mapman
Responses from mapman
| Fuses that matter. Twilight Zone!Nothing more is likely to get resolved anytime soon regarding fuses and sound quality.So the scientific bottom line as I see it: try it if you like it! Tweak vendors will rejoice for sure!Nothing new there. | |
| What makes music so congested? River,I'd suggest taking some of the problematic recordings to a local dealer and see if their setups are able to deliver better results. I'd be interested in your findings.There is no reason why any decent recording of music you like including Fr... | |
| Stylus Drag Tonywinsc,Good stuff! Thanks for adding some well thought out metrics to the discussion!If any specific turntable is able to maintain speed adequately when a record of mass N (N would vary from record to record) is placed on the platter, isn't it ... | |
| What makes music so congested? Remastered US CD from a few years back is good to average or above average depending on track as I recall. Need not sound overtly "congested" though often does from what I have heard over the years. So devil is in the details as usual. Not uncommo... | |
| Nasty slap echo Oh jeez, now I gotta go and check my comfy Scan leather swivel/recliner I've been using for years to see if it is mucking up my sound....:-) | |
| What makes music so congested? Could be one or more of multiple things. You need to tell more about system, room, and setup. | |
| Why does my system sound so shrill and distorted? Can't say for certain but those are classic symptoms of stylus wear and/or damage and/or dirt deposits. Inspect under a magnifying glass carefully. Try cleaning stylus if not already. See if new cart on the way works better. | |
| decware err radial speakers Anyone know anything about the custom radial driver used and how that works? I'm wondering how it is similar or different from Walsh drivers in general?Also I am wondering if these are bottom ported?Thanks. | |
| Stylus Drag "Also, as several designers have schooled me, there is no such flywheel effect from heavy platters that compensates for this. "Its basically inertia. A heavier mass in motion will require greater force (friction in case of stylus tracking a record... | |
| Stylus Drag IT's been awhile, but with many older belt and DD tables from the 70's, back when I dealt with many, I do not recall the strobe indicating any measured slowdown in speed with record playing versus not with units in good condition. WIth units with ... | |
| Tidal Speakers owners If you are in Germany and considering Tidal speakers, maybe take a look at these first for potential cost savings:OHM Walsh SpeakersIF you get to hear them and compare I'd be interested if you could post findings here on Agon. | |
| How important is an audio rack? It's very important to dealers due to relatively high markup/profit margin compared to actual electronic gear I'd bet.A solid foundation to support gear is important to keep it stable, especially components with physical moving parts that directly... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? I would really like to hear the OHMs on a SOTA high power tube amp but am probably not brave (or rich) enough to own such a rig myself and I really can't fault the sound with a good SS amp behind it.Modern high quality Class D amps and OHMs practi... | |
| Nasty slap echo BTW legend has it that the original Three Stooges has slap echo down perfectly in their listening room.Curly: "A whooba whooba"!Moe: "Shaddap and listen!" Slap!Larry: "Leave him alone"!Moe: Slap!Curly: Nyuck Nyuck Nyuck!You get the picture... | |
| Stylus Drag Yes, technically there is drag that will vary but practically I would not worry about it if speed is set properly with a quality table like yours that appears to have a massive platter. The drive mechanism combined with inertia of a heavy platter ... |