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I am handy with a soldering iron and have a basic understanding of electronics, signal flow etc. I don't want to spend $5000 on a tube phono preamp but i might want to build one. I work in the pro audio world so I have access to transformers (from Manley) among others. It's just design I guess...

On advice from this forum I purchased a no longer made AT440MLa Cart. God its amazing. For once the high end didn't fizzle out like many other carts ! My wife I believe unfortunately may have caught the needle on the side of the moving turn table... The needle has a slight bend to it. Records...

Hi guys So I've had a few different receivers but nothing ever modular like separate preamp or amp. I had a Pioneer SA-7500 which I loved but it stopped working and seemed more expensive to fix than to buy another so then I bought a Luxman R-1040. Thing also broke. Although I loved the sound ...

Tucker99 started a conversation with me about buying one of his TD-145's or TD160's Thorens from him after I posted in WTB. He sent me DETAILED photos of both beautiful tables. One thing I've learned after looking at countless eBay ads is that most of those guys are selling you something...

Just curious ! I see a lot of guys swap out for SME or Rega tonearms. I just got my 160 and love it so far, but I want to better understand the need to mod these tables, is it worth it? Are you doing it for looks? Are you doing it for cartridge compatibility ? Also how hard is it to do? I...

Just got this TT. Love it so far except for the skipping and also the Stephenson alignment I did, didn't seem to do too well so I'm going to print out the Thorens one. But we can't come within 6-7 feet of the thing without the needle jumping off of the grooves. I tried to tighten the screws...

Anyone in the LA area ? Where do you go for your home audio needs? Are there any swap meets in LA ? I'd love to meet some other AK members ! Im located in Hollywood.

It's weird, it's the best sounding receiver I've ever owned. Makes my SA-7500MkII sound like childs play. It will randomly go into protection, popping the speakers and then come out. Sometimes it will stay in protection for quite sometime, sometimes it will not go into protection at all after...

I know little. I've owned Technics. Currently have a 1210MK3D. It isn't for everything. Im curious to have a more listener friendly less dj turntable in the house.... These price points seem reasonable for me.

I've fallen in love with a few carts and they don't seem well suited with my Technics which bums me out because I love how solid the TT is. I have a Grado Gold with an 8MZ a few older Empires that I love too. I am getting a lot of inner groove distortion especially on sibilant vocals. So much...

So I got a Grado Gold cart over the holidays so I could plop my 8MZ on. So I did a little shootout with my Empire LTD400 and the Grado with different styli. I am using resistors with the Grado, not the Empire. Empire has a bit more level than the Grado. I used clip gain in Pro Tools to even out...

I am assuming it's a transistor. Caps don't plop out like this out of nowhere. I just can't figure out which transistors. Hopefully it isn't the chips in the AF Amp because those were made by Pioneer. I think it's probably in the Control Amp since the noise is post volume knob. It happens even...

So I've been reading a lot about what is popular on here. I am a recording engineer. At the studio I have a pair of Dynaudio BM15A's, Proac Studio 100's, Altec 604E's with Big Red's and custom Mastering Lab Crossovers modified by Steve Haselton (our studio is the studio where Doug Sax did all of...

So I just moved into a new place. For years now I've had my records in crates. I really want to put them in a place that's visible and arrange them alphabetically with letter tabs. A credenza would be my ideal storage situation but I have too many records. Anyone care to post their solutions?

So I've had the 1210 a few years and its great. I'm no DJ and never plan to be one. I just knew it was a solid turntable and would be reliable. The more i dive into carts etc it seems like the 1200 series finds itself a bit more limited. My only experience with other turntables is older 70's...

I have an Empire LTD400 and a Technics 1210 Mk3. I listen to a lot of older records. I really love the Empire but want another cart with a different flavor. I love how lively and tight the Empire is. I've done some reading here and some research on Needle Doctor on a few carts around this price...

Im sure this has been covered somewhat! But I am new here and I am looking to perhaps make a tube based phono pre for home use. I have a Technics 1200 mk3, Pioneer SA-7500 and KLH model 5 speakers. I listen to mostly older records with some new ones mixed in as well. I'm fairly handy with a...

So I've been reading a bit about this receiver. I've had it for probably 8 years and I love the way it sounds through my KLH Model 5 speakers. But from what I've read in this forum it was a fairly low end receiver. Fooled me and I work in a mostly analog recording studio. This thing sounds great...

Hi Guys! I've got a few cartridges. I have a few Orofon Pro S guys that fit into an Orofon Concord. Not a huge fan of the sound of these. I'm not a DJ, they seem too dark to me. I also have an Empire 400 LTD I believe? It's yellow. It's in a crappy head shell. I believe it's an old cheapo...

New here! I have 1000 or so LP's mostly older stuff. Not a super fancy setup but it sounds great for what I like listening to! I have a Technics 1200 mk3 a 70's Pioneer receiver, no chips all discrete, and a pair of KLH series 5. Love my KLH's!