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Re: Marantz 6100 Setup Answers

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I'm not much of an audiophile so im not into tweaking. The only thing that bothers me is inner groove distortion, which is why i couldn't live with my pioneer and the grado blue cartridge. Though i think the pioneer is overall a better table, the lightweight arm does not seem to go well with the grado cartridge. The Marantz is considerably better but not perfect. I'll probably end up trying the shure m97xe with both the marantz and the pioneer; but i'm quite cheap so...

I don't see much reason to spend ridiculous amounts on equipment. I'm almost embarrased to reveal my system around here, but i think it sounds great. To me, as long as theres no mistracking or sibilance vinyl, even on a cheap turntable can sound pretty great. So if it sounds good to you, I would leave everything as is and enjoy the music.

Experimenting with cartridges might be interesting though. Look for carts that go best with medium-mass arms.


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