lewm
Responses from lewm
| Cost of Turntable vs. cost of Phono Stage Get the best possible turntable, tonearm, and cartridge. Then get the best possible phono stage. Or you can do it in reverse order; it doesn't matter. How you define "best" is a personal and financial issue. Ignore the cost relationship between... | |
| Mcintosh MA9000 Phono Stage There is no benefit per se to having an outboard phono stage. What I mean is that the phono section in your Mac should be judged for what it is, not for whether it is outboard or onboard. I have no idea of the performance of the phono section of y... | |
| Brinkmann Edison MKII Phono Amp Evidently the Hebrew word for vacuum tube is the same as the word for "lamp" in English. I like it. | |
| Turntable and cartridge setup known for a marvelous bottom end. What interests me most is that we most of us think our systems sound great, and yet our systems are so different from one another and were assembled based sometimes on very different, even conflicting beliefs. And yet each of us who feels that he ... | |
| If you were looking for a direct drive turntable ... Just for the record, in more ways than one, I don't think the Pioneer PLX1000 should be classified as "vintage". It's a recent model apparently aimed at undercutting the cost factor of the Technics G series turntables, in that it is cheaper than ... | |
| Turntable and cartridge setup known for a marvelous bottom end. I am not sure you have asked a "good" question, but my Stanton 981LZS has particularly excellent bass clarity and downward extension. Really, low bass in the room will depend upon many many other factors, besides the cartridge and TT, not the lea... | |
| Dustcover Blues Mijo, I took a look at your system page. You do have a beautiful and comfortable looking listening room, and you are obviously a highly skilled woodworker. It's always good when one hobby supports the other. Seeing where your TT is located, on a... | |
| If you were looking for a direct drive turntable ... I am getting all verklempt to see the nice photo of a Transcriptors Reference. Back in the day, they were irresistible, and I did own one for a while. No matter whether it was a good turntable or not, no one can say it was not great fun to watch. ... | |
| SUT Interconnects Captive, low capacitance, short length leads are best, sometimes known as "flying leads", because the leads are directly soldered to the transformer secondaries inside the chassis of the SUT, at that one end. That way you at least eliminate an RCA... | |
| Measuring Turntable Platter Speed I had a long-delayed second thought. The best course of action, IMO, would be to follow the procedures suggested by MC and oldhvy, and determine whether there is a change in the condition. There are also obvious things, like observing the platter ... | |
| Measuring Turntable Platter Speed I know exactly how the RR works, Mijo. If the phenomenon that the OP is sensing lasts for less than one full rotation of the platter, I doubt he’d hear it, and the other devices mentioned would be even less likely to detect it. Anyway, the RR ... | |
| Measuring Turntable Platter Speed A strobe device may miss what you're trying to identify. The other devices mentioned would be even less likely to catch it, in my opinion. Best would be a Phoenix Engineering Roadrunner but that's too costly for this use. Your ears are free. | |
| A Record Collection/Moral Conundrum - What Would You Do? Then why are you here? None of us can be privy to the emotions that must govern your ultimate course of action. | |
| If you were looking for a direct drive turntable ... If you are a relative newbie to this hobby or to DD turntables, it would be a no-brainer to opt for the new Technics, the best one in the G series that you can afford. Among vintage direct drive turntables, my opinion is that the Denon DP80 or DP7... | |
| Dustcover Blues Yep. Audiokinesis and Duke Lejeune. Woofer array. The question of whether the resonance has anything to do with Helmholtz is somewhat relevant, because if it were due to the Helmholtz phenomenon, then you could live on with your prior convictio... |