mijostyn
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| Soundstage gone Forget about what you heard at the store. That is always a poor listening situation. All you know for sure at the store was both channels were working. The problem was there also, you just did not notice it. | |
| Soundstage gone Iviv, did you check the cartridge connections? I have also seen tonearm leads miss identified with the wrong colors on the female plugs. So, if it looks like the right color plugs are on the right pins you might want to check continuity with a meter. | |
| Is idler drive better than belt drive or direct drive? Oldhvymec, There is LOADS of low frequency "noise" on vinyl that has nothing to do with the music. I have several recently pressed records that were obviously done on a poorly maintained lathe as the records have some of the worse rumble I have ev... | |
| Cartridge Opinions - Sorry Coltrane, as long as it does not hum on your turntable!Rauliruegas, there is a slight change in VTA with tracking error but it is so slight that it is most probably meaningless. The current standard VTA seems to be 92 degrees. I use a usb microsco... | |
| Articles You Feel Should be Shared Siegfried Linkwitz is one of the great contributors to audio science. His directions always made sense and it is very hard to argue with his basic premises. I think he may have been miss stated. A speaker has to have the same dispersion pattern at... | |
| Soundstage gone Check the cartridge leads. They are probably hooked up incorrectly. | |
| Looking for ideas on Lyra Delos - muddy middle dducat, should not be that way. A resonance problem would effect the bass mostly. Assuming you set it up right something is wrong with the cartridge. Most of the energy is in the mid range and It sounds to me like you might be miss tracking.I thin... | |
| Review: Sempersonus TE-2 Idler-Type Turntable System (TW Raven 12/Charisma Signature One) dodgealum, talk to us in a year. | |
| TT Hum Lewm, many cartridges have a shield inside that is grounded. Some may not. There is the noise floor of the phono section which you will hear if you turn it all the way up. But at any reasonable volume my ARC phono stage is dead quiet even with you... | |
| Threshold SL10 preamp with MC/MM phono stage Absolutely Chakster. I had one and sold it to get a Krell unit. It was a mistake the Threshold was better. Two years later I got the next Krell which was marginally superior. The threshold is built like a tank. The weakest parts are probably the p... | |
| Fully DC-Powered Home Audio System Battery power makes a lot of sense for audio equipment. My favorite phono amp is battery powered. For power amplifiers the battery is essentially a very large capacitor assuming it is a big battery. Heavy gauge wiring is mandatory. Theoretically t... | |
| Game Changing Tweak OK bartholomew. Lets run an experiment. You have to be blindfolded and sitting in your listening position. Have a friend or your wife plug and unplug the unit. All he or she can say is "OK" when they make a change. You say "on" or "off" after ever... | |
| No "Room Correction" Topic option. Why? Chorus, It all depends on the room and the speakers. Carpet will absorb frequencies from about three hundred Hz up. Carpet will cut reflections of these frequencies. It will do nothing for deep bass. For point source speakers carpet or a large are... | |
| TT Hum au_lait, when it talks like a duck and walks like a duck it is usually a duck.The Cartridge is not well shielded and there are electronics at the right side of the table that are emitting. Make sure the cartridge body is getting grounded. You may ... | |
| High-end TT setup with phono stage built in That is correct essrand, it is an unusual request. SME in particular makes 1st class products and you pay for it. The T+A is somewhat more of a risk. I can't imagine that you would not be thrilled with the SME. I have owned several of their produc... |