singer..........that ring any old bells or shake the bones of some old skeletons to you big boy..

    RT1

    They see me coming and they will have New York's finest waiting with slap jacks to greet me! LOL
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