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    Got me a new turntable today

    yeah, though i would personally consider the fluid damper to be the single most important upgrade, conversely i think maybe i have underestimated the potential benefit of upgrading the feet, since they are part of the upgrades offered by companies such as Funk Firm. the Mnpctech feet are a...
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    Got me a new turntable today

    just now catching up with this thread, and while i totally respect the choices of the OP, from my humble perspective without the tonearm damper you won't realize the full potential of this (and similar) Technics tables. i had a WT Simplex, as well as a modded Systemdek IIX with Audio...
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    my cell phone is calling my phono stage?

    appreciate all replies and input, i guess my post was essentially a PSA for anyone experiencing a similar system gremlin or poltergeist, and like me, unaware that a cell phone could cause legit system interference. easy fix! and there was nothing wrong with the Belles phono stage, i did the...
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    my cell phone is calling my phono stage?

    but seriously, anyone else experiencing cell phone interference like this? i had noticed a ticking/popping/pulsing/oscillating noise from time to time that seemed to be emanating from the phono stage. i thought maybe it was a loose connection, or an internal fault, with my having messed...
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    What Record Are You Hearing Now?

    spinning the Little Feat discography the last couple of days
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    Best TT for under $2,500?

    well tempered simplex 2
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    Got me a new turntable today

    +1 on the KAB. and can i ask for specifics on the upgrade feet?
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    Systemdek IIX and popping sound

    glad to see the problem was resolved! the IIX is a fine, well designed overachiever of a TT, i enjoyed mine for years. very amenable to mods and upgrades
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    Sonny Rollins. Way Out West

    way out west is an amazing, prized record
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    Rega Planar 3 vs AR EB101 vs Rotel RP-850 vs SYSTEMDEK IIX

    +1 for the Sdek IIX, i had a mildly modded one with Linn Akito2 that i ran along side a WT Simplex 1. it took a Music Hall Cruise Control 2.0 to bring it up to the level of the Well Tempered, and was a super nice, slightly euphonic alternative to the more neutral WT. I'd own another for sure...
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    Windbell Low-output Moving Coil carts

    the first MC100 Mk2 audibly distorted during challenging passages, which the seller attributed to a "bad grind" (of the stylus) the second delivered the musical goods but was vexed by an intermittent and unpredicatable "popping" sound from the L channel. this is the fault that i also read...
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    Windbell Low-output Moving Coil carts

    so, there are some other threads that address these carts, but IIRC they went a bit off topic search function offline, so decided to chime in after months of experience with them (both the MC100 Mk2 and the Windbell Mono) to the point: they are just freaking great budget moving coils with one...
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    Belles Aria Integrated Amp

    Going slightly off topic, and pursuant to my most recent post, pairing a Belles Aria preamp with a McCormack DNA 125 has resulted in a nice leap forward in performance driving the ATCs
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    Best budget cartridge between $100-$300?

    Vessel A3SE, it has options for future stylus upgrade but is a great $99 cartridge in its own right
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    Triangle Borea BRO3

    wondering if anyone has checked out the internals, crossover etc.?
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