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HiFi Guy said:
Last question. Budget?
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For now, I'm going cheap. Thinking about the Audio Technica AM95 elliptical. This'll do me pre-move, and then when I'm in Melbourne I can think of something better. Might even be tempted then to change the arm.

So, lets say sub-£100 for the cartridge, and I also need to get the setup gear as well. I'm possibly going to have to get a new phono stage as well, and I'm thinking Musical Fidelity LX2-LPS.
 
Thackeraye said:
For now, I'm going cheap. Thinking about the Audio Technica AM95 elliptical. This'll do me pre-move, and then when I'm in Melbourne I can think of something better. Might even be tempted then to change the arm.

So, lets say sub-£100 for the cartridge, and I also need to get the setup gear as well. I'm possibly going to have to get a new phono stage as well, and I'm thinking Musical Fidelity LX2-LPS.
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That’s the move I’d make in your budget. And get the Geo Disc: it’s cheapest in the long term. I’ve had mine for 35 years.
 
AnthonyI said:
Hey all, I'm looking for some recommendations on some powered speaker for my DAC. I think I'm going to movie it behind my desk, which will still give me headphone access for my digital files and streaming, but when I don't need to go with headphones I thought a nice set of speakers would be a nice addition.

I'm looking for something reasonably priced and utilizing the RCA inputs of the DAC.
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Just thought I would put it out there for those who've had any positive experiences with some powered speakers.

Thanks :)
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Is this for your office, Anthony? Will listening position just be at your desk?
 
AnthonyI said:
I was hoping around $200, give or take. But if a compelling case can be made for something that goes a little higher, I'm open to discussion and research ;)
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Well there’s good news and bad news there. Bad news is you’ll have to stretch a little further, but the good news is that you can typically audition a lot of models in that relative ballpark at your local Guitar Center, Sam Ash, whatever you’ve got nearby. You’ll wanna stay with 5” woofers in that price range, and Yamaha, JBL, Kali, KRK, and Presonus all have compelling examples of 5” monitors.
 
HayesWeighsIn said:
Well there’s good news and bad news there. Bad news is you’ll have to stretch a little further, but the good news is that you can typically audition a lot of models in that relative ballpark at your local Guitar Center, Sam Ash, whatever you’ve got nearby. You’ll wanna stay with 5” woofers in that price range, and Yamaha, JBL, Kali, KRK, and Presonus all have compelling examples of 5” monitors.
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Looks like the RCA inputs might shrink the list a bit, since that's what will be coming from my DAC
 
HayesWeighsIn said:
You could always do RCA>1/4” cables, so long as the 1/4” ins on the monitors support unbalanced. Or, do that into a passive volume control and go balanced out of that.
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Looks like my online research/demoing has led to a trip to GC on Saturday to see if the E5 is worth the extra $50 over the E4.5 ;)
..........although part of me wants to give the $100 Edifier R1280T's a shot just out of curiosity, lol
 
Thackeraye said:
For now, I'm going cheap. Thinking about the Audio Technica AM95 elliptical. This'll do me pre-move, and then when I'm in Melbourne I can think of something better. Might even be tempted then to change the arm.

So, lets say sub-£100 for the cartridge, and I also need to get the setup gear as well. I'm possibly going to have to get a new phono stage as well, and I'm thinking Musical Fidelity LX2-LPS.
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I stuck one of those 95e carts on the rega to sell it so I could keep the Nag 200. Sounds like a car scraping against a wall for the first hour but after that it was great.

I've a geo disk. Want to borrow it?
 
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