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| Should I keep the Turntable or sell it? rbstehnoAs for direct drive, not a lot of your top turntable manufacturers use DD, they use belts. How do you use DD on a 50lb plinth? You don’t. Sure you can. Back when I had a DP-80, it was mounted in a VPI two-arm base that had a very, very... | |
| What is the least compressed signal? n80 kosst seems to be missing the point. As Geoff says, what the DR database data shows, correlates almost perfectly with the listening experience.Exactly! And if kosst actually bothered to consider some of the data and listen for himself, he'... | |
| What is the least compressed signal? kosst_amojan Bass is this giant, power sucking waveform that would send the needle sailing off the surface and crashing into the record were it physically represented in accurate proportion to the treble. And the treble is cranked WAY up just... | |
| Wadia dead? jbuhl Wadia Dead? ... I called the contact number on the website and the person I was directed to led me to believe that they are basically done ... I know there are no more dealers listed on their website ... I remember calling a few years... | |
| An Audiophile is Anyone Who Loves Audio Regardless of Monetary Status. Agree? wturkeyBeing an Audiophile feels more like a crippling disease ...Really? This is supposed to be a fun hobby. If it isn't for you - to paraphrase Woody Allen - you're doing it wrong. | |
| I've never believed much in cables, that said... (USB) It’s always nice to read a report such as this from a self-acknowledged cable skeptic. That’s why I dismiss the arguments by those skeptics who simply refuse to listen or experiment. | |
| Rumors of iTunes Demise n80 I think some people are confusing iTunes with Apple Music. Yes, I think that's behind the misunderstanding here. It's a common error. | |
| Jelco Easy VTA on the Fly stringreen The tracking force is decreased when the rear of the arm is raised. Hmmm, I’m not sure how your arm could have circumvented the physics and geometry that apply to other arms. Does your pickup arm rely on some unusual dynamic VTF mecha... | |
| What is the best BNC Digital Cable under $4,000? mzkmxcvWhy would I need to do such testing when measurements can be done ...You don’t need to do anything at all. You’re free to embrace some data collected by others while ignoring other data that conflicts with your blind Faith. There's absolut... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 frogman Did you keep the original cantilever or did you replace with ruby or other? Soundsmith recommended a boron cantilever with contact line stylus, and I went with that recommendation. | |
| Neotech NEI 3001 III rwlegrand I interpret their info to direct me to connect the the copper sheathing & blue ground to the RCA plug at the source end of the cable and not the preamp end; in my set up that is a DAC running to the preamp. That is contrary to ... | |
| Hear my Cartridges....🎶 frogman... the best that I have owned is probably a tie between my Monster Sigma Genesis 2000 ...That's a fantastic cartridge and has long been one of my favorites. I had mine retipped at Soundsmith and they did a great job. | |
| Rumors of iTunes Demise djones51Ive been reading about the demise of iTunes as well which has nothing to do with apple selling or bringing out new ipodsHuh? The iPod simply can't function without iTunes - with the exception of the old iPod Classic, which can run on oth... | |
| What is the best BNC Digital Cable under $4,000? mzkmxcvHow can you state your stance is factual, with just experience/testimonial ...I never stated that. Please don’t put words in my mouth. The “truth” I am using are the measurements that show no audible differences ...Are they your measuremen... | |
| What is the best BNC Digital Cable under $4,000? mzkmxcvSo, I have to hear it to believe it?Certainly not. You can continue to refuse to listen, and still maintain your faith-based convictions. |