lewm
Responses from lewm
| Selecting Analog Gear Based on Music Preference? Use your own ears first. | |
| Why exotic stylus not used on MM? I’d rather watch an exotic dancer than an esoteric dancer. SoundSmith SMMC cartridges are a very pale imitation of the B&O original, and if you think the originals have aged into mediocrity, send them all to me. For one thing, SS and probably... | |
| Why exotic stylus not used on MM? If you've got an NOS MMC1, contact me. | |
| What can I do to improve my 2nd system? Without first hand examination of these devices, it is hard to say whether they preserve a rigid mount of the speaker while also providing some isolation, or whether they permit too much motion at the speaker base. I did take a look at the Magico... | |
| I am enjoying my analog system, but what can I do to improve? But reduced bass extension might not be noticeable in your small room. You started this thread by asking for more “realism”. The road to realism does not run through reducing dynamics. The essence of live music vs any home audio system is the incr... | |
| I am enjoying my analog system, but what can I do to improve? I beg to differ with your conclusion and your plan. There’s virtually no such thing as “too dynamic “ in speakers, and ironically one criticism of ESLs by those who dislike them is that they lack dynamics. what you might consider is a smaller pai... | |
| Why exotic stylus not used on MM? You talkin to me? | |
| What can I do to improve my 2nd system? So far as I know, Newton’s 3rd Law of Motion still operates in the modern world, Relativity notwithstanding. What changes are the stories that audio entrepreneurs dish out to lure customers. | |
| Why exotic stylus not used on MM? I’m listening right now to my B&O MMC1 with its hollow tube sapphire cantilever and press-fitted OCL stylus. Based on a moving iron principle. Is that exotic enough? Find me a modern MC with such a cantilever and press fit.. it’s divine sound... | |
| What can I do to improve my 2nd system? I have no idea what QLN or Magico do. Can you elaborate? I cannot believe that either company would countenance placing rubbery supports under their speaker cabinets, but I am all ears. I have a better idea about Townshend ISO platforms. They ... | |
| What can I do to improve my 2nd system? The above principle is another reason to get better speaker stands, and when you get them make sure your speakers are firmly anchored to them. I’d even put some lead weights on top of the speakers. | |
| What can I do to improve my 2nd system? Remove any flexible footers from under any and all of your speakers. You want the speaker to be held firmly in a fixed physical position. Otherwise energy put into the speaker by the amplifier is partially being used up to move the speaker, rather... | |
| I am enjoying my analog system, but what can I do to improve? Chung, the Allnic L7000 is an outlier. Very few linestages are transformer coupled. 99% are capacitor coupled, some SS designs are direct coupled, and the Atmasphere MP1 and MP3 are unique in usuing a circlotron output stage. Now I leave to you th... | |
| What is the Silliest Accessory You Have Ever Seen. Take a look at Mpingo dots, if you think the Shun Mook record weight is funny. If better stop there. | |
| I believe I experienced great PRAT for the first time "Perhaps there was something in Jimmy's idea all along as can be seen by the approach of experienced designers such as Russell Kauffman (of Russell K loudspeakers) who don't use any wadding/damping material in their current designs. Instead they s... |