eldartford
Responses from eldartford
| balanced is inherently flawed Unbalanced trees fall more easily. All audiophiles are unbalanced, some more than others. | |
| Panasonic digital amps and 4 ohm speakers I have a XR25 (same amps as XR45) and I tried it out with Dynaudio speakers that measure about 3.7 ohms dc. It sounded fine and didn't get hot. However I can't say how things would go long term. Panasonic must have a reason for the 6-8ohm spec. Bu... | |
| Digitizing LPs: General advice wanted Zaikesman...If you have a CDR recorder that is as easy to use as a cassette recorder, I agree it would be better. I was thinking in terms of making the CD on a computer, using some of the editing software that is available to remove noise and gene... | |
| balanced is inherently flawed Jjwinterberg...Try grounding and ungrounding the various pieces of equipment. Ground loops are more likely to cause hum than pickup in interconnects. If your interconnects don't run alongside 115vac power lines, thay probably are not your problem. | |
| What is the advantage of a balanced interconnect? Rwwear..OK buddy. I am sure that my system is nothing special, but it does not hum. Many characteristics of audio systems require subjective evaluation, but hum is pretty straightforward to detect. | |
| A difficult LP reproduction question Johnnantais...A massive turntable will prevent high frequency speed variations. If you know the stylus drag force variation, and the angular inertia of the platter you can calculate speed variation, even neglecting any tendency of the motor to smo... | |
| What is the advantage of a balanced interconnect? Rwwear...Resort to name-calling says something about you and your opinion. | |
| balanced is inherently flawed Sean...I know how you feel about Op amps. I halfway agree with you on this subject, but only because Op amps are so often used in unsuitable applications. However, a unity gain buffer (which you need two of for a balanced line output) is an applic... | |
| balanced is inherently flawed Although I think that balanced lines are unnecessary in the home audio situation, it is wrong to say that they are "inherently flawed". Balanced lines will do no harm, except to your pocketbook. My main complaint is that home audio manufacturers c... | |
| A difficult LP reproduction question Johnnantais...Thanks for the good writeup about idler wheel turntable technology. The ones that I had, including the ubiquitous Garrards, never worked that well, and were easily surpassed by early belt drive tables like the Empire 598 that I used.... | |
| What is the advantage of a balanced interconnect? Rwwear...And it's just as obvious that you do. I have used balanced lines outside the home audio application, and am well aware of their characteristics. My system doesn't need them. Evidently, yours does. | |
| A difficult LP reproduction question Albertporter...I guess I didn't grasp that your objective is to find a turntable with wow and flutter, rumble, and speed variation, to augment the 78 rpm surface noise, and recapture that nostalgic sound of your youth! In that context an idler whe... | |
| A difficult LP reproduction question Albertporter...Like wine, some old technology is superb, and other old technology has turned sour. I think the old idler wheel drive for turntables is an example of the latter.In general I think your characterization of me is a bit off the mark.I ... | |
| A difficult LP reproduction question The current fascination with "rim drive" (idler wheel) turntables is astonishing. We were so glad to be rid of that technology (and I use the word loosely). What will it be next...wind-up clockwork drive? (No EMI problems for sure). | |
| A difficult LP reproduction question I have heard favorable comment on a Radio Shack IC-based phono preamp kit costing about $10. It might do for your 78rpm adventure. |