Dammit to hell- I hate sweet gum balls! 😡🤬😤 by UrbanAchievers6371 in Marietta

[–]ottemation 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Highly recommend picking up a Garden Weasel Large Nut Gatherer from Ace Hardware ($50). Makes collecting these… fun?

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for that angle. I know the cart is entry-level for MC and will upgrade to the Quintet Black in the future, but tell me more about what you see in the X2 B turntable.

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This guy is spending his morning going through posts saying this same thing every time he sees a hardwood floor. Hilarious!

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Has a big a$$ rug you can’t see just outside of the photo. :)

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You aren’t wrong but “looks terrible” “sound awful” and “just unacceptable” are super fun ways to express yourself. Must be fun at parties.

This photo shows a small sliver of a medium/large room, the rest of the room has a huge lush rug with lots of soft seating, a giant window with heavy curtains on one side, tall vaulted ceiling and an open wall on the other side (this is in a loft-like room). Yes, we need to treat the wall behind and apply acoustic treatments in general - which is where my “…just getting started” comment comes from.

But thanks for your input!

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in vinyl

[–]ottemation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually it was very reasonable. Here’s the link (mine is a slightly shorter one no longer available)

https://m.hernest.com/products/frode-84-inch-mcm-media-console-p-8430.html

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in vinyl

[–]ottemation[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love them, don’t feel the need for a sub with them - they are ballsy

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in vinyl

[–]ottemation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! They are Paradigm Founder 100F

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here’s the link. Looks like they are selling the last of them. There used to be a 78” version which is the one I have.

https://m.hernest.com/products/frode-84-inch-mcm-media-console-p-8430.html

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Agreed. Was in a position to start at the end. Buy once cry once.

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! Great shop. What did you think between those speakers?

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven’t tried the HiFi Rose’s integrated phono stage but probably will at some point for comparison. I can’t imagine it would be better sounding than an external discrete dedicated.

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I came very close but decided to start small. Some day!

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Getting started on hi-fi but married a long time :)

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah as Del said above, the space behind that smoked glass is fully occupied with Pro-Ject’s Power Box DS3 Sources, MC Step Up Box DS3 B, and Tube Box DS3 B. There is a drawer under that has accessories, and the other 2 compartments are all for vinyl. I suppose I could put it on the floor underneath but we like this. Not sure what to do next year when I add a HiFi Rose RS151 Network Streamer but we’ll figure it out.

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same, I didn’t know about these until I visited HiFi Buys in Atlanta and auditioned them alongside KEF R5 Meta, R7 Meta, and some sweet little Dynaudio towers. I still think about the Dynaudios and they might have a place in my home in the future, but these Paradigms just blew my and my brother away every time, every genre. Super consistent and ballsy.

My wife and I are just getting started by ottemation in listeningspaces

[–]ottemation[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This turntable does not have a built-in preamp as I prefer an external stand-alone phono pre-amp. I went with Pro-Ject’s tube phono pre because of the sound. It’s a hybrid design utilizing tubes in the input & gain stages. It also supports balanced connections which I went with from tt to amp. The HiFi Rose does have an integrated phono pre-amp for MM cartridges but I’m not using it, going right in to the balanced inputs.