dougholdco

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help with absolute phase
Dekay, there is nothing wrong with your system. Quite the contrary; it no doubt has the kind of resolving ability that makes it painfully obvious when you've got the phase wrong. When the bass and "stage" are dramatically reduced, and the recordin... 
RCA vs XLR
Yeah, right. RCAs sound better than XLRs. That one ranks right up there with Pioneer's claim in the late 70s that their engineers had developed a tonearm that was lighter in weight but higher in mass. Maybe all the recording studios and broadcasti... 
Promo and DJ albums
As a former DJ myself, I can tell you that generally promo copies on black vinyl represent a sonically superior copy. Black vinyl records are made like waffles. The stamper is the waffle iron. It’s the metal negative that actually presses the reco... 
Poping sounds with Digital Lens
I recently purchased a used Digital Lens and also became aware of occasional non-musical sounds. I hear an occasional "tick" that almost sounds like a small scratch on a black vinyl record during music. A bit more disconcerting is a rather loud po...