atmasphere
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| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Kijanki, my recommendation is to work with tape for a while and then you will see that not only are my observations correct but also those of the NTA. (My statement was that tapes store in an attic much better than a basement, which is different f... | |
| Unbalanced to balanced VPI junction box change? Al has got that right. In addition Jonathan Carr's input mirrors my own experience in the design of phono preamps. **As a general rule of thumb** if you can hear differences between balanced cables it means that some aspect of the balanced standar... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere Yes, but sadly I can't use this any where in my system. 8-(Yes, you would have to use a preamp that uses 6SN7s... FWIW the new boutique 6SN7s that have been showing up have been getting rave reviews by our customers. | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage One thing that has been bugging me about this thread seems worth pursuing. Realremo- have you tried revearsing the phase on one of your speakers?If you have the speakers out of phase (which can happen for a variety of reasons) the imaging informat... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? I've tried to explain inconvenience of using R2R - nothing else. I don't have anything against analog but limited amount of available recordings made me concentrate on CD/computer playback. As for storing tapes in the attic - it is possibly the wo... | |
| Unbalanced to balanced VPI junction box change? If you plan to run the cartridge (which is an inherently balanced source) in balanced mode, one thing you might consider is the fact that you will have a low impedance balanced line connection, which in plain English means that you will not be abl... | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage Thanks for all the comments. My speakers are multiple feet away from both the back and side walls. I have also toed them in toward my seating position. Have also tried crossing them in front of seating position, I don't like that as much.Sounds he... | |
| Preamp for Aesthetix / Atma-sphere The 6SN7 is an even better tube than the 12BH7 FWIW... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Kijanki, I'm not having a cow- its pretty apparent you jumped in without reading the rest of this thread:This thread is not about analog vs digital.If you can store LPs you can store tape. FWIW though, tapes store a lot better in the attic than th... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? ^^ Kijanki, tape is a lot more practical than a Symphony Orchestra in the home. I think you knew that prior to posting though...You may not care to 'go back' to tape but its not a step backwards in the opinion of many. To them, digital was a step ... | |
| Seeking more 3d imaging, deeper/wider soundstage Even a cheap system should image and play depth. More has to do with setup (not just placement of the speakers in the room) than anything else. Many speakers won't play depth right if they are too close to the wall behind them. So you will have to... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Kijanki, while I find that my clients prefer the analog tape to the digital recordings made from the same mix, its really not relevant as what we are talking about is 2-channel, not multi-channel. | |
| New Life with Tubed Amplification BAT VK-55SE's The top end of the Vandersteens work very well with tube amplifiers. Its nice to have a little power- our customers with the 5s usually use them with a set of our MA-1s. | |
| Skeptics believe:cartridge makes a HUGE difference I had a Transfiguration Orpheus that sounded wonderful in my Triplanar. One day one channel was dead for no reason so I had to send it back. In the meantime I had no tunes.Jonesing, I realized that I had a brand-new Grado Green (a $35.00 cartridge... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Sounds like there is a need here to set the record straight, if you will pardon the expression :)first:The reason for the 14" transcription LPs and 12" tonearms to play them came from a time when live radio programs and performances were recorded,... |