kirkus
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| Native FLAC Player Since PS3 cannot play flac files from its own hard drive the media server has to process the flac file, down-convert and stream it to the PS3.I'm not really familiar with the PS3 in this application, but if it doesn't support FLACs . . . then tha... | |
| Need help ID'ing B&O 5 sided tower speakers The model of these loudspeakers is called the BeoLab Penta, and B&O produced them for over fifteen years, in three versions (Penta I, Penta II, and Penta III). The type 6623 is the Penta II for the US market.This was B&O's first generation... | |
| Native FLAC Player Some of them will use uPNP to connect to "media servers" but the media server has to stream the FLAC so it down-converts as it transcodes (translates digital info to music) over the network for the receiver to play.I'm not sure where you got this ... | |
| Why is the price of new tonearms so high The point to note is that all this is dependent on the moment of inertia of the arm and the compliance of the cartridge. It has nothing to do with the method by which VTF is applied.Absolutely agreed - and we're on the same page as far as the prop... | |
| Why is the price of new tonearms so high I don't get your last comment (unless Mark's comment that effective mass = moment of inertia divided by square of effective length is wrong). If Mark's equation is right, the two could be different and still result in an identical third (effective... | |
| Why is the price of new tonearms so high Furthermore I was referring to the inertia and you are referring to the effective mass.Yes, we are indeed talking about the same thing. The "effective mass" of a tonearm is the inertial mass of the end where the cartridge bolts on. The interchanga... | |
| Why is the price of new tonearms so high thus the inertia in a say 15 grams effective mass 12" tonearm with a given cartridge is always larger then in a 15 grams 9" tonearm with the very same cartridge.No. This is the classic "which is heavier, a pound of lead or a pound of feathers?" ax... | |
| Why is the price of new tonearms so high Assume a standard "taco warp" so the warp frequency is 7 rad.s^-1.Hi Mark - please, what's a "taco warp"? I'm assuming it's not related to female tonearm connectors :) . . . but seriously, while I can't really conceive of a standard shape to the m... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? As far as SUTs go, yes they need to be matched, well matched! But if done, they have some 'magic' of their own and can make an MC something more full of 'live' and vibrant.Oh yes, absolutely agreed! Even in a purely technical sense, there are many... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? 1) affordable phono-stage with MM (Reflex?)2) good stage with MM3) good stage with SUT and MC (Note: not mentioned headamps i.e. Elevator)4) top stage with MC2) and 3) maybe on par, and MC = LO MC > 0.4mV "Hi Axel - I think its really difficult... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Hi Axel . . . well, the first question is understanding as much as possible all of the different factors that change between your comparisons with/without the SUT. I'm speculating that some of them are:-Cartridge loading is slightly different, i.e... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? I think he was referring to the generally much higher and more reactive impedance of MMs and the fact that these parameters may not be identical for each phase of the output in a SINGLE channel, using a balanced circuit. This creates a noise that ... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? Hi Axel,Some would not agree with this necessarily, since other then in digital designs, harmonic distortion is never buried in the noise floor completely.Sure it is - just about any datasheet-derived single-NE5534 phono stage will do it, for reas... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? This seemed to work for LOMC cartridges such as the DV1s and Universe (which only produced a slight hum when the volume was turned up considerably), but fails miserably with the MM which produces an incessant hum at any volume.Halcro, please under... | |
| Dedicated phono-pre for MM only? As in other audio areas here there are good, regular and bad designs.Damn straight. Couldn't have said it better myself. |