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Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms
I’m relatively new to the world of vinyl, listening seriously for probably only 2 years. Of course, many big picture items (e.g. turntable, phono stage, cartridges) are discussed extensively on this forum, but I haven’t seen much discussion comparing different tonearms. I would be interested to hear about different people’s experiences with different tonearms, mentioning the audible advantages and disadvantages of each tonearm, realizing that there is no perfect sound, although from what I read about others’ experiences, SAT tonearms may come closest, albeit at a very high price.
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@terry9 Those files are rigged. I know the Atlas SL real well. I am listening to one as we speak playing Alice in Chains, "Dirt." @lewm is correct, "something is broken." I might also add that Mr Fremer suffers from severe presbycusis according to people who know him well. You might notice that he has a tendency to talk really loudly, a sure sign. I have a calibrated instrument that I use to measure and adjust my system. I highly recommend it. @drbond I think that description best fits mahgister. @pindac is into string theory. His speakers are so efficient he wires them with string, Egyption cotton sounds best |
"Something is broken" on which one? Or rigged? Which is it? Based on my experiments, all five are plausible with the same cartridge. Not to mention changes in set-up. When changing tonearms, it is impossible not to change the alignment of arm board (or head shell) and cartridge. Azimuth can do some of that, so can VTA. So can countless decisions in tonearm design. What calibrated instrument do you use? What is it's accuracy? What judgements are required? |
I'm glad I am usually looked on as a enigma, it sure beats other Labels one can be attached with. Maybe it is just plain old speaking what you know, that makes the content seemingly indefinable. How many can say their interest in music is not really such, but more a nurturing of friendships, well worthy of looking after. I don't have a alter ego when behind the Keyboard, maybe just a Wax Lyrical use of words on occasion. I don't see too much within this Analogue Forum that really shows it as being a cutting edge place to be, there are only a few I know, who really have found a way to rise to possibilities through not displaying procrastination, these very few are a pleasure to see a post from. Much of what is seen from the Old Guard is their 'resting on their laurels', this is not a valuable message to send to anybody very keen to work with the Vinyl LP as a source material, especially if they want to optimise the function of the additional equipment required to create the signal for producing sound. |
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