atmasphere
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| CDs Vs LPs RIAA, Decca, ColumbiaAs I understand it that is because the Labels themselves changed the recording process over time.In the case of the RIAA curve, to change that the label would have to dig into the pre-emphasis networks in their LP mastering e... | |
| Phono stage can minimize tics and pops on vinyl @terry9 You are correct. If you want the best sound, you need the best parts. But design is what minimizes ticks and pops; I am saying there is a distinction. | |
| Preamps better than Parasound JC-2 ? So I am assuming that it uses 2 x 6SN7GT and 2 x 12AU7 tubes?Yes. It also has a fully balanced circuit internally. | |
| CDs Vs LPs ^^ I'm sure its not a problem but the older stuff that needs those extra curves are probably 78s. | |
| CDs Vs LPs I’m quite sure I’ve never heard a vinyl record broadcast on radio. I like tape. Having grown up in an era where vinyl basically didn’t exist, terms like LP, EP, and Single most certainly persisted completely independent of the recording medium. I’... | |
| Phono stage can minimize tics and pops on vinyl Here are the things that allow for less ticks and pops. As far as I can tell, price isn't one of them:1) good overload margin. (our phono sections are making nearly 100V peak to peak at overload...)2) low RFI susceptibility. This also means that L... | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart If in doubt, an excellent turntable with arm is the Technics SL1200G. Very non-resonant, speed is spot on, easy to set up. | |
| Best speaker/system piano concerts Underpowering any speaker can ruin it.FWIW dept: the result being a fried tweeter. | |
| Have Passive Preamps Finally Come of Age? @tweak1 FWIW dept: our MP-3 preamp can be ordered as a balanced tube buffer with no active gain stage. | |
| Non-audiophile needs help with older system. @n80 the new Technics SL1200G is a killer turntable in that it outperforms many 'tables that are much more expensive. You might look into a tube phono section for it. You may find that you change your mind about 'getting much into vinyl'...The rab... | |
| Preamps better than Parasound JC-2 ? While I am a bit considering tubes, that preamp has tons of tubes in it. The Backer Lab Rhumba is something I can consider, since it has 2 tubes and their access is also easy.@milpai Just a correction of fact, if you get the MP-3 as a line stage... | |
| Running CDP directly into MC275?? Its not a bad idea, a lot of people do that, but there are pitfalls.Some CDPs use a digital volume control. Essentially, they subtract bits from the total so as to reduce volume. So as the volume is decreased, the signal quality suffers from reduc... | |
| Potential issues using low powered tube amp with electrostatic speakers Use the amp on the lowest impedance taps, 4 ohms in this case. Martin Logans tend to be low impedance, often 4 ohms at the crossover point with the woofer, decreasing to 0.5 Ohms or so at 20KHz.If the amplifier sounds a bit dark or rolled off on t... | |
| What class is my el34 amplifier If there is no adjustment its either got some form of Bias regulation or its class A, being cathode biased. If the amp does not have a circuit board that looks fairly sophisticated, its likely the latter. | |
| Help me pick a phono, pre and cart boulder, Vitus, EAR, Lamm, Nagra, Parasound, Ayre, MBL, Music Reference/Berning, Air Tight, Atmasphere, Audio Research, C&J, Aesthetix, BAT, Audio Note, Levinson, Krell, SimsAudio, Pass, Sutherland, Halcro, Dartzeel, Einstein, Rogue, FM Aco... |