larryi
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| SOTA vacuum or no? I am a big fan of vacuum clamping, but, a few words of caution are in order here.I run the vacuum pressure as LOW as possible -- just enough to pull the record flat to the platter -- in order to minimize the possibility of damage. I know of claims... | |
| What Solid State PreAmp? The H-Cat suggestions are worth looking into, particularly if you are looking to "wake up" a system. It may not be the answer if the system sounds too hard or in-your-face. It is not that the H-Cat is itself hard or harsh, but, it may be too revea... | |
| Fullrange horns for nearfield listening? I've heard a number of horn systems nearfield which sounded very good to me. Even at such close listening, the different drivers were reasonably integrated. Horns tend to sound dynamic and the sound "comes alive" at relatively low volume, another ... | |
| What Solid State PreAmp? Dcstep,What is the "best"? You seem to think that there is one objective best and that the manufacturer, particularly of something expensive, should incorporate that in the gear. Perhaps the designer of cost is no object gear used tubes that meet ... | |
| What Solid State PreAmp? Dcstep,Manufacturers pick the tubes they put into new equipment based primarily on practical considerations -- cost, reliability of continued supply (meaning new, not vintage stock), and reasonably good sound. But, there is no way for a manufactur... | |
| SOTA vacuum or no? I have a Basis Debut vacuum. The vacuum feature is easier to use than even a plain old clamp. Just put the record on the platter, put the center "clamp" (actually a seal) on the spindle and flip a switch. You don't even have to tighten the center ... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned BIC 980AR (later, not original model)Maplenoll (total nightmare)Well Tempered Record PlayerVPI HW-19 IV/Graham 1.5tBasis Debut (vacuum)/Vector Arm. | |
| What Solid State PreAmp? I now run all tube amplification (linestage, phono and amp), but I do own a couple of solid state linestages (Placette Active and Levinson No. 32). For the money, the Placette Active is a very good linestage -- dynamic, open and detailed, and it p... | |
| Weights on a preamp Chashmal,This is all a matter of system tuning. Your finding that the sound became thin and lacked warmth is consistent with what dampening will do. If your system was overly warm, the dampening would have been positive, but, that clearly was not ... | |
| Weights on a preamp More than almost any other kind of electronic component, because they contain small signal tubes that are often microphonic, a tube linestage is prone to problems with vibration. It certainly does not hurt to try different forms of dampening. I pe... | |
| Cartridge for Naim ARO I helped with tuning up an LP 12 with an ARO arm on to which we mounted a Transfiguration Phoenix cartridge. The combination delivered a very dynamic and exciting sound. I don't know about long-term appreciation, but for the two hours or so that w... | |
| Bybee Speaker Bullets? Detlof,I agree with you completely that just because there isn't a reasonable explanation that does not mean there isn't a real effect. Take the aspirin. How it works was actually determined many decades after it was invented and after it had alle... | |
| Bybee Speaker Bullets? Detlof,I don't doubt you heard what you claim you heard. But, it still is important to have some idea as to why you got that particular sonic result. It is possible for a scoundrel to put out something that modifies the signal using common circuit... | |
| Bybee Speaker Bullets? Johnk,I don't see how it is obvious what these things do? Do you actually know what they do, or, are you saying that they obviously alter resistance, capacitance and/or inductance as would any other kind of circuit element, even though you don't k... | |
| Which test CD was this... I am betting that Mrtennis has figured out which disc you are referring to. This disc starts with some very well recorded jazz tracks from Chesky's catalogue, follows with a section of listening tests and finally a collection of test signals.The s... |