alexberger
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| Spendor D7 vs. Harbeth Super HL5+ Here is some my thinking out load. Most of people use speakers with modern sharp tweeters like Beryllium or LPZ use transistor amplifiers with a deep general feedback. These amplifiers had a big amount of high order distortion that sharp tweeter... | |
| Spendor D7 vs. Harbeth Super HL5+ @prof +++100% agreed with you! | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Hi @chakster ,This my friend Guy Landau appired on different forums from 1990x. I don’t know on which forums he appears right now.I don’t have data which tonarm did he used with each of these turtables. I remember he used FR64 old version on sp10.... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Hi @chakster ,My friend I talked about have a huge experience. Actually he is the most famost vintage audio intusiast in Israel. So I trust his opinion. Regards,Alex | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Hi @mikelavigne ,Yes, all people have a different taste. One my friend had in his system:Kenwood L-07D, EMT 948, Technics SP10mk2, Yamaha GT-2000.He liked Yamaha the most and EMT the second. But, to his taste: L-07D and SP10mk2 sound too sterile.... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Hi @mikelavigne ,Which vintage DD turntables are your favorites?My musicant-audiophile fried had both EMT950 and 948. In the end, he decided sell 948 and left for himself 950. But he told the difference was't too big.In my case, I had Nottingham A... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Hi @mijostyn ,I see, you never heard EMT like 99% people on this forum.My friend a musician soloist flute player, conservatorium teacher and audiophile had Sota Cosmos, Thorens 124, modified Lenco 75.When he heard at his friend home EMT 950 he was... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive NVS costs $45K brand new. EMT 948 costs $10K NOS or $5K used in perfect conditons with tonearm. | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive It is weird that people on this forum are not familiar with EMT 950 and 948 DD turntables.They work different compared to Technics SP10 mk2 and mk3.EMT DD have a powerful DC motor and lightweight platter. IMHO it is much more proper servo control ... | |
| SET the best? All these manufacturers are very small compared to mainstream manufactures like:Dynaudio, Focal, B&W, Kef, Monitor Audio, Elac.... | |
| SET the best? Low sensitive tower speakers + super powerful transistor amp = COMPRESSION!!!!!!!Oppressive, tedious, non-natural sound.Most of audiophiles have zero experience, with high sensitive speakers.The reason is - all high sensitive speakers (excluding K... | |
| SET the best? Hi @atmasphere , Yes it is true. There are a few SET friendly speakers on the market.But the hard to drive tower speakers like Wilson and Dynaudio will always sound compressed, and too loud at 95dB+ volume even with 1K watt amplifier. I think a ... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive I agree than servo feedback can cause some compression.But if the motor-platter system has a smaller inertia the harm is leser. Because that EMT 950 that has a very powerful motor and very light platter sound best and most dynamic compared to othe... | |
| SET the best? IMHO,SET are most transparent, best in texture and tone, most organic and musical.They need sensitive speakers. But in any case, the sensitive speakers are MUST for any good, musical system.SET sound quality depends a lot from parts quality: tubes... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Hi @mijostyn ,Good designed idle drive and DD don’t have high level of rumble.But Steinway piano on a belt drive turntables sounds like cheap $100 electrical piano.The sound of organ on a belt drive turntables is a total disaster. If you listen po... |