axelwahl
Responses from axelwahl
| Cartridge Output ~ 0.5mV will do just fine. | |
| Establishing a common analog listening bias Hi,let's maybe get some jazz in the mix also?All time goodie "Time Out" by Dave Brubeck Quartet.'6 eye' Columbia CS 8192Or is this not so easily available any more?Interesting with this one for me. When the set-up is fine you get a clear pre-echo ... | |
| Which phonostage is a heavenly match for a XV-1S Ecka,THE BEST PHONO-STAGE (never mind heavenly :-) is one that is **INSIDE** a good line-stage.No extra cables, connector plugs, different power supplies, doubled up gain-stages, etc.That will make your pickings a lot easier in deed. And there are... | |
| Establishing a common analog listening bias Hi,back to Belafonte. The following I can dig up:1) RCA LOC-6006 1959, 2 LPs, MONO (USA)2) RCA LSO-6006 1959, 2 LPs, STEREO (USA)3) RCA LSO-6006 ca. 1968, 2 LPs, Stereo (England)4) Classic Records, RCA LSO-6006 1995, 2 LPs, STEREO (USA)5) Classic ... | |
| the perfect tonearm Hi,"the perfect tonearm" and retailing for "less than $2000 that has multiple virtues"Ahum.., we'll see what Raul or DerTonarm have to say to that. I understand they are on the -road to perfection- alas that also appears to include the price. If y... | |
| Killing sibilance distortion - VPI & Jubilee Brother, Goatwuss,>>> maybe there is a table/arm/cartridge setup out there that can track this cleanly??? I hope so, and I want to find it!<<<YES, YES, YES, talk to Doug! Then after a gap talk to Axel,I got it tracking with a V15... | |
| Establishing a common analog listening bias OK, Belafonte at Carnegie Hall...The applause on my lot supports Halcro's gripe, not very defined at all, the singer is there very nicely but superior 'hall information' .... I think I heard better. ---Now we are of course supposed to listing to t... | |
| Establishing a common analog listening bias Oh, oh, now we're getting down to brass-tacks!Who'll be the judge on all this lot now?Got to pull this Belafonte LP from under my locker and see what's what.I do recall the music is not exactly down everyones alley though, my girl friend (17 year... | |
| Help: DSOTM Sounds better on CD than LP Mapmannow I have to say: "you are a smart man also..."I go along with EVERYTHING you just put. But now we are talking multi $$$$bucks. Obviously all a question of budget. No way to try and get it all sorted by switching only one component --- too ... | |
| Which phonostage is a heavenly match for a XV-1S Ecka,better watch out here :-) 'cause that Manley Steelhead will use a step-up in the MC section as well. Just in case that was not entirely clear.The Einstein: Design discrete (24 single transistors per channel) i.e. no tubesTwo VERY different pr... | |
| Why is the price of new tonearms so high Perrew:ain't blond, ain't Swedish, ain't qualifyin' my man :-)An' than we havn't' been talking about dat geometry thing either yet. It's all in dat geometrical here weight distribuition, man!A. | |
| Help: DSOTM Sounds better on CD than LP Hi Mapman,yes, a wise man's advise. I feel you DO have strong a point :-)AxelPS: what will it be in the end "frightening" or "relaxing"?To do both, WILL come at a $$$$price! | |
| Why is the price of new tonearms so high Raul,you more better watch it now. The man has the best tonearm, best woman, best system, best ears, best education, best audio knowledge, best superlatives... well. No questions asked, "dance like a butter fly, sting like a bee.." Rumble in the j... | |
| Dynavector XV-1S impressions? Hi Eckay.s.:>>> How did you go about figuring it out?<<<--- That you have one? Or how to impedance match it?Axel | |
| Dynavector XV-1S impressions? Hi EckaI will get some (a lot?) of flack for suggesting for you to try a step-up transformer of ~ 20 - 22dB. You then can try the smaller gain phono-pre inputs with ease.All I hear that you are relating sounds NOT too unfamiliar.The over-present u... |