Subj : Re: Turntables and LPs
To : Ogg
From : Brian Rogers
Date : Tue Oct 05 2021 10:03 am
Hello Ogg;
-=> Ogg wrote to Brian Rogers <=-
Og> I thought it was just the stylus that would wear out. But
Og> because of the cost, it's just as easy to get a whole new
Og> cartrige+stylus combined.
Cartridges also wear with age and usage... however the ear tends not to notice
the degredation of sound as much as you would with a worn stylus. Typically
you should change your cartridge every 5th or so stylus change. The newer
ones may get you better milage :)
Og> I've been pretty happy with generic consumer hi-fi AM/FM/
Og> Receiver amp combos. I'm impressed with people's systems that
Og> have dedicated amps for just for LP/CD use, but my listening
Og> spaces have been relatively small over the years (mostly
Og> apartments) so the difference in sound with a audiophile
Og> quality amp vs a receiver would not be much.
I'm a bit impressed with the modern stuff tbh. I have an inexpensive soundbar
system with 4" subwoofer and it sounds pretty nice for what it is. If Samsung
didn't block the FM receiver in the phones I could link it with bluetooth for
radio listening... but I can also use the various streaming apps. Still though
nothing like old school audiophile stuff. Bass is more natural sounding than
electronically generated sound.
