dgarretson
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| Music vs. Components Tough to separate the two. The leaps forward in audio keep you running back to the music to hear it like never before. A big step up can reveal details of production that may distract from the music. Above a certain level of audio it becomes diffi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? There is an NOS AT15SS on the way to me that I will try as well. | |
| New Tom Petty The SQ controversy is interesting, as both the Pallas pressing and recorded SQ seem excellent to me as well. Bill, is it possible that your negative opinion about SQ is attributable to the digital recording process in general as compared to analog... | |
| Audio Research PH2 or Aesthetix Rhea? Yes. I use ARC PH-2 for MM and MOMC only, and have never tried it with a SUT as would be necessary for LOMC. | |
| Audio Research PH2 or Aesthetix Rhea? The PH-2 is a keeper, contingent upon replacement of mediocre stock MIT/Multicap PPMFX coupling caps. I have not heard Rhea, but subject to its limitation of 48db gain, a well-modded PH-2 is competitive with other top fully balanced units such as ... | |
| New Tom Petty A pissing contest with more down the leg than over the fence. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, The ground tab on some Empire and Pickering/Stanton cartridges is a foil that drains the cartridge body to one of the four cartridge pins. Severing this tab does not effect the coil connections. I have only done this with cartridges with all ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, In my experience phono hum is typically picked up by exposed unshielded tonearm wires. Using screened tonearm wire and floating the screens at the cartridge end, deals with RF antennae effects associated with exposed wires. A separate physica... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Ddriveman, Bulgin gold/copper socket SR3179/1 (Digikey pn 708-1095-ND) fits directly on the p-mount pin. The arse end of this socket solders to tonearm wire or serves as male into a std. cartridge clip. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Ddriveman, In the case of the Trans-Fi harness, each teflon-clad 4N silver filament has a 30awg 4N silver mesh jacket. Single-ended requires two wires, with filament cores carrying positive phase for each channel and the jackets carrying negative ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? The improvement with the straight-shot wiring spun my head around and leads me question how we perceive the differences between cartridges and tonearms. It's tempting to think about cartridges primarily as signal generators of varying mechanical a... | |
| New Tom Petty For me Petty's main limitation is as a lyricist. So many cornpone daddys, mamas, devils moonshine. More self-pity than blues when suffering meaness, hurt & the high cost of living. So much runnin' from the law in flashes of freedom that feel m... | |
| Laurie Anderson "Homeland" From a quick pass on Napster it sounds like Lou Reed added some good guitar. Well titled reminder of the hallow Bush-ism "homeland".http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/arts/music/27laurie.htmlNot many musicians tackling issues like Laurie. | |
| New Tom Petty Great SQ on LP. More slick LA-session work and continuous improvement from the top journeyman in R&R. If Petty could just free himself from posing as a slick hipster posing as a country boy, he might write something original. I suppose it's co... | |
| What is the best knot for a thread drive belt ? A blood knot works best with thinner poly or cotton/poly thread-- typically called "heavy duty" in a fabric shop. If using a thicker #2 braided silk thread, it's better to tie a simple loop knot. This is flat on one side and can sometimes be coaxe... |