mijostyn
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| Options for ridding records of static electricity I pulled out a bunch of older records I have not played in a while and checked the ones in paper sleeves for static. None of them were charged. The one that was was an outlier for some unknown reason.So, transfer of electrons from paper to PVC by ... | |
| Springs under turntable Noromance, bad design for anything. If you could get them down to the right resonance frequency they would wobble all over the place. People were also discussing the use of springs under subwoofers and I expressed my opinion that it is not a good ... | |
| Springs under turntable Indranilsen, exactly that is why you have to hang the mass from the springs vs placing the mass on the springs. This is what the Feet of Silence do and why they work so well. You ordered them just right for the lowest resonance Frequency and becau... | |
| Cartridge options going forward Mtwilke, Get yourself an Ortofon Windfeld Ti then send the Etna back to Lyra to rebuild when finances allow. Then you will always have a back up if something goes wrong and you won't be in this position again. The Windfeld Ti is a great cartridge ... | |
| What is missing here? daveyf, I said that "few low power amps could match." I did not say that no low power amp could match. There are some excellent low powered amps given the right speaker. My very first amp was a Dynakit ST 70. But for the last 40 years I have had r... | |
| Update on Audiogon Member Almarg May peace and tranquility be with you forever, Godspeed. | |
| Turntable choices alaskabluesman, those turntables are getting very old and they are highly mechanized. I think it is time to put them to bed. The problem is that there are very few if any modern turntables that are that animated. There is a German straight line tr... | |
| Looking for tonearm inspiration Raul, I think everyone understood what I meant except you. We do however agree that Mr Ikeda's designs are lacking in inspiration.I'm afraid you have not left your stupidity yet. It is very much still with you.Some additional damping is required. ... | |
| Springs under turntable If the resonance frequency of the sprung mass is higher than 20 hz the whole thing will vibrate at that frequency which will definitely do some interesting things to the bass. None of them good. The reason that you should set the springs below 3 h... | |
| Help me understand "the swarm" in the broader audiophile world Proving the superiority of a multi subwoofer setup is easy. All you have to do is impulse test the system at three set positions in the room using one then four sub woofers. What you will see with one sub is wide changes in volume between 0 and 10... | |
| Woofer pumping possibly due to tube amp when playing vinyl Many amps roll off below 20 Hz so you won't see woofers pumping. Your system is doing exactly what it is supposed to do. Moving the turntable won't change a thing. Anybody who uses subwoofers aggressively and plays vinyl will need a subsonic filte... | |
| Springs under turntable Rix, a turntable suspension is just a simple mechanical filter. The trick is setting it up so it is stable. As for subwoofers the trick is to give the driver a perfectly solid enclosure with an infinite mass. Not so easy. Put your hand on your sub... | |
| Internal Wire Upgrade for SME V Ah, the power of suggestion. Any sane person is bound to look like an idiot. Keegiam will have his wire replaced and will think it made an amazing difference in sound quality like Raul and Frogman. Keegium, that "expert Tech" is now 30 years older... | |
| Help me understand "the swarm" in the broader audiophile world Subwoofers are a hard sell to begin with never mind four. WAF, cost, wiring, etc. Hi Fi people have a bad impression of subwoofer because most setups are not great. The theater people don't care, They just want to feel their seat shaking. bdp24, d... | |
| What is missing here? Daveyf, I think you are absolutely right. In medical speak it is a drug looking for an indication. As a lover of all genres of music an amp like that is worthless. If you had horns and only listened to string quartets ....... maybe. Nine Inch Nail... |