mijostyn
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| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @tlcocks I think you are better off with a computer connected to it by USB. The ap has a steep learning curve. Using Dirac Live is easy, but getting use to the control functions of the SHD requires some learning as the program was written by Asia... | |
| It was the output tubes all along... @jasonbourne71 1+ However, the S7 has a very flat 4 ohm impedance curve. You probably still have a lot of room for improvement. A good friend of mine has S7s. I am working with him to get the best out of them. I think you should try KT88's and I ... | |
| Retip or try new @gxleetw Soundsmith specializes in rebuilding cartridges. | |
| VPI TNT 3 Nothing that I have heard so far counts as effective isolation. Mass does not isolate a turntable from environmental noise. It does isolate the table from mechanical mishaps like skipping due to bumping into the table or using a heavy hand. The ta... | |
| The Highest - Suprema @kraftwerkturbo It is always a good thing to listen to high end systems to get an idea what is possible. I really like Sonus Faber speakers. The problem with the Suprema is it is way too complicated and ignores some of the physical aspects of spea... | |
| Retip or try new Send it to Soundsmith and ask for a microridge stylus on a boron cantilever. | |
| Isolation transformer question You guys crack me up. @sns If any of that stuff makes your system sound better then you have some seriously poor equipment. More likely than not a formal AB comparison would show that it did not make any difference at all. I use to think it was ... | |
| Speakers or Turntable upgrade @mustangjeff All of the above suggestions pale in comparison. I have modified systems like yours and taken them to a whole new plateau with the Dirac Live room control in the MiniDSP and subwoofers. Taking the low bass out of you main speakers lo... | |
| Isolation transformer question @jasonbourne71 1+ This is exactly the case with well designed, regulated power supplies. The best equipment even has multiple power supplies, one for each section or stage to keep them from interfering with each other. People would be much bette... | |
| Equalizer in a Hi Fi system @tlcocks You can use an iPad with any of them. I did not go with the Trinnov because their bass management was not versatile enough. The DEQX is not ready for prime time yet, but it will be the best of the bunch eventually. MiniDSP uses Dirac Live... | |
| AA for us @grislybutter The earth will forget to twitch. | |
| Speakers or Turntable upgrade @mustangjeff if you really want to blow yourself away, you get a second matching subwoofer and a MiniDSP SHD to replace your preamp. It will provide first class bass management for your subwoofers and will raise your entire system to a whole new ... | |
| AA for us @grislybutter Not to worry friend. At some point the earth will twitch again on its axis and we will be in another ice age. The polar bears will laugh as we get buried under a mile of ice. | |
| Developing A List Of Tonearm Candidates For A SOTA Turntable @dover That is a very valid point. I should have noticed that. A tonearm with vertical bearings that are not perpendicular to the offset angle is a deal killer, the reason being that azimuth now changes with elevation, over warps and with differen... | |
| Developing A List Of Tonearm Candidates For A SOTA Turntable @wrm57 Even robots have to recharge their batteries once in a while:-) Please pardon my horrendous mistake. I was not referring to VTA. I was referring to SRA. Stylus rake angle is far more specific than vertical tracking angle. VTA depends on th... |