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In Reply to: Pretty darn low ... posted by reelsmith. on July 23, 2014 at 08:39:37:
My standards have dropped along with my hearing acuity.
I am very satisfied with my Empire 208 turntable/SME tonearm + Ortofon M20FL cartridge with LFD integrated amp/built-in phono stage. It's not my primary system, but it may soon be as I intend to move out of a big house and into smaller "retirement" digs at some point not that far in the future.
The budget system that I had for many years and would be happy with again was a Thorens TD-150 (various MM cartridges) + Audible Illusions Model 3 preamp/phono + Dynaco Stereo 70 (Welborne mods). With judicious shopping, I could recreate this system (excluding speakers) for less than $1,000 today.
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- Aging ears - CometCKO 08:56:49 07/23/14 (2)
- Aging slowly, thankfully .... - reelsmith. 09:34:56 07/23/14 (1)
- RE: Aging slowly, thankfully .... Age affecting expectations - CometCKO 11:45:26 07/23/14 (0)