A dear friend of mine in Manhattan would like to purchase a brand new stereo system for his apartment.
-- loudspeakers
-- phono stage
-- line stage
-- amplifier
-- or integrated
-- turntable/tonearm/cartridge
He wants a turntable, but would prefer a clip-in cartridge which does not require alignment. He would like a system where he could just himself pop in a replacement cartridge. Does such a thing exist and which also provides good audio quality?
The speakers can be stand mounts or floor-standers.
Subjectively, he likes a system on the slightly warm-balanced side; nothing sterile or clinical or dry.
Please put together complete systems with a total MSRP under US$10,000 that I can submit to him for his review.
Thank you!
-- loudspeakers
-- phono stage
-- line stage
-- amplifier
-- or integrated
-- turntable/tonearm/cartridge
He wants a turntable, but would prefer a clip-in cartridge which does not require alignment. He would like a system where he could just himself pop in a replacement cartridge. Does such a thing exist and which also provides good audio quality?
The speakers can be stand mounts or floor-standers.
Subjectively, he likes a system on the slightly warm-balanced side; nothing sterile or clinical or dry.
Please put together complete systems with a total MSRP under US$10,000 that I can submit to him for his review.
Thank you!