mikelavigne
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| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Dear @rauliruegasi’m not anti-servo, but appreciate the liquidity and tonal density that absolute steady speed and continueousness can deliver. maybe this explanation will help you to understand what a properly designed non servo turntable can del... | |
| My thoughts on TT isolation methods. i use an active system under one of my turntables (you can see pictures on my system page), the Taiko Tana system, which includes the Herzan TS-140. but it does require a turntable that has zero self noise to be effective. so it won’t work for man... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive neither the Saskia or CS port have servo controllers for their motors.the Saskia does have an optical reader installed on the plinth in the platter well to allow for a feedback servo to be installed later for that feedback should that be preferred... | |
| High end stereo preamps? Worth it? So we know the higher end preamps don’t include dacs and phono stages. Highly desirable noise free devices. I hear wonderful things about these preamps, Luxman, Accuphase, Audio Research, etc.Are they as good as represented? there is no one size... | |
| What rock song sounds the best on your system... if i had to choose one, it would be "Babe I’m Gonna Leave You" from Zed Zepplin 1, 15 ips, 1/4" master dub, followed right behind by "You Shook Me" and "Dazed and Confused" also on that same ’reel 1" of that same master dub.played at warp 9 on the... | |
| Own many mid-game speakers or a few end-game speakers. no right or wrong approach. it’s a hobby and there are no rules........except being true to the music reference in your mind.personally i view optimizing my music playback reference efforts start with getting the best single speaker system i can t... | |
| REVIEW: Roger Waters, “Us And Them” (Live) @noromance Here you go. It’s bleak but it’s magnificent on vinyl. many thanks!!!i did order that "When The Wind Blows" pressing from the link you provided and it arrived today.side one was mostly forgettable; but the Roger Waters tunes on side 2 ... | |
| Micro position adjustments toe in and out is critical. finding the best room balance location is critical. most speaker manufacturers have recommendations based on the speaker design as to the ideal approach relative to the listening position.but once you think you are clos... | |
| Looking to identify a cable. How do I load pictures? you don’t.this is Audiogon and they don’t do pictures on threads (and are one of the only hifi forums (audioasylum being the other) that won’t allow pictures on forum threads except for system listings).you can post a link to the picture, but that... | |
| The best speakers over 50K open your own thread about equating $$$'s to good if that makes you happy.does every thread about expensive gear on audiogon have to slip into the (1) social consciousness narrative, or (2) buyers of expensive gear are delusional? get's very tirin... | |
| Who are your three favorite female singers? (1)-Sabine Devieilhe (2)-Marianne Crebassa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ZL5AxmK_A&feature=emb_rel_endif you are having a bad day, this will make it better. and watching more than once will make it even a little bit more better.i seem to w... | |
| Mono Cartridge Bill,all the Miyajima's use a conical diamond stylus. so that experience is with the conical shape at those tracking forces.Mike | |
| Mono Cartridge @billstevenson For those of you with knowledge of Miyajima, why are they requiring such high VTF? I would buy one otherwise. i’m not a cartridge designer. so i’d be guessing about the VTF aspects of Miyajima’s. but 3.5 grams is not crazy heavy. ma... | |
| The best speakers over 50K i’ve liked Vandersteen Sevens every time i’ve heard them at shows. a fine speaker and i think worthy of it’s price tag. i owned a similarly configured speaker, the Evolution Acoustic MM3’s, for 6 years (2006-2012), and maybe slightly preferred the... | |
| Mono Cartridge ok then, you’ve already gone there.best wishes, @andysf with the Phasematron. |