halcro
Responses from halcro
| Are our 'test' records adequate? "How in the world does one know how to assess a system accurately?"That is precisely the intention of my initial post Jdaniel.At what point do we say......."This recording is poor, sounds awful on my system and I never want to play it again?"That ... | |
| Are our 'test' records adequate? PSDid I miss something? Why did Jaybo bring up 'sonic memory' in this thread? | |
| Zyx Universe Break In My Universe was damn startling just 4 hours after playing.It won't hurt to raise VTF above 2 gms for a few months.......after a year you may find that 1.7 gms is better.Raising VTA slightly also seems to suit the Universe. It will certainly help t... | |
| Are our 'test' records adequate? I agree with Raul and Doug.I can still distinctly remember the tonality and three dimensionality of Rita Coolidge's voice when I first heard it reproduced on the original Martin Logan CLS loudspeakers 20 years ago.That memory is so palpable it fee... | |
| Are our 'test' records adequate? "that the whole analog rig distortions goes lower so now the LPs ( everyone ) sounds with less distortions, more clarity, more transparency, more neutral and with a new " life ".Spot-on dear Raul!In fact, I believe as you apparently do, that it is... | |
| Are our 'test' records adequate? " tweaking using the current best sounding recording (to you on your current system) can often become a more subjective exercise in which inherently really good sound happens to appeal to you."An excellent point Mapman. The danger here is that one... | |
| Tracking error distortion audibility Dan_ed beat me to it!I was just about to write a similar response although I wasn't quite believing what I was reading.Here was a guy (Feathed), who wrote a question about a perceived problem in his arm/cartridge set-up "Tracking error distortion ... | |
| Subwoofer Crossover Setting/Directional Bass Freq. I also agree entirely with Bob Reynolds.The only thing I would add is that in the 2)Bass Replacement option, not only will your existing speakers sound better because the woofers are not being asked to do what they can't, but your existing amplifi... | |
| Steam Cleaning - RCM or not? After trying Crem's steam cleaning methods, I was one who decided Cleaning Solutions were no longer necessary.......just a pure water rinse and vacuum after the steam. However I still use a RCM for all the conveniences of rotation and counter-rota... | |
| Neighbor Complaining... Moving the speakers to the other wall will help however you can greatly reduce the sound transmission through the common wall by screwing 2"x1" timber battens @ 18" centres to the common wall with 1/4" rubber pads between the battens and the wall ... | |
| Where's the bass? And try a single Duelund VSF Copper Foil capacitor for $900?You could easily spend $10,000-$15,000 on quality drivers and crossovers sitting on your kitchen benchtop......but even Magico don't go that far....except perhaps with the M5? | |
| Are There Any Good, High Power Solid State Amps? Here's another suggestion Louis.Keep your 100 watt tube amp and add 2 self-powered subwoofers like the Vandersteen 2Wq with their high-pass filter. This will relieve your amp from the power-sucking bass frequencies and add 600 watts of power for t... | |
| Do Plinius amps have high frequency anomalies? Some years ago I had a Plinius SA250 Mk IV together with its Preamp and found the midrange presentation recessed to an extent that the bass sounded impressive, but the highs sounded brittle and sibilant as you describe. After 3 months I could no l... | |
| How Important is Getting Your Rack Out A good looking 'rack' is fine for me almost anywhere.However I find it distracts my musical appreciation if located between my speakers? | |
| Distortion on piano recordings? Advice appreciated I think it may be your amplifier 'clipping' as it runs out of power? The piano is one of the most dynamic of all musical instruments and the differences between ppp and fff are just about the greatest dynamic shift you can get in a recording.You d... |