larryi
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| A question for Graham owners I would not worry about mistracking in a properly set up system. The Phantom in my friend's system displayed no such problems playing real world records. When playing test records with increasing modulation level, the same cartridge (Transfigurati... | |
| Preamp tubes or amp tubes will give more change? Start with the preamp tubes. It's not that I think that small signal tubes have a bigger impact on sound, but, they are a lot cheaper when it comes to experimenting, particularly where you have to buy multiple pairs of output tubes. | |
| High End system sounding Terrible???? I don't know about the specific components you mention, but, when I hear that someone is unhappy with the sound of home theater gear playing music, I usually suspect the HT receiver. These things are amazingly complex and have to provide multiple ... | |
| phono pre amp giant killer? The cheap Project solid state phono stage is MUCH better than their cheap tube phon stage. I got to hear them both in the same system. | |
| Stylus tracking weight guage Whatever digital scale one gets, be sure that there is no issue of ferrous metals in the scale being attracted by the magnets in the cartridge -- you don't want to accidentally destroy your stylus/cantilever (a concern with the powerful magnets in... | |
| MIT Z Stabilizer ll ? operation ?? So, is it compensating for inductive or capacitive loads, or both? Does it have a bank of capacitors or an inductor (or both or something else)? Mine (bought a LONG time ago), has a toggle switch, presumably for different conditions (current leadi... | |
| Tables That Feature Bearing Friction This is an interesting discussion, thanks to all. It seems to be the case that some other manufacturers take a quite different approach. Nottingham, for example utilizes an extremely low torque motor, so any kind of breaking is out of the question... | |
| Jazz at the Pawn Shop... I bought it when it first came out, and hve listened to it only about two times. The music/playing is mediocre and uninteresting. If one has no inclination to go to a club, but is interested in hearing what a dinner club performance sounds like (i... | |
| best value - record cleaning machine I like compact manual machines, like the cheapest Nitty Gritty (is this similar to the KAB). I actually prefer manual operation to automatic --I can scrub the records back and forth and control the speed of rotation better by hand. I also like the... | |
| New vs. old DACs - opinions? It is hard to generalize about old vs. new, but, the generalization that new means more advanced technology is certainly NOT the case.DAC manufacturers rely on microchip sets that come from a handful of manufacturers. Unless they stocked up on fav... | |
| Hard choice: Lyra Skala - Ortofon PW - Benz Ruby3 I haven't heard all of your selections in the same system, so I can only say that all of those cartridges are quite good. The Lyra would probably be the biggest change from the Grado (fast, detailed, and a lot leaner sounding than the Grado). The ... | |
| A great linestage/preamp "makes" a great system I don't necessarily agree that the linestage makes the most difference, but, I do agree that it is the electronic component that is most unpredictable in terms of compatibility. I've heard preamps and linestages that sounded really good in one sys... | |
| Seeking Headphone Reccomendation It is extremely difficult to effectively isolate a room. In particular, low frequencies move readily through structural features -- walls, beams, etc. act as sounding boards that transmit the sound. It is usually a big ticket item to isolate a roo... | |
| The correct internal-inductance of Windfeld cart.? According to the Ortofon specification sheet, the PW has an internal resistance of 4 ohms, and an output of .3mV. If you are trying to work out what kind of step up transformer will work for this cartridge, those numbers are what you need. These a... | |
| Phono Preamp Recommendation I personally favor tube phonostages (most are dead quiet, so noise is not an issue), though I can understand the need for convenience and something that fits available space. I've only heard briefly the Sutherland phonostages (battery powered, low... |