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| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? David, fantastic post, and exactly on target. While I take exception with comments made by some, such as referring to audiophile considerations as "audiophile BS", I believe it would be most productive for the audiophile/music lover to put more em... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Stltrains, you couldn't be further from the truth. I suspect that rather than showing your bias you are simply showing your age. Home audio and it's aficionados were around well before the term rock and roll was invented. Altec, Armstrong, HH Scot... | |
| upgrading VPI turntable Good advise re upgrading the HW19. The biggest shortcoming of the HW19 Jr was the platter. It's lower weight compared to the HW-19 MK1, 2, 3, and certainly the MK 4 platters resulted in lower rotational inertia, hence poor speed stability; and als... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Banquo363, I understand how my comments may seem to be contradictory. I agree that "3D, as sometimes sought by audiophiles does not occur in live music". The point I tried to make was that although recorded music can have a strong sense of pin-poi... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Some confusion re the subject of harmonics in music. Harmonics, in the usual sense of the word, are naturally occurring frequencies ABOVE the fundamental frequency (first harmonic). The second harmonic occurs one octave above the fundamental (f); ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dear Nandric, you did grasp the analogy correctly; and thank you. You correctly mention that two mics "blend all the instruments together". Two mics (two ears) is precisely what we each have; not multiple ears. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dlaloum, tonal realness and spatial realness are, of course, two different aspects. But tonal realness is not the issue; although tonal quality does play a role. I agree that the tonal qualities of a hall can be better suited to certain music, but... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? On the subject of dimensionality (3D) in live music. There is no question that there is a great deal of it in live music; far more than in even the best recordings. Live music also has a great deal of very precise pin-point imaging. In my opinion,... | |
| B&K AVR307 used or other new AVR? Well, I just received an AVR307 in the mail; an impressive looking thing. I won't get a chance to test all it's functions and features for quite some time since my HT won't go up until the room is finished. So I welcome any suggestions as to what ... | |
| 2/3 of the way there. HT crash course help wanted Thanks for the great responses; very helpful. Any thoughts on the B&K 307. At today's used prices ($500 or so) it seems like an extraordinary value. I have owned B&K two channel gear and can't believe that this receiver would not beat the ... | |
| VPI 300 RPM vs 600 RPM Better? Be careful about putting the motor pod on a compliant material such as sorbothane. As with most things in audio there is always a compromise involved; pluses/minuses. For best sound, the motor should be as mechanically grounded as possible; IOW, n... | |
| need a new processor Hi Kal, sorry to be so forward (wasn't able to contact you privately, and apologies to Goulsonc), but if you have a couple of minutes, I would really appreciate your thoughts on the subject of this (mine) thread:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/f... | |
| First home theater. HELP Aha! In-line attenuators. Brilliant! These, in conduction with I just discovered (remembered?) about the Meitner should do the trick. From the owner's manual:****Input Gain Adjustment- There are three trim pots to adjust the gain of phono, tuner a... | |
| First home theater. HELP Minkwelder, out of curiosity, what receiver did you use, and how do you like it? | |
| First home theater. HELP Thank you Al for the great info and resources, and thank you Minkwelder for your contribution. Al, you initially interpreted my description of the Meitner's volume control correctly. The PA6 was available with either a wired remote (which I suspec... |