re: Audiophile/Vinyl Thread - Post Pics, Advice, Questions, Setups, etc.

Anyone got a link to a page in this thread (or elsewhere) where someone discusses how to add an LED light strip to a turntable with a clear/acrylic platter? I see a few suggestions online, but I am curious as to what you folks did/used?

They are a nominal 4 ohm loudspeaker, meaning that they are a bit more taxing on an amplifier.

I believe you are better off with Vandersteen.

As the table goes, whoever told you that sold you a bill of goods. There really is not any noticeable difference among the sub $900 table/arm/cart combos from Pro-Ject, Rega, Music Hall, U-Turn, and others in that range,

They may add a platter of a different material, or a motor power supply, or some other thing that won't make a difference on an entry table...keep in mind, there is a $99 cartridge on the end of the arm. That is what does the heavy lifting. The platters don't double in thickness or mass at this point. The motor is still the same.

A sensible upgrade would be to get the entry level table from one of the above mentioned, and spend $4-500 on a better cartridge. Then, if you want to upgrade later to a better table, take the cartridge off and use it on the next better table you buy.

I have said in the past here that instead of adding all the gizmos onto an entry level table, save that money and jump up to a table that is in the $1200-1500 range. At that point, usually everything changes--the plinth doubles in thickness, the platter doubles in thickness, the bearing is a higher level, and the tonearm jumps up. They usually weigh twice as much as all the models in the $350-750 range.

Also, Sonus Faber is part of the audio conglomerate that includes Audio Research, Sumiko, McIntosh, and a few others.

Sonus is an Italin speaker manufacturer, however, their newer entry models are Chinese made. Sonus used to only make high end speakers, but since being acquired by the conglomerate, they are into moving and selling gear now--thus the cheaper lines which they never had before.

You don't really need to change the order--the 2 tables are pretty much the same.

If you want to up the game, change your cart to this HANA.

It is also availabl at MD.

The Pro-Ject should run you about $350-360, not $400--that is MSRP...you never need to pay MSRP at the big online places for most of what they carry.

Case in point--look how much they discounted the Rega you bought.

Always ask them for $15-20% off...they will usually do it.

R.I.P. my faithful workhorses...you have been groovy, funky, bluesy, jammy, jazzy, and rocking...and have given me thousands of hours of joy. May you rest easy.



Lightning is a real motherfricker!!

And this one too...

PITA...but it is all insured.

Unless you are using a mono cartridge when you play a true mono record, you really aren't getting true mono--you are getting summed mono from the stylus.

I understand that.

What I mean is that with all the switching you are doing, you aren't getting mono--you are just using a summed mono and then sending it to one line...it's the same as if you just run it to both channels...if that makes sense.