Hi, I'm setting up my first Real Stereo and I'm doing it on a budget. I picked up a nice tape deck and EQ rack from a local pawn shop and snatched an NAD amp and preamp off of E-Bay. I still need to get loudspeakers though. I was considering getting some New Klipsch or JBL's from best buy, but there were a few nice sets at the pawn shop.

Fisher STV 880 $120 100w

Kenwood JL-870 $80 180w

Technics SB S407 $70 150w

this is my first post on this forum and my goal is: I'm wanting a turntable that can provide me with high quality playback and steady performance.

my question is can the B&O turntables keep up with modern turntables? between looking at the B&O 4004 which seemed to have retailed for around 1100.00 in the early 80's how does it stack up with modern equipment? Looking at many of the newer turntables you are able to drop 2 grand easy into one but how does that stack up vs the older gear?

Hi

Im trying to match my new much more efficient Klipsch rc 52 center with my old yamaha ns555. when i try the test tones, the center channel is significantly louder than the mains, Im not very experienced,but i dont think its supposed to be like that.

any suggestions ? thanks

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This may seem like an odd question but I was wondering what the current opinion is with cleaning new vinyl. Does it need to be cleaned or only after use? I don't know if there is residue from the pressing or not. Thanks.

Folks,

Many people believe that narrow peaks and nulls are not audible, especially nulls. While a narrow bandwidth affects a smaller range of frequencies and thus less overall energy than a wide bandwidth, very narrow bandwidths can still be highly audible. What really matters is if the frequencies being boosted or cut align with frequencies present in the source.

Hi everyone

I've been a long time subscriber of Stereophile but I just now came to see the forum. Cool stuff!

I was recently re-listening to some stereo recordings made by me and by others, including Peter McGrath's recordings, which are made with the microphones separated about 6.5 inches emulating the distance between our ears. The whole premise being that because the inter-aural distance is preserved, both volume and time arrival differences can be preserved in the recording so that upon listening to them the brain can pin-point all the sound-sources with more realism.

It looks like VPI has a new TT - that "30th Anniversary Classic Turntable." It looks nice in a different way...

Anyone have any details?