atmasphere
Responses from atmasphere
| Cartridge loading The question is so what if at the end you can reach a natural balance? If you cannot, sth is wrong or substandard.Yes. | |
| Reference Full Function Tube Preamplifier A number of years ago I owned an MP-3, the sound of which I really enjoyed. However, I found the manual stepped volume attenuator (24 position I believe) insufficient to dial in the correct volume, often a bit too low or too loud, varying track... | |
| Cartridge loading I listened to all them with and with out the damping mechanism and differences are not small.Damping mechanism?? If you are talking about the damping trough on the arm, you have missed the point of the conversation between @bydlo and myself entirely. | |
| Time to buy a class D amp? Can you read your full last paragraph? Yes- in rereading it, it makes sense to me... However overly low impedance can accentuate ringing. I get the impression you would be familiar with snubber circuits? It is similar to a resistor in series with ... | |
| Watts and power That cos term and the ability to act as an ideal source as the load impedance drops, is what makes most of the difference when it comes to balls.This isn't true across the board. You can have lots of drive without anything near that if you simpl... | |
| Cartridge loading But what I meant is the mechanical damping of the stylus, not electrical damping of the LC tank. Yes. If you pass a squarewave through an inductor, the more inductance there is the more it will ring; If you then place a resistance in parallel with... | |
| Time to buy a class D amp? In theory the "signal" stops and starts as recorded so that is accurate. The problem is the woofer does not stop right away. In a lower damping factor amp the output resistance will help dissipate the energy in the woofer which can give it a mo... | |
| Watts and power Ralph, is it possible some amps have too low an omph factor?. :) Yes, I'm sure that's true. | |
| Decca cartridge balance output question The Decca with the 3-pin output cannot be operated balanced. The 4-pin versions can. | |
| Cartridge loading You followed posting your opinion and some " answers " but as in the fast you just followed failen to prove the MAIN SUBJECT under debate that you stated in this thread:""" will limit the ability of the cartridge to trace higher frequencies ..""... | |
| Cartridge loading Electromagnetic damping due to a low R is actually quite an attractive (at least on paper) way of damping.I agree, it is. But the inductance of a low output moving coil is so low that resistive damping has little effect, as in a nutshell the induc... | |
| Watts and power Because that would suggest that ALL amplifiers with different operations classes, types of FET and wiring singel ended/Push pull. Gives the SAME constant and relationships so only from wattage and resistance you can get the I and V.This is corr... | |
| Preamp Output Capacitor: Mundorf Supreme vs. Supreme Silver Oil Yeah, I had them in the pre for a couple months of daily listening... would still love to try the cutf and odams.The Cutf is really the only part we've been playing for some years. My comments are based on them. We installed the ODAMs in one of ou... | |
| Cartridge loading I don't say that achieving critical damping is doable or even desirable from the sonic perspective.I got that from @intactaudio 's comment about sidebands. I apologize as I did conflate your comments and his. Critical damping of the cantilever is ... | |
| Which belt-driven table to play Rock vinyl? What does playing rock have to do with buying a certain turn table? Nothing whatsoever. The idea that any electronics for home audio might be better for a certain genre of music is entirely mythological. |