mijostyn
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| Phono Preamp Tube Rush If Johnson noise is a problem you can narrow the bandwidth of your cartridge to 100 Hz (stick chewing gum behind the cantilever I guess)or dunk your cartridge in liquid nitrogen before you play a side:) Seriously, this is all academic because ther... | |
| shibata or microline, pls respond ONLY if you specifically have tried both. I have five different stylus profiles including those two and I am not sure how much they affect the performance of any individual cartridge. These are all great cartridges in their own right and all a little different. Their tracking ability is a... | |
| JBL 4429, deep bass ? It is very hard if not impossible to make a driver that is effective at 18 Hz go all the way up to 800Hz gracefully. This is why subwoofers exist. You can make a midrange driver that makes it down to 100 Hz especially if you use them in multiples ... | |
| VPI's new "Vanquish" Ultra High-End turntable is a STUNNER! That is going a little to far sturgus. Audiophiles just can't afford to feed their young. Fleschler that is because the SME and Tri Planar are superior arms in large part because they do not use unipivots. | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush Lewm, according to the meter I have yes with peaks just slightly over 110 dB. (I had ear protection on at the time:) God knows how accurate the meter is. I think more remarkable is that this is with ESLs (using subwoofers from 125 Hz down). From 1... | |
| Stylus Profile Discussion Cleeds, yes in many circles you are correct but it does depend on how you look at the angles. At any rate 92 degrees for most profiles is to close to dead vertical 70 to 75 degrees is more like it. Or 15 to 20 degrees if you look at it the way my ... | |
| Are most recordings so bad it's not worth spending large on speakers? I think we are on the right path here. Phase is most important at cross over points particularly with sub woofers. I think otherwise frequency and amplitude as they relate to each other are critical in producing a refined image. It is true that 90... | |
| Turntable Help ericngo1, It sounds to me like it is time for a new turntable. It does not sound like you have the same motor or it would be wired the same way. | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush Yes Ralph you are correct usually j fets I think and I do believe it is to reduce noise. My next phono amp Is going to be balanced. Can't wait to try that. I would like just a little more gain for ultra low output cartridges and I believe from wha... | |
| Stylus Profile Discussion 1+ Millercarbon. Darn millercarbon, you are starting to make sense!All of the top cartridges are using one form of fine line profile or another and I am beginning to think it is more for marketing than anything, another one of those secret sauces.... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? Room acoustics are extremely important but that avoids the question. Given the same room and system how much do you have to spend on digital to equal the performance of a $3K turntable. I do not know if that includes the cartridge and tonearm but ... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? Mikelavigne, I totally agree, it all comes down to the master. I also can not tell a difference between vinyl and a 192/24 version done with Pure Vinyl of that very same record. I am debating getting one of their phono amps but have not made that ... | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? I am full of preposterous blanket wet noodle statements and totally politically incorrect which is intentional. | |
| How much do you need to spend to get digital to rival analog? Uberwaltz, I am thrilled that you like to watch little reels go round and round but even under the best circumstances cassettes are colored and bland. If you turn the dolby off they sound better but noisy and the worse kind of noise is the steady ... | |
| Phono Preamp Tube Rush dhcod, It would take a severely defective tube to cause a 25% decrease in sound quality. I have not used a 12AX7 unit since 1965 and a Dyna PAS 3X but with 6922's the only significant difference between tubes is noise which is much easier to quant... |