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I have called the Denon DL-103 LOMC a workingman's reference. Seems like the Dynavector 10x5 is another. A good cartridge upgrade can be as amazing as a good speaker upgrade, no? Happy listening! :music:

Compression and rarefaction can occur in any airspace, even the tiny space between your eardrum and your earbuds. You may have good bass, but you are mansplaining gibberish. And that is being a dick, even if not intended. So, stop! ...is my friendly suggestion. Happy listening! :music:

It is likely that the great difference in sound between the units was due to differences in the preamp sections of your integrated amplifiers more than the power amp sections. While some power amps have trouble with some speakers, differences are often greater between preamps. With any older...

Not "Paint It Black"? "I want to see the sun blotted out from the sky" would describe many people today!

Maybe it's the wrong DAC, but it's more likely that you are using the wrong bits: https://dr.loudness-war.info/

I think my post was pure projection!

It's not the speakers that are slow, it's all their old, tired, retro-grouch electrons that don't even want to get out of bed, especially on a cloudy day. Infuse the old speakers with new, fresh electrons by playing music through them, and listen carefully. They might not be worn out, yet. :music:

Nah, why give up the integration? Get an SACD/CD player with a DAC that can also be used standalone. Mine cannot, alas, but successor models can. For my sonic tastes, my Marantz Reference Series SA-15s2 could not possibly be beaten, AFAIK. Any 'improvement' would consist of false (to me)...

None of our dogs or our guest dogs have ever jumped on the turntable. While my wife did not jump on the turntable either, she may as well have... :( I like that bit of artwork.

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BPC is a common term here. OP is not using it incorrectly. Time for AK members to stop putting words into his posts. And I agree that public-facing stereos should not be set to the operator's whims. It's a small complaint, but a valid one.

Interesting that Marantz's phono circuits were the same along the model range, or at least for the ones you checked out. Makes sense if you want to put your best foot forward.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, from a fellow Fred.

When my tube phono preamp broke, I sent it in for repair. Same for my new turntable. I can't afford to do the same with my broken tube power amp right now, so it sits, forlorn. OTOH, I put three of the four DVD players that we had in the house into the garbage last night, because they were no...

And good thing, too! More ketchup, please!

Perhaps not tone-deaf, but tone-inexperienced, and accustomed to the 'as you like it' way of consuming. AKA Philistines!

I would ride a bicycle until I felt better. Or maybe go hiking or camping. Getting out of the house is important, and for longer than a run to the store. Your stereo is not going anywhere; it's OK if you don't use it for awhile.

Happy Easter to all.

Cool. Sometimes I actually need a flashlight...

As long as the looking task does not include reading, maybe.

I was sitting in the Boulder room with at least a quarter million $ of their gear powering similar Rockford speakers, at RMAF 2016, and two guys patting each other on the back. "This is simply lovely. I could listen to this all day." I couldn't disagree - it sounded like my setup at home, but...

Unused reserve power contributes nothing to sound quality. It is 'wasted', until it is needed, at which point it is being USED, and contributes mightily. Most people are averaging less than one watt while listening. It's the peaks that require power.

Find out what else is on the circuit with the new outlet. One way is to turn circuit breakers off and back on again one by one until the new outlet goes dead, then see what else goes off. Unplug the other items. Does the hum go away? Which items make it worse when plugged back in? Big draws like...

Sure, lots of stuff. Most any chip amp beats yesterday's mediocre line-stage combobulations, and while some implementations add a bit of an edge, others don't seem to. Soundstage and imaging seem fine to me. And here's a Chi-Fi wonder, an affordable class-A power amp...

The Ortofon SPU moving coil cartridge design appeared in 1958. I bought my Synergy SPU in ~2011. The Denon DL-103 came out in 1962. I bought mine maybe 2009? The Decca Mark IV direct-tracing design came out as a separate cartridge in 1965. I bought my SuperGold in 2013, iirc. The original Quad...