folkfreak
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| A New Ground -- Benefits of introducing the Synergistic Research Active Ground Block SE Sorry Ralph -- you're dodging my question. If I accept your argument then installing the grounding box fixes all of the issues that the designers of the original equipment caused by (as you hypothesize) grounding the chassis of some but of kit som... | |
| WHAT HAS WORKED FOR YOU? ISOLATION PLATFORMS, FOOTERS, ETC. for a DAC? @bdp24 an elegant implementation of the type of idea you are describing is the range of shelves and stands from Pro Audio Bono in Poland which use a patented string suspension. I like how they use guitar tuners to adjust the tensionhttp://proaudio... | |
| A New Ground -- Benefits of introducing the Synergistic Research Active Ground Block SE @atmasphere if that was the case then why would grounding the stands after everything else had already been grounded to the SR box make an improvement? And why would changing the cables used for the grounds make an improvement? I use equipment fro... | |
| WHAT HAS WORKED FOR YOU? ISOLATION PLATFORMS, FOOTERS, ETC. for a DAC? Following up on Mike's suggestion I can also strongly recommend the Herzan products. Probably the best place to start with them is under turntables or Transports. I have my Turntable on a TS-150. They are very expensive however so I think you can... | |
| WHAT HAS WORKED FOR YOU? ISOLATION PLATFORMS, FOOTERS, ETC. for a DAC? My answer would be in five parts -- based on extensive experience with two DCS stacks (Paganini, and Vivaldi)Step one get that DAC on a stand pronto, has to be off the floor -- and never never stack the DAC on top of any other component (even anot... | |
| Mint lp best tractor for VPI Classic @wlutke how funny! Also in the same reference @cleeds linked to the picture showing a measurement of VTA is weird - 27degrees would be way off for VTA in anyone’s book ...luckily for me it's quite easy to see the pivot point for my cartridge as th... | |
| A New Ground -- Benefits of introducing the Synergistic Research Active Ground Block SE Sorry @ozzy wasn’t trying to denigrate the old grounding blocks just that I was looking for something with a connection to the wall like the Telos so when the new SR came along it seemed just the ticketRegarding cables do you find that they are ve... | |
| Koetsu surprise @13blm -- Raul has a full description of his system and preferences here ... nothing imaginary about ithttps://systems.audiogon.com/systems/3080 | |
| Acoustic treatment for side glass doors / please, need ideas. Those curtains look nice -- good to see they have testing and data to back up the "soundproof" claim. | |
| Mint lp best tractor for VPI Classic @wlutke cleeds is referring to the cantilever (roughly) The definition of VTA is actually the angle between a line drawn between the stylus tip and suspension point and a horizontal line of the recordSee here for a nice discussion of this and a ve... | |
| Mint lp best tractor for VPI Classic @jjss49 my comment related to P2S. Being off by 1mm you are basically guaranteeing you will never get the alignment the tonearm manufacturer intended. There is no excuse for such a large mounting error especially as there should be adjustability i... | |
| Speaker Isolation -- Experience with Townshend Seismic Isolation Podiums @shaizada re your concerns on weight distribution I think the option recommended by Townshend is to locate the speaker slightly back in the platform that way the tendency to tilt forward is countered as Geoff suggested.Please do however consult wi... | |
| Acoustic treatment for side glass doors / please, need ideas. Pleated shades or a roller blind will have little to no effect as they are in practice acoustically transparent. It may ameliorate some of the excess HF but that’s about it. If you really want an acoustic impact you will need heavy lined drapes. I... | |
| Acoustic treatment for side glass doors / please, need ideas. In addition to shades please consider adding something to damp the glass. The Marigo 40mm VTS Tuning dots are ideal for this purposehttp://marigoaudio.com/tuning-dots/If for for some reason you decide against drapes I have also had very good resul... | |
| Mint lp best tractor for VPI Classic @wlutke does 1 mm make a difference? You bet your socks it does. If IRC the alignment tool I use (an Acoustical Systems uniprotractor) assumes .1mm or less as the goal in setup (admittedly tricky to achieve in practice)a read of the manual for thi... |