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| vinyl versus digital redux orpheus10Cleeds, first I relax in the recliner that’s in the sweet spot and listen for the needle to drop on the first LP that I’ve programmed on my play-list. Then I began to spiral into the holographic soundscape that’s presented before me ... ... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux orpheus10In the beginning, hardware was made available to down-load LP’s to hard drive ...Strictly speaking, you can’t "download" an LP to a hard drive. "Downloads" are for digital files and can be transferred at high speed. To get a digital file... | |
| Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable mijostynMy assessment of the SAT arm is based on the observation of it’s design. If you look at a picture you will notice ...It’s very difficult to assess the performance of an an audio component from a picture or spec sheet alone, @mijostyn. That... | |
| Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ To be more clear, the spring mechanism is usually used to apply VTF after the counterweight is used to balance the arm. Some users employ a combination of the spring and the counterweight to... | |
| vinyl versus digital redux bluemoodriverWell this seems to make sense, but am I oversimplifying?When the artist’s work is prepared for distribution, a vinyl pressing is made and digital streaming files are prepared. Yes, you have already substantially oversimplified. There... | |
| Morning coffee with Beatles and a hole tablejockey "The Early Beatles" is one of the early US releases with that funny John/Paul on the right, Georges guitar on the left and nothing in the middle. The push for stereo must have been a big deal. Me, these albums to me would be more conv... | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? chorusIn a blind test no preamp can improve upon no preamp.That’s an interesting claim. Have you actually conducted such blind tests? If so, please provide details and include the other components used in the test system. Then perhaps we can tell ... | |
| Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable audio2design... Not sure what this sort of spring rauliruegas mentions ...He's referring to arms that allow dynamic balancing with a spring (such as SME V) rather than static balancing using a counterweight. | |
| vinyl versus digital redux seventies I raise this issue because of disappointment with older albums re-released as 'high density tape transfers (HDTT's)'I've never heard of HDTT. Will you please explain what it means?In both instances the high frequencies are to my ear ... | |
| Do you use a Subwoofer when listening to stereo? dbphd ... Ayre preamp has two pair of analog outputs. Are you implying that using a splitter to mix the output of one pair is likely to effect the output of the other pair ...Such outputs are almost always in parallel so yes, if you join L an... | |
| Cartridge suggestions for SME Turntable mijostyn The Schroder CB will outperform the SAT arm all day long. So why does Michael Fremer like it so much? If I had to guess it is expensive and it looks cool. An expensive, very well made poor design. Go figure That's an interesting clai... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive rauliruegasThis what Mike posted:"when we consider belts, idlers, and direct drive........2 of those have the choice of no servo’s."Not true. There are belt-drive 'tables with servo control, such as the Oracle Delphi III that I once owned. Some S... | |
| Benefit of shielded ac wire? Any downside? tantejuut... I have wired my system from the breaker panel with starquad 12 awg solid core wire direct to my distribution block. And a 10 awg , counter rotating, earth wire ...Was this wire rated for the purpose and for in-wall use? | |
| Upgrading from my Bluesound Node 2 streamer emil CleedsThanks for the warning.Is this a known problem or is this just your personal experience?The issue with the OS freezing after a power loss is a known problem. Some users employ a small UPS as a workaround. That's something I would have ... | |
| Upgrading from my Bluesound Node 2 streamer emil Thoughts on Aurender?Looking at some used units ...I bought an Aurender N100H in January as my first real streamer. It sounded great and looked slick, but that’s all I can say in favor of it. I just shipped it off just this week to The Music... |