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mtber101

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  1. Hey Guys, I've been listening to a lot of vinyl on the Technics SL-D205 and I'm loving the sound. However I have no idea how this table compares to anything. I'm also using an old Marantz JR640 receiver with phono input and some ok sounding speakers. Would it be worth my time to replace the cartridge and stylus? On some of the new vinyl I've purchased I hardly have any noise (cracking etc). I need to get my hands on Discwash like BIg Piney said but my local music store wants $30 for it when it retails for $20. However amazon does have it for $9. My Outlaw 990 does have a phono input with ground...I'm gonna see how this sounds when I get back to my place on Monday. I was also looking into a Tube phono preamp. Would I still get a tube sound when it goes thru the 990? The Bellari VP129 looks like a good value and has some great reviews. But it says its made for magnetic pickups? I'm a little lost what that is...can anyone shine some light on this for me? Lastly when the stylus is on the record should I be able to hear the music that the stylus is making from touching the record or is that a sign of a cheap turntable?
  2. Thanks for the thought but I was thinking about going with the TGIV but ended up with the 990. The dealer has the same setup I have now before and said it sounded great...so i figured I'd save a little money. Thanks though I did find a receiver here with a phono input. Is phono stereo? How is the phono input different than something a cd player wouldn't be connected to? The tt has much more volume when connected to the phono input....however the speakers they have....are not so good.
  3. Thanks for the thought but I was thinking about going with the TGIV but ended up with the 990. The dealer has the same setup I have now before and said it sounded great...so i figured I'd save a little money. Thanks though
  4. Haha...I've found a couple hundred of them but haven't had time to thru them. Could take awhile Although my aunt was big into duran duran... Anyway I cleaned up the Technics SL-d205. Everything seems to be in working order. My apartment with all my gear is a little over 1000 miles away right now so all I have is a pair of klipsch promida 2.0 ultra's with me. The tt has a left and right rca coming out of it. I went to radio shack and got a female left and right rca to an 1/8th inch mini. However once getting home i saw the adapter was phono.....would that be the reason for only hearing audio out of the left speaker? It is a direct drive..so no belts to worry about replacing but would I benefit from replacing anything else? Time to wait for some replies by going thru the collection
  5. Thanks for all the input guys. I would like to be able to do stereo and mono. Is that possible? Right now the only LP's are of my aunts and uncles which have been in a garage for sometime now. They may not play very well. As for the work in playing vinyl.... that's why I want to get into it . So the piece that I may need to go between my pre/amp and tt would be called a what? And then if i'm understanding this right...some of the entry level tt's come with it built in? How would it connect to the 990? Simplely by rca's? Thanks again guys
  6. I was at a bar/ lounge the other night and the majority of music they play is off of LP's. I'm completely lost here. I currently have an Outlaw 990 which has a mono input. Should I just go with a cheap player or spend a little more and get something that should last me awhile. Any advice in this area would be more than helpful. I get lost when power supplies and pre/amps are thrown into the mix. My 990 should act as the pre/amp correct? I came across the Linn LP12...but is a little pricey...maybe used? I'm completely new to lp's... I guess they were a little before my generation. So let me know as much or as little. Thanks ahead of time, Ben
  7. Just read thru the manual and it does say it has a + and -.
  8. Oh wow...I just looked at the actual photo of the sunfire and see that it does need male. Anyone know if the Outlaw uses direct xlr? I would assume they would.... pointless to have xlr without it?
  9. My Outlaw 990's xlr connection looks to require a female connection and also looking at the manual of the soon to be here Sunfire 200~five requires a female xlr end. Was I correct on ordering xlr cables with female connections on both ends? Thanks Ben
  10. I ordered them from the place you suggested... www.markertek.com I'll let you know how it goes. However the 3' cables are on backorder right now.
  11. I enjoy this decoding too. However with some records it doesn't sound very good.... but for most of my stuff I really like it.
  12. Nevermind.... I found them and already placed an order. My local stereo shop wanted to charge me $100 per .5m cable. I just ordered 5 3'cables and a 15 foot plus overnight shipping for the price of one cable from my local dealer. How much better could his be?
  13. Thanks Speedball... next time I go home I'll bring up my hotglue gun. Good idea
  14. Then I guess the sunfire amps aren't that great either...less than 45 lbs for every amp they make I believe. I too like the idea of a heavy amp... makes me feel like I'm really getting something... but from what I've heard, weight doesn't mean much.
  15. Well last night I got an itch to install the RC-7 on a wall mount. And the only place open late is wal-mart. They happened to have a very simple wall mount stand and I believe it turned out very well. Tell me know what you think.
  16. Glad to hear you both like it. I ordered it last night... should be here friday. It's going to run thru a outlaw 990 so the dvi part isn't a problem for me. How is it with dvd-audio discs?
  17. As anyone had any experence with this one? For the price it seems really good and I've read a few reviews that all give it high remarks. My current dvd player looks ok on my display but some of the older movies could really use some upscaling. Let me know what you think. Also I like the $200 price because once blu-ray or hd-dvd players and discs become more widely used I'm sure I'll be moving in that direction. Here is the link: http://www.oppodigital.com/ Thanks Ben
  18. Wow that's a pretty good price. Have you ever ordered from this site?
  19. Are they worth the money? They would be connecting a Outlaw 990 to a Sunfire 200~five. Thanks Ben
  20. Thanks for the info. I'll have to look into the supernovas. However I can get a pretty darn good price on a True EQ Sig. Can anyone comment on how that subwoofer would be for music?
  21. Tom what finish did you get? I'm thinking black.... I don't think the cherry of studiotech would match the klipsch cherry that well (atleast from the pics).
  22. Has anyone heard the Sunfire and supernova's that can comment on the differences?
  23. Easier said then done Of everything I've been looking at... I think I'm going to go with the StudioTech. I was thinking the U48 but now I'm thinking the U-22D. It would give a very clean look. Then I would us a tv wall mount for the RC-7.
  24. What about the Sunfire True EQ Sig?
  25. As soon as I reread the subject after posting I knew I was gonna get a funny guy. Anyway... I may just endup building one myself.
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