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Or, also likely, "These 15K speakers won't sound good unless you have a 15K amp, 15K in cabling, 15K in source components and 5K in room treatments and are seated in the perfect, measured seating position"

That is precisely what I'm afraid of I already have a hard enough time convincing myself to keep components and cabling for longer than a year

Some serious stuff on both those websites...speaker building is another world I know nothing about

A little far from me. We have TAVES here, hopefully making it out this year... Post some pictures if you go!

Decided to conduct a cheap experiment this weekend... On the left is the power cord that came with my Denon 2800 DVD player I currently use as a CD transport. On the right is a $23 power cable off Amazon (https://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/B0069FLXLU/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new) that is close to the commonly known "Iron Lung Jellyfish" - a medical grade power cable. Added a surprising amount of bass and filled out the lower end - definitely worth it.

Out of my neighbourhood In other news, picked up one of these over the weekend...

I'll have to hunt down some DeOxit and take a peak. Sounds like a weekend job for when the girlfriend is travelling on business. Is it merely a preference in sound that makes vintage a thing? I look at these polished metal and wood 1970s behemoths and then a compact, slick NAD and the Pioneer doesn't accept banana plugs, doesn't have a detachable power cord, and has maybe 1 AUX input. Also no remote control

Scratchy sound, static, uneven power distribution (you can see on the little radar scale) and pops on start up/shut down. After taking a look at this http://www.oldbrokenjunk.com/wordpress/?cat=22 I'm not sure if I want to dive into this myself.

I've seen them play before, a coworker of mine did some work with their website That Tamron looks like a nice lens!

I actually have 2-3 vintage Pioneers...a QX-747, a Sound Project (basically a Pioneer, super low end), and another I can't remember the model of. They all need work to some varying degree - they've all been sitting in storage for decades without much or any use. I'm okay with my h/k right now - it isn't broken or awful but I am looking for more power and a better phono stage. I appreciate the offer of the Kenwood but the shipping, especially in US dollars, would be close to $75 Those speakers look great!

eBay has the biggest selection by far but the Canadian dollar + shipping to Canada has almost killed it for me The local classifieds are a much smaller pool unfortunately, but I can audition stuff and not have to pay shipping so I'm holding out a bit Curious about matching a Rotel to my B&Ws as well

Why integrated? No space for separates right now and no need for the power, really. I have a set of small, efficient bookshelf speakers. Budget too - looking to buy a house within the next year and I have a cap on all things audio for the next foreseeable few years. I do like NAD gear but the few BEE units I've seen for sale haven't had phono stages. Been a while since I've seen a PE unit as well. If I were going new I'd look at a Marantz PM6005, Rotel RA-12 or best case scenario Hegel H80. Used I'm open to a lot of things and waiting for the right NAD or maybe a Rotel RA-1062 to pop up.

Brampton Beast?

Still looking for an integrated, haven't really made up my mind on what I want 100% so I'm surfing the classifieds and seeing if anything in my list pops up. I've found some decent luck on Amazon for brand new vinyl - I need to make it out to the record stores to find some more for sure though. That would probably be your best bet - I got lucky on eBay a few years back when I was replacing the fuses in an old Sound Project (made by Pioneer) receiver from the early 70s and got a whole bag of a very specific and hard to find fuse from China

The V12s are a great tire for the price but I noticed they had a bit of a softer sidewall. I've tried them on an 01' Mini Cooper S Works, 2008 GTI and S2000 FYI The Conti DWs are basically a German PSS - cheaper and better wear. There's a BMW in my underground with a set of PSS up front, DW in the back...can't tell the difference visually unless you go up and look lol. If I had the choice I'd go Continental. I've seen two coworkers tear through a set of PSS (Volvo XC60 R Design w/Polestar, Golf R) in less than 2 seasons.

Glad you're enjoying it! I'm getting back into browsing used stuff for a new integrated amp and also slowly collecting more records. Do you buy new or used vinyl?

Look into Continental ExtremeContact DWs If you're going budget - Falken FK series

That looks nice and sharp. I still keep my 60 2.8 on the lens 80% of the time (except for when using my 12-24) but I can't help thinking it would be easier to have something shorter in focal length for all my light tent stuff. For what the lens goes for it seems I can't go wrong. Those are nice shots - looks like you might find a circular polarizer handy for those car shots

Those look nice - wish I had the space for floor standers NAD integrated?

Anyone a fan of the Nikkor DX 35MM 1.8? Been using my 60MM 2.8 (full frame) on my D7000 daily for over 2 years now and it's a little long for indoor/studio use for what I do (product photography in a light tent)

B&W DM100i Doesn't seem like it but I will really look for it next time I play some vinyl.

I don't really have the resonance problems Mike mentioned for one reason or another, maybe I got lucky or it's where my table sits - couldn't tell you. Throwing money at this thing would be taking from more important things like saving for a new integrated amp, I've already dropped enough on new ICs and the acrylic platter.

Either way I think that Music Hall is a safe bet - I've never heard anything bad regarding those. We should revive the Home Audio Thread I think it closed on us discussing the Pro-Ject

Yeah, they shouldn't. Does mine? yeah, some of the things you listed. My comparison was in jest for the most part but look up Yangotang's thread on his C30 - it happens. I get you and you're one of the better posters on this forum but you could be more polite in this instance

Do you have a good dealer near you? A used table through a dealer was going to be my plan of action.