Recent content by PAntonenko

Hah! Truth. Interesting. Ironically the guy i bought the current equipment from is an American living in London and wasn't able to import his stuff there. So he said. I love the UK. Used to be there once a month before Covid. Looking forward to getting back on the travel bus. Cheers to you and 22.

Perfect. Thanks! You've helped me immensely down the path. There is so much information and so many options it's challenging to know where to start. Glad i came here.

Cool!! I'll go check it out. Assuming I do buy it, which is likely, i'll try to shoot you a note about it. Appreciate all your help!!

i won't attach anything else to this for now. Really just the turntable for now, but would be cool if I could blue tooth to it and play Spotify or SXM. I could go to a dealer but I honestly don't think i'm sophisticated enough to hear the difference. I'm very much a new 'audiophile' but mostly...

yes, am in the states. You are correct, it's not a receive. I don't have a budget but am also not wanting to spend too much. i'm just getting into this and am enjoying building, replacing and building. I was looking at Marantz, Denon and a few others. McIntosh is too much for where i'd like to...

I'd need to check. But was planning to just buy a different pre-amp. I bought this set up from my neighbor's son who needed to sell it. Do you have a recommendation for a better pre-amp and receiver?

I believe it's the Exact. It was all ordered through Music Direct and they advised the standard cartridge (Elys 2 i believe) was not available so i was 'upgraded' to the Exact. Does that sound right?

Planar 3 to Bellari VP130 to CA 540A

Hi there. I was recently given a new Planar 3. Can someone help me find a good receiver and pre-amp to buy? My current setup isnt working. I have a Cambridge Audio receiver and a pre-amp, but i need to crank it way up to get any good sound. I'm willing to trouble but also willing to upgrade my...