mikelavigne
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| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Dear @rauliruegas thank you for the kind words my friend. it is always a pleasure discussing the finer points of vinyl playback with you. you say that in your 3 today TTs MUSIC flows and spin with speed stability that at least you can’t detect.I w... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive At 53K before tonearm I would hope the Saskia has what your previous DD’s did not. I would love to hear one to compare with my much less expensive set-ups. the Rockport Sirius III direct drive was way more expensive than the Saskia even back wh... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive why servo’s suck.....In order to pick up sound accurately from the analog disc, the rotation of the platter must be rotated at a constant speed without any “fluctuation”. In general, accurate rotation is obtained by servo control by negative feedb... | |
| is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl well, sam.....one guy in the UK does not speak for the world of vinyl mastering. certainly not for where i get my vinyl. but if you just read his summary....here; SummaryThe short version is – there’s no requirement to get a separate vinyl master ... | |
| is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl sam here and the fact is record companies no longer make a separate master for vinyl duplication claiming it cost too much money? almost all vintage vinyl re-issues are cut from the cd master with brick wall compression for the loudness wars maki... | |
| is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl thanks geoffkait for the info. they say 99% of new vinyl is cut from the cd master at 16/44 so it looks like new vinyl is fake vinyl? my question is why? there is no other reason for the loudness wars except it’s done on purpose and world class p... | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? my Sansui AU 7700 is so good in my room that I will never upgrade...But I read Mike Fremer article about your monoblocks....And ouffff I change my mind.... My best to you.... :) @mahgisterthank you. | |
| is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl One problem is see in your comparison Mike, is you have chosen a DAC that euphonically matches what you prefer in vinyl. For you, that is the best sound possible, but to make the most accurate comparison of digitized and played back vinyl, a DAC... | |
| is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl Mike Lavigne has a nice digital system including MSB Select II.My story is in the link.https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/msb-select-dac-vs-vinylThomas hello Thomas,thank you for the link to the story, which i did read. obviously, i think ver... | |
| is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl I’m not familiar with your system and have no reason to doubt what you say you hear. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/615 Do you know what quality of LP playback renders a digital copy audibly inferior? In your opinion, where would digital ... | |
| is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl @cleeds You’d be surprised! I can make hi-res digital copies of an LP - played back using a very "high level vinyl playback system" - that are indistinguishable from the original. No special skills are required.I know that can be a disturbing thou... | |
| is it possible to make digital audio sound like vintage vinyl it all depends on your reference for how vintage vinyl should sound.--if your vintage vinyl reference is some computer algorithm process or pro audio tool.......then sure.if you actually have a high level vinyl playback system and actual vintage v... | |
| 192 khz/24 bit Albums on Qobuz easiest way to search is by artist. then scroll down and you can quickly see all the albums and see the 24/192 choices (96/24 are not bad either). and if you use Roon, you will also see any files you have on your server too, not just Quboz.i’m esp... | |
| can anyone recommend a person in LA area to pay to install a tricky Koetsu cartridge nice cartridge. i owned the Koetsu RSP for 10 years, from 1998-2008.my 2 cents for a beginner doing a first or ’rookie’ cartridge set-up is to make things simple. and assuming you are already confident that your arm is properly mounted with the co... | |
| 12 years or 18 years? my 'go-to' single malt of choice is Lagavulin 16.good for what ails you. |