AnthonyI
Well-Known Member
Having a vinyl New Years resolution is kind of like having getting in shape and eating better as your usual resolution, we all start off strong and it goes by the way side, lol.
Just a twist on that, I think most of us have something we want to change, improve or replace in our systems, maybe you're perfectly content with where you're at, and that's fantastic, but if you do have a "plan" for the new year, what is it?
For me, thankfully, my list shrunk a lot over 2020 and what's left is more about "long term maintenance" than an actual upgrade or change. On my main system my 2021 goal is to hammer down a long term cartridge, which for me entails a reasonable up front price followed by the same reasonable replacement/re-tipping/stylus cost, I spin way to much to want to drop a hefty sum on a 12-18 month rotation.
Aside from that, I want to replace my Polk LSiM 703's with the Warfedale Linton's and then have the Linton's battle it out with the ZU's for who's going to end up on which system. Lastly, and this is more maintenance/upgrade, replacing the tubes in the PrimaLuna with KT88's. This will probably happen some time in the middle of 2021, I'd like to have 1000+ hours on the stock tubes before moving them to a back up role.
I'm sure there might be some minor things that might pop up, but nothing that would take serious savings and or change of direction, so, what's on your "gear planner"? Again, if it's nothing, what is it that you enjoy about your current system that makes you perfectly content with it?
Just a twist on that, I think most of us have something we want to change, improve or replace in our systems, maybe you're perfectly content with where you're at, and that's fantastic, but if you do have a "plan" for the new year, what is it?
For me, thankfully, my list shrunk a lot over 2020 and what's left is more about "long term maintenance" than an actual upgrade or change. On my main system my 2021 goal is to hammer down a long term cartridge, which for me entails a reasonable up front price followed by the same reasonable replacement/re-tipping/stylus cost, I spin way to much to want to drop a hefty sum on a 12-18 month rotation.
Aside from that, I want to replace my Polk LSiM 703's with the Warfedale Linton's and then have the Linton's battle it out with the ZU's for who's going to end up on which system. Lastly, and this is more maintenance/upgrade, replacing the tubes in the PrimaLuna with KT88's. This will probably happen some time in the middle of 2021, I'd like to have 1000+ hours on the stock tubes before moving them to a back up role.
I'm sure there might be some minor things that might pop up, but nothing that would take serious savings and or change of direction, so, what's on your "gear planner"? Again, if it's nothing, what is it that you enjoy about your current system that makes you perfectly content with it?