larryi
Responses from larryi
| If there was only ONE album/cd/release you can listen to, over and over............. Starland Vocal Band (self titled). On day two, I jump off a bridge. | |
| Sumiko Flux Buster Demagnetizer The cartridge manufacturer VanDen Hul recommends NOT using this device. They say that the first use will result in a dramatic improvement in sound, but, the effect will be short lived. Subsequent will have to be quite frequent to maintain improv... | |
| Stereophile Scamming Subscribers? I just got a renewal notice that is attached to the current issue. The offer is 12 issues for $18 or 24 issues for $30. | |
| What am I missing? The problem with streaming is that the particular mastering of a particular recording may not be the best, and there seems to be no attempt by the various services to seek out the best mastering. Even high resolution masters can be crappy version... | |
| Elly Ameling I liked her recordings for a long time, but, really first took serious notice of her artistry when I heard a collection of Mozart concert arias on Philips about 20 years ago. | |
| Acrolink Cables, anyone heard them? I don’t know what model I heard, but it was not low-cost. I heard a shootout between Audio Note Lexus and a model of Acrolink that was comparably priced. Both cables were very good—smooth, rich and harmonically saturated—but, I felt that the Acr... | |
| Best Alignment Protractor? I agree that high-precision protractors and ultra precise alignment makes for sense for a dealer than a home alignment. The big problem is that no matter how precise the alignment, built-in errors in the manufacturing of styli, cantilevers, and c... | |
| Best Alignment Protractor? I have no idea just how much precision is required to get the most out of an arm cartridge combination. Obviously, it doesn't hurt to optimize the geometry, but, it is not clear to me how much is lost by being slightly off. This is particularly ... | |
| Best Alignment Protractor? The specialty protractors or alignment devices for specific arms can be the easiest to use. The SME is very easy to use, particularly because you move the arm systematically until you get the right distance (not as much guessing and overshooting ... | |
| Best Alignment Protractor? I agree that a custom mint is an easy and accurate protractor. It has to be custom made, and you must know the precise spindle to pivot distance. I don't know if I would rely on the turntable manufacturer having precisely drilled the hole for th... | |
| Best Alignment Protractor? The best depends on whether you prioritize ease of use, accuracy, variety of alignment schemes, or universality (can be used with any arm). I particularly like the SmarTractor for ease of use and variety of alignment schemes offered; it is recogn... | |
| Amp pairing with Tannoy Turnberry? I correct what I said above. I meant to say "I have heard the Turnberry speakers and Primaluna amps" | |
| SUT - electrical theory and practical experience What Dover posted above about proper gain structure being the main objective is shared by quite a few experts. A good long explanation of why loading, of either the primary side or secondary side is not very important, but, preventing overloading... | |
| Amp pairing with Tannoy Turnberry? I have the Turnberry speakers and the Primaluna amps (although not together) and I think the speakers are best used with warmer sounding types of tube amplification. I am not a fan of Primaluna amps, but I've never heard the NAT amps so I cannot ... | |
| Tube amps and a Stradivarius Whether or not it is high second order harmonic distortion that adds richness or denseness to the sound, or there is something else at work, I like the sound of some tube gear. I suspect that, in part, it is phase shifting in transformers that is... |