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| Clearaudio RCM good alternative to VPI? Thanks everybody for the responses, I'll check them out.I feel the same way that Mark does - the construction deficiences of the 16.5 are simply minor annoyances to me. But they are definately annoying enough for me not to recommend this machine t... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Shadorne, great links! Thanks for the interesting reading.One source of confusion is that there's a lot of ambiguity between in the terms "horn" and "waveguide" (add "lens" and it gets worse) - I tend to use them rather imprecisely as well. But to... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier I haven't heard the Audiokinesis loudspeakers, but I have spent a little time with Dr. Geddes' "Summa" loudspeaker, on which (as I understand it) the Audiokinesis designs are based. The Summa's horn/waveguide is a true constant-directivity design,... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier I wasn't alive back then, but I think that field-coil speakers in the first part of the 20th century were actually significantly cheaper than permanent-magnet types of similar performance . . . they were NOT a "high end" design. This was an era wh... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier I don't think that Genelec makes a bad speaker . . . it's just that as far as I can tell, the way they (and their knock-offs) implement the waveguide around a direct-radiating driver does not make really make it a constant-directivity system. Rath... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier OTOH, field coils are making a huge comeback right now. Active speakers are not likely to see innovations like that since they are closed systems.Historically, the vast majority of field coil speakers were indeed used in "closed" systems . . . suc... | |
| cd recorder vs. computer burner Stand-alone CD recorder is best for a simple one-box solution, with everything already designed to work a certain way (which can be good or bad). Disadvantages are slow burning, and very limited editing capability . . . and usually you have to use... | |
| The disappearance of the traditional amplifier Active loudspeakers are IMO long overdue for penetration into the consumer marketplace - there's virtually no aspect of amplifier, loudspeaker, or crossover performance that isn't improved by using a separate amp for each frequency range with the ... | |
| Tables That Feature Bearing Friction I believe some models of Jeep/Chrysler used hydraulic cooling fan motors powered by the P/S pump due to the fact they are quieter.I would speculate that the main reason for using a hydraulic motor is more to do with the high-temperature environmen... | |
| Tables That Feature Bearing Friction Please explain why pulley material would be audible when used with a 70 lbs. platter. I don't have a clue what physics are involved for this case.Well, assuming that this is a thread-drive system with "controlled slippage", and assuming that you'r... | |
| DIY balanced interconnects The most important rule is how we perceive loudness, which is done by listening for the 5th 7th and 9th harmonics. Our ears are so sensitive to these harmonics that we can easily detect alteration of only 100ths of a percent.No argument here, it's... | |
| Tables That Feature Bearing Friction Fascinating stuff . . . great thread (pun intended).I will admit that I'm having a conceptual problem with the whole "controlled slippage" approach to filtering the motor vibrations from the platter. I can see how it would work brilliantly if all ... | |
| DIY balanced interconnects Well, in order to really get into the specifics of your paper for analysis, there are a couple of issues that plainly need to be separated from each other.For line-level interconnection, are transmission-line effects a significant factor in domest... | |
| Tables That Feature Bearing Friction So this futzing-about with various types of belt media and such . . . I take it that this is pretty much "de rigueur" to get the best from any turntable that uses the thread-drive approach? What did i.e. Micro Seiki originally intend for the RX/RY... | |
| DIY balanced interconnects Atmasphere, I like your paper . . . it's interesting and eloquent; a good read. And I understand how it's an alluring perspective, especially as far as speaker impedance is concerned, for the manufacturer of an amplifier with a high output impedan... |