markphd
Responses from markphd
| How thick is the limit?... never heard anyone say? Don_s, I will defer to your comment. I will refine mine by saying that thickness is irrelevant to the fact that any material will resonate. Making it thicker or thinner or longer or shorter will not stop it from resonating if you hit the right fre... | |
| How thick is the limit?... never heard anyone say? All physical materials have a resonant frequency. If you excite that frequency, it will resonate. Thickness is irrelevant.The problem with wood is that its resonant frequency is audible. Speaker designers often use this feature to tune their speak... | |
| high versus low output The difference isn't really high output versus low output; it's moving coil versus moving magnet.A cartridge consists of a coil of wire and a magnet. The stylus moves in the record groove in response to the vibrations in the record groove. When yo... | |
| Bi-amping The amps have to have the same gain. Passive biamping gives more power obviously. This would make a difference if you listen to music with a large dynamic range, classical for instance, or if your current single amp is rather underpowered. Persona... | |
| Optimal digital cable length -- science or voodoo? This was one of those observations that was unexpected. As a result, people weren't really looking for it. Sort of like the observation that a copied CD sounds better than the original.I remember at one time reading an interview with a cable desig... | |
| Mono Tuner output into Stereo Input Or rather than use a y-adaptor, you can buy a y-cable that will do the same thing with one less connection. It isn't something you need to spend a lot of money on. | |
| Does colored vinyl sound as bad as picture discs? I don't think the colour of an LP is any more relevant to playback on a conventional turntable than the colour of your speakers or the colour of the shirt you're wearing when you listen. On the other hand if you're using one of those exotic laser ... | |
| pre-amp or power amp with integrated? You can use the pre-outs on the back of the RA 1062 to connect it to a power amp. | |
| 1/8" mini to male RCA's In the earlier days of PCs and digital before I got a CD player, I used to use my computer's CD player. I would just run a cheapo Radio Shack cable. It had a 1/8" pin on one end for the line out on the sound card and a pair of RCA's for the amp en... | |
| What would you chose? I'd tell her that what would make me happiest would be for her to spend the money on something for herself rather than on something for me. (This can get you an even bigger upgrade in the future.) | |
| Speaker Placement Advice Temporarily disconnect the Sizmik. If the sound is still out of balance, it would seem to be a reflection issue between the Katans and the left wall. If so, and you can't move the speakers because of "the look", then you can try what Newbee sugges... | |
| An Audiophile's journey Great story.....udder dan da spelin an gram'r. I had some Realistic and BSR stuff back in the '70's as well. Never had any complaints about it at the time, although if I heard it compared to what I have now it would probably be lacking in a few th... | |
| Belt stretch You said:"What I have yet to see is anyone demonstrating a hearing sensitivity of X to speed fluctuation and correlating that speed difference to a belt drive system."Here is the sequence of events for me:My turntable, which is a Linn, works fine.... | |
| Confessions It's not just when the wife and kids catch you listening, it's when they catch you singing and dancing when they come home unexpectedly. By the way, I do a wicked version of "Dancing Queen" by you know who...that Swedish group.SignedAnonymous | |
| Belt stretch Reading the posts to date make me wonder if I am misinterpreting what is being argued.It all seems very simple to me.In your post you say that belt stretch is inaudible. In the next sentence however, you don't deny that it may produce measurable s... |