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| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. I am not sure that generalization (16 ohms = lower amplifier distortion) would apply to every variety of solid state amplifier. Tube amplifiers as a class tend to have a much higher output impedance than do solid state amplifiers. This does give ... | |
| Anything I should know before... Apparently, yes. You have the advantage over any responders like myself who are unfamiliar with your turntable. You say that some metal clips broke off, and I assume those are at the end of the cable that connects to the pins on the cartridge bo... | |
| 16 ohm speakers: any amp sounds better with more resolution. speaker cables less critical. The Zero (Speltz) Autoformers are not a free lunch. As with any transformer, they trade off current and voltage. So if you mate an amplifier with a high-ish output Z to a speaker with a low input Z, via the Zero, you lose voltage in direct proport... | |
| Wally Wally Wally I don't think anyone disagrees with your sentiments, Benjie. A few exceptions: You might not need to know the effect of bearing friction and wiring on AS, because when you determine a satisfactory amount of added AS, you have automatically accoun... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A or Manley Chinook mk II phonostage The Herron is much loved and must sound very good. Switches or RCA plugs, regardless. | |
| Wally Wally Wally So "Wally", unlike Houdini, has managed to reach across the River Styx and remains in business even though no longer among us. No RIP for him. | |
| Herron VTPH-2A or Manley Chinook mk II phonostage In other words, the Herron eschews convenient changes of settings and provision for more then one pair of phono inputs in order to avoid use of switches. Yes? That's a valid option. But for those who use more than one turntable or more than one ... | |
| Herron VTPH-2A or Manley Chinook mk II phonostage What is the Herron solution to switching? I've never seen a Herron product in person. Thanks.Us end users complain when products do not provide enough optional settings. Then we complain again about switches, when the component offers a high de... | |
| 5 cartridges - Cello, vdH, Benz, Zu, Hana - what stays and what goes? If you've got two very nice turntables and 5 cartridges, it behooves you to master the art of cartridge mounting. Like MC says, it's not rocket science. And if you don't do a perfect job, so what? Many who think they do a perfect job probably d... | |
| Just ordered a vpi avenger Probably Ferrari is not the analogy you want to make in this case. You pay dearly (extra) for parts and service throughout the course of ownership, and these days they are introducing a new model every 6 months or so which devalues the one you jus... | |
| 5 cartridges - Cello, vdH, Benz, Zu, Hana - what stays and what goes? Learn how to mount a cartridge for yourself and keep them all until you have had ample time to evaluate each one in your particular system. At that point, you may want to sell one or two, but the decision will be wholly yours. Or maybe instead of... | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat I like that paper from 2016. That would support the utility of a crystal in this application. | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat I am guilty of not reading your citation. I did goof in a way by saying that the piezoelectric effect in a crystal results in release of RFI; it is the release of electric charge by a crystal under pressure, or applied mechanical stress. I apolog... | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat If it's "all around us", then putting a tiny crystal on top of a cartridge is like pissing in the wind, if you will pardon my colorful language. The question is, as I stated already, can a tiny crystal reverse the piezo-electric effect, which as ... | |
| New Synergistic Research Record Mat Yes, the PHT. My fave, too. But some persons whom I respect do swear by them. It, first of all, hinges on whether crystals can effect a reverse piezo-electric effect, by absorbing RFI and turning it into heat. The second question is why would th... |