dougdeacon
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| Results from Beta Testers of New Formulas Hi Sean,I'm not sure why you addressed that to me. I'm no chemist, so engaging me in a theoretical discussion of surfactant behaviors would waste my time and your brains! Confused here, as usual... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long I'm sad to have to report that we have officially moved on. The TriPlanar doesn't quite match the HIFI-modded Silver for leading edge transients, as I noted above, but it excels in all other parameters. That's what you'd expect for 4x the MSRP of ... | |
| Results from Beta Testers of New Formulas Non-tester jumping in here, just to offer thanks to all who are giving of their time, energy, knowledge and beater vinyl. It seems like you're getting excellent results so far and there's potential for even better ones with that water quality impr... | |
| Aesthetix Rhea - IO-IO Signature Thomas,I believe Albert Porter is intimately familiar with both of these units. He owns the IO and has demoed the Rhea. He's currently in Europe doing several shows. His shedule is posted here somewhere, perhaps you could arrange to run into him. ... | |
| VPI Scout ...with Shelter 301 or Grado Sonata?? I'm not sure either of your choices is the ideal compliance match for a JMW-9. (I know if you ask VPI about a Shelter they'll tell you it's a great match. If you ask them tomorrow about a Grado they'll tell you the same thing. Apparently they thin... | |
| Results from Beta Testers of New Formulas Microscopic audio ninjas...An Audiogon classic for sure! ROFL. | |
| Is the Teres a 7.8Hz? Yikes. No wonder my pet elephant is always nervous. They can hear that low can't they?Einstein explained our futility 100 years ago. What you see/hear depends on where you stand, and even on whether or not you're looking/listening! | |
| Is the Teres a Thom,We're definitely on the same page about PRaT, sorta what I tried to say in my post criticizing Art Dudley's infatuation. While PRaT can certainly be masked by a stereo, as 4yanx pointed out, most PRaT-loving reviews I've seen are in fact prai... | |
| Is the Teres a Psychicanimal,I'm right with you on complex, full orchestral tuttis for exposing stylus drag. Massed violin tones will expose speed irregularities caused by big percussion hits, brass blasts, etc.No offense taken that you can't visualize a table l... | |
| Is the Teres a 4yanx,Don't forget to include a CDP behind that double blind, and maybe a live band too! ;-) | |
| Is the Teres a Jimbo3,Here's a source for mylar tape:http://www.mccormicksnet.com/mccormicks/tapes.htmScroll down to the bottom of the page and look for "Mylar Streamers". The 1/2" wide size used by Teres/Redpoint/Galibier owners costs <$5 for a 100' roll and... | |
| Is the Teres a Hi Jean,Thanks for the thoughts and examples. Like you, I would find any pitch wavering in piano decays, bell decays, etc. to be quite disturbing. OTOH, I would not necessarily assume that pitch-perfect decays indicate full resistance to stylus dr... | |
| Is the Teres a Then you have to buy one of each. | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Ah, the magic of low level detail and micro-dynamic nuance. Yum. These allow the real humanity in the music to come through.I "knew" this intellectually but had never really heard it until we got a new cartridge. Comparing the ZYX Airy to the Shel... | |
| Is the Teres a "...maintaining as perfect-as-possible speed stability in the face of stylus drag (the Great Enemy) is the way to preserve the PRaT of the original performance."My point exactly Jean, and this is why I had a problem with the PRaT comment NGeorge q... |