drbond
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| Turntable Isolation Journey @no_regrets Yes, I placed the pads under the feet of the turntable, and noticed a significant audible change, but this is largely because I had a Rega P8, which is very sensitive to the surface that it’s sitting on. Try both, and see what you no... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey @no_regrets Yes, the Vibrasystems EVA-BFR was very effective in isolating and grounding my last turntable. They are specifically designed to reduce minor vibrations. I also tried springs, but I found that they induced a some what “tinny” quali... | |
| Turntable Isolation Journey @mulveling Thanks for sharing your experience. I had quite a journey in trialing various isolation devices as well on my turntable,and found that they all imparted come sort of color to the music. The only isolation device that I've found to b... | |
| Turntable weight affects speed If the weight is too much, try a clamp, like the SOTA clamp. It really improves sound quality, particularly clarity. | |
| Best musician in the world? Talk about resurrecting an old thread! 23 years! That must be a record! While Galbraith is/was excellent, I would currently vote for Jordi Savall: performing and conducting music from all over the world composed over a period of thousands of yea... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @lewm Yes, that makes sense. I'll see how things work out. Presently, with just the SL speakers, and playing the 16 Hz note on vinyl, the walls shake; oddly, playing the same piece on digital doesn't cause much to shake, but just the normal v... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @lewm The standard amplifier that he pairs with his subwoofers goes down to 18 Hz. We'll see what he's able to find. (By the way, if you haven't heard that organ piece, you should give it a listen. My friends who don't even like classical mus... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @rauliruegas Thanks for your suggestions. I'm going to see what Duke at Audiokinesis comes up with. He sounds like he really knows what he's talking about, and is interested in helping me get the best out of my Sound Lab ESL's. He's also a So... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @mijostyn I spoke with Duke LeJeune at Audiokinesis, and he agreed with you that the "Swarm" would not suffice in my room, due to its size. He mentioned that he could make some custom subwoofers with either 12" drivers or possibly with s 10" dr... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 I've read some comments on a subwoofer thread about how the user preferred Class A/AB amplifier for the subwoofers, as the class D truncated notes too quickly, and the like. Consquently, currently, I'm leaning towrards favoring passive subwoofers... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 Hmmm. . .I’m back to the consideration stage: apparently, the most neutral approach to add a HPF in my current system is via a high-grade capacitor. However, these capacitors only give a 6 db / octave adjustment, which means starting at 80 Hz (so ... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @holmz My pre-amplifier has two outputs: RCA and XLR, so I can run the RCA to the amplifier and the XLR to the subwoofer, or vice-versa, as the amplifier has both RCA and XLR inputs. I was leaning towards a lower crossover for the HPF, somthing ... | |
| isonic CS6.1-PRO ultrasonic record cleaner Not to dissuade anyone, but the where are the transducers, and how many are there? It looks like it’s only got 80 W power to a 48 kHz transducer(s). The cheap VEVOR has 3 x 40 kHz transducers at 180 W (3 x 60W) at the base. The Degritter has 2 x 1... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @mijostyn Understanding that digital LPF is better for sub woofers, can a high grade analog capacitor (e.g. silver Duelund CAST) be used for the HPF to the ESL with good results? What’s the main disadvantage to using an analog HPF via an in lin... | |
| Phono Stage upgrade to complement Dohmann Helix One Mk 2 @lewm because of the quality components of the pre- and amp, I am leaning towards an capacitor HPF, as opposed to running it through the sub, which just has a standard 6db per octave HPF, which would just be a standard, probably low-grade capaci... |