Found Sound!

by ashra on Ever Evolving

Description

I have thousands of LPs to feed my passion. I like rock, jazz, folk, electronic and Avant-garde music of all types.

I'd like to try a tube phono amp or tube pre amp at some point. My listening area has 9' ceilings and is approx. 18' X 22'.

I want to develop my system so as to accommodate as much of my vinyl as possible. Any suggestions are welcome.
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    • Sota Sapphire basic
    The price was right and the sound profound
    • Clearaudio Beta/S Arum mm cartridge
    Found on the Gon.
    • Sumiko MMT-classic
    Came with the turntable.
    • Aragon 47K Phono Pre.
    Does a nice job but I think the future is in tubes. Accommodates a variety of cartridges.
    • VPI HW-17F
    Vacuum Record Cleaner. If I had owned one of these 10 years ago I would have twice the vinyl I do now!
    • McIntosh MC-275
    I paid the same price for new at a house sale! Makes my vinyl ears very happy.
    • McIntosh C-39
    A bargain picked up at a house sale. Allows me to listen to all of my sources, reel to reel, cassette, turntables, tuner etc.
    • Vandersteen 2ce
    Great all around speaker. Helps me shed the tensions of life! Another house sale bargain.
    • VPI Industries HW-19 mkIII
    A surprise gift from my girlfriend along with a phono preamp(aragon 47).Yeah...I better marry her fast
    • VPI Industries PLC
    Turntable only.
    • grado Platinum
    Smoooth!!!
    • Rotel RCD-971
    Makes CDs listenable.
    • MIT 3
    No complaints.
    • Kimber 8TC
    Bi-Wire cables.
    • Rotel RT 1080
    Decent FM finally!
    • Nakamichi RX-505
    Excellent tape deck. I still mix tapes and will as long as this deck holds up.
    • Marantz CDR-632
    CD Player/Recorder
    • Monster 1100
    SurgeGuard and Stage 2 Filtering
    • Teac A-6600
    Reel To Reel. Good for recording 'Stars End" from 1:00 am through 6:00 am on WXPN.
    • Sennheiser Headphones HD-600
    Best headphone I've used!
    • VESTAX Handytrax
    Portable turntable. For fleamarkets and thrift stores. Allows me to sample the goods before buying. Great purchase!
    • Salamander Archetype 5.0 & 3.0
    Good enough for all components except turntable.

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i have had totems for many years now. i used to have the model 1's, arros, and now have a couple of pairs of mani 2's and their in-walls. i prefer totem speakers.

rbstehno

i was reading a reply of yours and you had a great find in the mites!

rbstehno

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