mijostyn
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| Odd subwoofer question. @jjss49 , Absolutely true (the last paragraph) I have been living with less than ideal subwoofers since....1978. The benefits have always been worth the problems but accuracy in the lower octaves frequently suffered. I have been using ESLs almost... | |
| VPI HW-19 with Graham 1.5 arm Question/Suggestions Your bass is light because of the tonearm. You need a new one with proper two axis bearings. Great arms include the SME V, Kuzma 4 Points, Schroder CB, Tri Planar, Reed 2G and others. The more recent Grahams have magnetic stabilization but IMHO ar... | |
| Odd subwoofer question. Sub bass is very difficult. It is not just a matter of what you hear. It is more about what you feel. To get the right idea go to a small Jazz club like the Blue Note in NYC. Try to sit dead center of the band. Reproducing this level of sound qual... | |
| Cartridge burn-in @lewm, flat spotting will occur in high performance tires if left parked for 30 minutes. As the tire cools down it hardens and loses traction. The colder the ambient temperature and the surface the tire is on the faster this occurs. This why tire ... | |
| SVS SoundPath Subwoofer Isolation Feet You nailed it exactly. You can not isolate a subwoofer. Bass is extremely powerful. Play a 30 Hz test tone at 80 dB and walk around you house, go outside and walk around your house. The whole house will be rattling. Glasses on shelves, silverware ... | |
| Odd subwoofer question. If you like tight precise bass you are better off without subwoofers unless you have a lot of money to spend. The only commercial subs I have heard that produce "tight, precise bass" are the Magico Q series subs. To do it totally right you need a ... | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners @cleeds , I did not say a dirty record, or a noisy record that is dirty. I said a noisy record of which there are many. I could have been more specific and said a noisy record that is not dirty. IMHO anybody whose records are so dirty that they ar... | |
| Room correction room system vs ears…. I have been using digital signal processing since 1995. It works incredibly well for subwoofer crossovers, full range room control and speaker balance but it has it's limitations. Doing this right requires the right room with all early reflection ... | |
| Cartridge burn-in There is some logic in what @lewm says. Rubber has a short memory. Just over night the Porsche will develop flat spots on it's tires so for the first several miles the car rides rougher until the tires warm up and the flat spots resolve. I do not ... | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners An ultrasonic cleaner or any cleaner for that matter is not going to fix a noisy record. You will have a clean noisy record just like you have now. You are better off spending money on new quiet records. | |
| Do audiophiles creat the high prices we complain about. I'll take the Lobster. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @pindac, it seems you missed the point probably because I did not word it well. The beauty of a fine, hand forged Japanese handsaw is that it will be perfectly tensioned and follow a line perfectly on both sides of the wood. It won't wander off ... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? There is a switch on the front panel of the Seta. You can go back and forth between current mode and voltage mode. On my Lynx Hilo I have both input and output metering in one dB increments with a peak hold function. 6 dB is 6 pixels to the right ... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @pindac, @sksos , It is odd that the cartridges Mr Matsudaira designs and builds cartridges for other companies that are so highly reviewed, the Air Tights in particular, but you hardly hear about his own cartridges. I have many hand made Japane... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? @lewm @dover , Al I can tell you was that this was confirmed by Peter. We spent 2 hours together listening to the Strain Gauge and Hyperion at his listening room talking mostly about COVID. At the time I was already using The Voice. I do not kn... |