How do you know if your needle has gone bad?
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Having a hard tim this morning thinking of something over the top faggy in colorection. I mean, most good house is pretty faggy by association.
Random hard hitter, let you judge whether faggy.
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RaceBannon said:
It hurts putting it in a vein
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Kind reminds me of this classic dittyGrundleStiltzkin said:Ha, problem solved.
This is awful
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Wow, went to work and needle hot talk exploded. Nice choice in McIntosh receiver. I am with you and think vintage is the way to go. Rega gives you a lot performance, the P8 is a real winner. I only listen to vinyl and am trying to justify going to clearaudio with the new tracer arm or staying in the Rega family. All the kids are grown.YellowSnow said:
Damn @Gilbystaint , you've been holding back on us! @GrundleStiltzkin you can have a laff here, because I just got served in hi fi dick measuring.Gilbystaint said:
Yes, we have an RP6. I am using a Linn Uphorik phono pre. I had a Heed unit for many years that was a great overachiever. You @YellowSnow?YellowSnow said:
Do you have a Rega TT as well @Gilbystaint ? The HANA is a moving coil so what phono pre are you running?Gilbystaint said:
Ran my Rega into the ground, just replaced with HANA SLYellowSnow said:
Oh yeah. Some people have stupid money for this hobby. I propose a luxury phono cartridge tax. I'm a pour so this is as fancy I'm able to afford. https://www.needledoctor.com/Rega-Exact-2-CartridgeApostleofGrief said:
Thanks.YellowSnow said:It's going to start to sound duller and less crisp especially on the highs. Age of carts can also be a problem. Even if they aren't in use the parts of a phono cart can degrade. If you have some valuable records in the collection just be safe and get a new one. They aren't that expensive for a decent phono cart.
Hey, were you aware of these super high end cartridges? This is 1% class shit.... --->>> https://www.needledoctor.com/analog/analog-components/Phono-Cartridges
I got a RP3 a few years back (had a P2 for a long time before that). Went with the higher end (yellow, of course) Exact Cart though to try and get as close the P6 as possible. Both TT's have the same tone arm, but the P6 has some nice upgrades over the 3. I'm a big Rega fan and my next deck will probably be a P8.
No separate phono pre amp for me at the moment. It's next on my list (looking to get a Parasound JC3 Jr.) I have a vintage McIntosh receiver from circa 1980 and those, of course, came with pretty decent internal phono stage. But getting a separate will definitely yield some more detail. -
@Gilbystaint i just think you can't go wrong with a Rega TT. They are are so dang easy to set up and each price point seem to be better reviewed than Clear Audio, VPI, etc. Obviously both Clear Audio and VPI both make higher end players than the P10 that cost an arm and a leg.
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This is exactly what I keep coming back to. I was listening to Herbie Hancock “Emprean Isles” and it just sounded so good with my unit. I can imagine how it will open things up with the RP 10 and the RB 2000 arm. This is going to be my last purchase.YellowSnow said:@Gilbystaint i just think you can't go wrong with a Rega TT. They are are so dang easy to set up and each price point seem to be better reviewed than Clear Audio, VPI, etc. Obviously both Clear Audio and VPI both make higher end players than the P10 that cost an arm and a leg.
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Plus @YellowSnow, they are just frickin’ cool looking!
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Check this out @GilbystaintGilbystaint said:Plus @YellowSnow, they are just frickin’ cool looking!
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I've got some used blankets for you...Swaye said:Goddamn, all of my e-friends here are audiophiles. Send me your old shit that isn't broken when you upgrade so I can get in on this fun. I have no shame in asking for second hand items from rich whites.
