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| RE: Ethernet Cable /Patch Cable ...Any Difference? Hi Ben,The following paragraph from this paper by Steve Nugent of Empirical Audio may be of interest:LAN, Ethernet or Wi-Fi wireless network.... The protocol of this network has inherent in it the flow-control and retry mechanisms that enable the ... | |
| about stereophile magazines recommendation of belk If in fact there are any differences, I see no reason to expect them to be anything other than random and unpredictable, with little or no correlation with price, and with little or no consistency from system to system. Any sonic differences would... | |
| Help me identify music. Tom (Phaelon) & Shadorne, I'm just about certain it's what I said, from "The Shootist." I probably worded my comment more subtly than I should have.The score for "The Shootist," btw, was composed by Elmer Bernstein.Best regards,-- Al | |
| Help me identify music. Check out the main theme from "The Shootist," starting at 2:15.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NEfcj5ssWwA very logical choice on their part!Best regards,-- Al | |
| Single ended to XLR Question It's probably just a matter of what the output impedances of the two preamps happen to do when they are turned off. Probably the output impedance of the Mc in the off state is high, allowing pin 2 (the non-inverted input signal line) of the ATC's ... | |
| Grace F-9 The diff between 3.5mV and 5.5mV is less than 2 db.Lew, make that "less than 4 db." As I'm sure you realize, it would be calculated as 20 x log(5.5/3.5) or 20 x log(3.5/5.5).Which of course is still consistent with the rest of the statements in yo... | |
| PF SETTING FOR MC CARTRIDGE WITH SUT 07-07-11: BifwynneAs an aside, while I enjoy the hobby for the music and relation aspects, I find the technical side to be fascinating. Maybe I'm a just frustrated "EE" who wound up in the wrong profession???? Hi Bruce,Could be. You do ask intelli... | |
| PF SETTING FOR MC CARTRIDGE WITH SUT When caps are put in series with the circuit the total capacitance drops just like resistance drops when resistors are put in parallel. You can use ohms law to determine what value of capacitance u need to put in series with the phono leads. I hav... | |
| Grace F-9 07-06-11: LewmHi Rich, The Ruby by all accounts is by far the best of the bunch, so maybe you should look for a spare stylus assembly rather than an F9E. I could be wrong.Hi Lew,You're right, with the slight qualification that the exact nomenclatu... | |
| Grace F-9 Most (but I don't think all) of the F9 cartridges used the same body (I think the F9L may have been an exception), and most were spec'd at 3.5mv. I suspect that the ad you referred to is incorrect, as original literature on the F9 series indicates... | |
| Know of any true bullet proof equipment stories? How about this Marconi wireless receiver, which was on a ship that sank in 1918, was recovered from the ocean bottom in 1999, and subsequently restored to beautiful condition (albeit only after years of effort)? See the section headed "Type 16 Cry... | |
| Grace F-9 The F-9 series cartridges were high output moving magnet cartridges.Regards,-- Al | |
| speakers for 24/96 audio What is the principal advantage of higher sampling rates, if it is not better temporal resolution?Yes, as Shadorne indicated the principal advantage is that it dramatically relaxes the rolloff requirements for anti-aliasing filters (in the recordi... | |
| speakers for 24/96 audio Hi Bryon,Your question about the audibility of jitter that is on a time scale far shorter than the temporal resolution of our hearing is a good one. The answer is that we are not hearing the nanoseconds or picoseconds of timing error itself. What ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? 07-04-11: RushtonNice records for today's listening, Al. Love 'em!Thanks, Rush. Yes, all three are wonderful recordings, musically and sonically. Among a great many things that could be praised about them, two small specifics were so striking to m... |