mijostyn
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| Too good a post to waste As always the answer lies somewhere in the middle. The reason there are so many manufacturers of cables is quite simple. HUGE profit margin. The problem for most audiophiles is the visual component. If it looks good it must sound better. Turntable... | |
| In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science So What? | |
| Low volume listening dynamics A high sensitivity speaker may or may not be more detailed than a low sensitivity speaker. The most detailed speakers are ESLs and they are not so efficient. The problem of listening at low levels is that our ears sensitivity to bass and treble is... | |
| Sandy Gross is retiring. Stereo5, no sarcasm at all. You create a good company making a good product so that hopefully someone will come along and offer you a lot of money for it. Creative people can't sit still he'll be into something else in short order. | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? I had a Nak Dragon and the only reason I had it was to record cassettes for the Nak deck in my car. When CD came along I tossed the cassettes and the Dragon. If you think they sound good you have a lot of work to do on your system. On ESLs with su... | |
| WHat did Audiophiles hear during Tape deck era? Your choice was scratches or tape hiss. In the late 60's tape was better. There were bunches of pre recorded tapes and except for the hiss the machines were stellar. In the early 70s dolby came along and R to R machines like the Revox were being s... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive The EMTs were designed for radio station use. A considerably different spec than what us audiophiles need. If you like having old stuff that is another issue. I would love to have a 356 cab. But in no way will it perform like my 991 Turbo S. It is... | |
| Spectral service My best friend sold all his Spectral stuff and got McIntosh. Does this say something? | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Well said Richard. Wow and flutter after a point are more noticeable than absolute speed. That point it seems to me is 0.1%. Under this it is inaudible. Speed wandering is always a problem if it occurs rather quickly. Quickly enough to hear a pitc... | |
| Is VTA and SRA the same thing? Cleeds, the article is interesting but as Ralph says no record is exactly the same so all we can do is shoot for the best average. But what is that/ How do you find it? By ear? I doubt it. | |
| Is VTA and SRA the same thing? Fortunately Atmasphere I have not seen an incorrectly mounted stylus for a long time. I always view a new cartridge under magnification to make sure the stylus is generally in the right position and shape before I mount it. In the old days, late 6... | |
| Is VTA and SRA the same thing? Cleed, excellent geometry. If you think things sound better a little off parallel knock your self out. All my cartridges are have very small fine line styli. Moving off parallel only make things sound worse so I don't bother any more. It could be ... | |
| Tweaks that work? (yes very subjective topic) Geoffkait, I don't see any holes in you. | |
| Sandy Gross is retiring. He is not retiring. He is taking a vacation with all the money he just made. Probably in the Millions. Good for him. It is the American way. | |
| Ported versus sealed speakers: is one type better? Transmission line enclosures are darn hard to design. Roger Sanders makes the best one I've ever heard.I personally do not like deep base coming from my satellites. But, I use ESLs and cross to sealed subs at 125 Hz. I am not sure about this but I... |