dogberry
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| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? Another recommendation for an album with great sound is Suzanne Vega "Solitude Standing" (A&M SP 5136). I bought it on cassette in 1987 and hadn't heard it for many years. Since finding a vinyl copy on discogs it has become a regular wife-anno... | |
| Develop a hierarchy for phono playback I’m not @lewm, but "recant"? Seems to suggest that not following fixed percentages is heretical! | |
| The Sacred Ritual of Vinyl: A Return to Mindful Listening I had a neighbour who was a pianist and had a grand piano. When she visited and heard my hi-fi she said "My God, it's like the piano is in the room" - which was nice, but I know that when I listen to her playing an actual piano at her house it sou... | |
| Develop a hierarchy for phono playback @whart wrote So, my response should not be taken as a "rule" to apply to others, but rather, where I got the biggest uptick, once everything else was primed for it. I think that last clause is important: all other things being equal, the close... | |
| What are the most balanced relatively neutral cartridges at each price level ? Question: if a balanced and neutral cartridge was available in the lower price range, why would anyone pay more for one? (I suppose cynics would say for bragging rights.) Seriously, if a cartridge is balanced and neutral buy it. My view is that t... | |
| High Performance Moving Iron Cartridge Candidates? I'm glad you are happy, and trust that it will continue. (I have an LP-S, and it sits in its box as my Decca and Soundsmith cartridges deserve their places far more on my tonearms. But that's my ear and my system, which are undoubtedly different ... | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? I've thought so, several times..... Each time I must be getting a little closer to nirvana, the gains are getting smaller and costing more. Time to play some of the less often heard recordings and enjoy what I have. | |
| What are the most balanced relatively neutral cartridges at each price level ? @billstevenson Do you mean to tell me the SME V is not still considered a reference tonearm? I must be seriously out of touch. Please define what you mean by reference. As I've pointed out before, SME gets little love here in the colonies. Re... | |
| Impedance Loading for SS Hyperion Is that with a Hyperion, Bill? Using an SUT, as I expect you know, the resulting loading will be 47,000 ÷ turns ratio² = load (assuming you have a 47k MM input). | |
| Impedance Loading for SS Hyperion Yes 47kΩ on an MC input. You're right that MM inputs are almost always 47k, and are often fixed at that. | |
| Impedance Loading for SS Hyperion Looks like we are gravitating towards higher loading values. Anyone else have one - and what do you use? | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? Bill, those are the lyrics to Tiden Bara Går. Therese used to have a website and I think I contacted her through it. After her singing career she went back to university and became a lawyer. Very nice lady. Chris | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? @billpete Test Record Number One? Yes, it's in Swedish, but he sound is universal. Many years ago I was in contact with Therese Juel, and she sent me her translation of the lyrics: The phone is calling I’m chasing out the sound A voice in my ear... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? I now have about 7 copies in 6 versions. I've been moving copies/duplicates/versions of various albums down to shelves in the basement to make more room for new LPs upstairs. A nice problem to have! | |
| Impedance Loading for SS Hyperion Hmm. I'm not alone. Any other Hyperion users like to chime in with their loading? |