atmasphere
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| interesting phenomena in the cutting room With out importance level in that process and with out know almost nothing about I list some limitations on that normal process ( not " audiophile " but normal. ):- quality level of microphone.- microphones place during recording.- use of limite... | |
| Tube preamp for under $3000 You might be able to find an Atma-Sphere MP-3. It is tube, fully balanced and differential and features a direct-coupled output. There is one on here for under $3000 although it is lacking the remote option (which can be added). It also works well... | |
| New preamp, loss of low freq.? You were running out the 1/8" headphone jack?Yes, the connector bypasses that and the sound should be a lot better, no duh! | |
| New preamp, loss of low freq.? This is a really good example of how the MP-3 is killing music :) People think that the bass out of an MP-3 player is how it should be, and it just isn't. High End audio isn't all bells and whistles generously polished with snake oil... The fact o... | |
| Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube [quote]Atmasphere made no big logical mistake - his assumption is valid, though the result of the technological evolution is by no means guaranteed. In other words, class D amps might get a little better and then exhaust their potential, or the... | |
| Is there any difference between a phono cable and a regular interconnector? Phono cables **might** differ from regular cables in two ways. First, they are usually shielded. Second, they usually are low capacitance. | |
| Cleaning records. How often really? I rarely find it necessary to clean LPs. Usually a dust brush right at the time of play is sufficient.FWIW I also don't experience a lot in the way of surface noise. The phono equalizer (preamp) can exacerbate surface noise if the preamp is unstab... | |
| Vinyl? ^^ We've mastered some LPs from source files that were 16/44 and had good results. The issue here has more to do with how the digital file was created, and it sounds like the REM LP you refer to used the same master for the LP as was used for the ... | |
| Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube ^^ 'out of the house' by that do you mean visit customers, go to audio shows, visit dealers and manufacturers? I do that already! We even experiment with class D in house; we heard the Bel Canto class D amps before they were even released to the p... | |
| New preamp, loss of low freq.? If the preamp is brand new I would give it some time to break in, about 150 hours, before you make any determination. | |
| Who tried Class D only to return to S/S or Tube The way people talk about the older amps from just a few years ago not sounding anywhere near as good strongly suggests that a few years from now class D will sound a lot better than it does now.This has entirely to do with technology performance ... | |
| New Tube Amp Use EQ or not Fun is number one! | |
| No cartridge is good enough. Atmasphere, there are totally different opinions, don't present what you say as a truth. Nor do I think that many would agree with you. Direct to disc is not considered the ultimate sound by everyone at all.What I posted earlier is fact, not opi... | |
| No cartridge is good enough. [quote]Vinyl was never supposed to be an audiophile medium but tape was.[/quote]This statement is flat out false. I own a Westerex 3D LP mastering system mounted on a Scully lathe; its pretty evident just from reading the manual that the intention... | |
| New Tube Amp Use EQ or not Broadstone, I think you do indeed have an opinion about tubes vs transistors based on your experience. Tubes do indeed have a more 'rounded' quality as you pointed out in your initial post.This is because they tend to have less higher-ordered harm... |