Just inherited this system from my Father, who passed in June '02. He was the one responsible for my love of music. Right now I'm looking to upgrade the phono cartridge (I know direct drive isn't ideal) I'm not new to the scene, but I could use some suggestions.
System edited: Just got Behringer crossover and sub. The crossover also has a multiband parametric EQ that lets me correct room nodes. Still experimenting. Review to follow. So far so good.
System edited: Just finished DIY Flexi-Rack. Well worth the effort. Much better than the Sauder entertainment center. Also added butcher block-on-cones under turntable.
Hello Nico,sorry your dads not still hear to enjoy music with,my dad passed away years ago,he also passed a love of music and art to me,so I can relate,it must help keep some real good memories close to have something that gave you two so much pleasure,,
System edited: Thought I'd try the bi-wire route. Nothing to lose at $49. Since I was in the DIY mood, built some room lenses also. The room lenses realy helped add depth to the maggies. Just ordered a SONY SCD-222ES SACD player. I can't wait.
Thanks for the post. I rarely use the EQ. Only when I make tapes for my girlfriends car, never when doing serious listening. The interconnects are actually newer AudioQuest. Corey Greenburg actually gave me a pair a few years back. Grado is exactly what I was looking at. I've got the CD player on some Audioquest Isolation feet. I'll check out the isobearings. Thanks again. Any other advise is greatly appeciated.
Grado cartridge, dump the equalizer out of the sytem, make sure you have some upgraded interconnects/speaker cables as this vintage probably has less than optimal. Purchase the smaller Isobearing supports for the CD player which will clean up the attack, change the imaging and support bass. Clean up all the inputs with Caig or something similar. That's it. Great little system.
