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| Whats on your turntable tonight? Sticky Fingers side 2. Kruder & Dorfmeister - the K&D Sessions - Record 2 Side B. | |
| We Need To Talk About Ones And Zeroes I have found I prefer the sound of the ones over the zeroes. Not that the zeroes are bad, but the ones are sharper and have more detail, while the zeroes are smoother but it is hard to tell when they begin and end. | |
| Article: "Do Blind Listening Tests Work? My Sessions with the Colorado Audio Society" Unless double blind testing includes long-term listening, my take is that while it can be useful to determine IF there is a difference, it is not useful in determining which is "better" to us. Analogy: many times I have eaten at a restaurant and ... | |
| How much do I need to spend to make vinyl sound better than digital? It's not primarily budget. Sure you can't build it out of soup cans and wire, but good sound is more about knowledge and effort and not $$$. | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? I can vouch for the cable from turntable to phono stage make a big difference. Interesting. But neither of my TTs has removable cables...aren't we talking surgery to replace those? | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? It’s not obvious to me that the phono stage per se is responsible for the “problem”, if it even is a problem. It's not obvious to me either, other than by process of elimination it is the combo of those carts with that phono pre that yields dis... | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? Not too bright, actually. There's no sibilance, for example. Too hot - as in loud transients and other loud passages seem to be creating distortion, and doesn't seem to occur with my other phono pre. In general, I enjoy the sound. But every t... | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? "I just set inputs on the preamp to 2.8v - up from 2.0." What does that mean? And are you referring to the phono stage or to your linestage? Referring to my line stage, just in case the distortion was happening there. It may actually be both,... | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? Thanks! Well I suppose a passive line stage would be similar. I do worry about loss of quality with such measures. | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? Actually, the math above was helpful. I just set inputs on the preamp to 2.8v - up from 2.0. If the Bronze and the Black are really closer to 8mV then 2.0 was too low. Checking now to see if there is any improvement. | |
| Ortofon carts are too hot for my phono preamp? Thanks all. Check out these measurements: https://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/index.php/vinyl-lp/25-cartridges/174-ortofon-2m-bronze-2m-black.html?start=3 They measure the output of the Bronze at 7.9 and the Black at 8.6. Those are pretty hot, yes? I... | |
| Why does USB feature so much in discussions about DACs when the newer HDMI seems better? Analogue gear is always discussed in gradients and subtleties, yet digital is often discussed as right or wrong. Maybe there's a reason for that? Albeit I would perhaps frame it as analog logic doesn't apply to digital. On the original ques... | |
| What is a "reference" system? By context, I have usually understood that "reference" means the system the speaker or writer knows best so as to be able to gauge other pieces of gear and recordings etc. It's not specifically a superlative but presumably people go to their best ... | |
| Beginner in the Audiophile World – Looking for Streamer & Streaming Service Advice Roon with Tidal or Qobuz. | |
| Anyone else constantly curious about amps? Buy used! |