mikelavigne
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| Who's Gone Topless? as far as resonance issues, in addition to the plexiglas sides on my darTZeel NHB-468 mono blocks, the power supply of each amp is suspended inside the chassis. for transport there are screws which get removed and replaced by covers when it’s in p... | |
| Who's Gone Topless? my darTZeel NHB-468 mono blocks are a vertical design, with Plexiglas sides. you can look in and view the beautiful circuitry. https://systems.audiogon.com/systems/615#&gid=1&pid=12 my previous amplifier, the darTZeel NHB-108 stereo amplif... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive @thuchan thank you for that hint. i did see a picture of the bearing here; https://audiocirc.com/2016/10/21/air-bearing/ looks very purposeful. it’s similar to what i had on my Rockport Sirius III. not sure about the TechDAS.currently my CS Port L... | |
| DAC Output 192/16 vs. 192/24 Will I Hear A Difference there are no dac chips that can do higher than 16/44 but can't do 24 bit. why would a dac builder limit bit depth but higher sampling rates?i think we are talking about a non issue here. | |
| Turntable platforms allow me to clear up some confusion here.first of all, not all active isolation (referred to as Herzan above) is created equal.for further explanation i started a thread about active isolation including for turntables here; https://forum.audiogon.... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive @lewm If you’re obsessed with suspensions, Minus K or Herzan or possibly Vibraplane are ways to go. And each of those can be used with any drive system. the Herzan active type systems can only be used when the gear has zero sensed self noise. any... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive @thuchan they do not have an airbearing concept like Caeles or the Apolyt. i assume when you say 'Airforce tables' you are referring to TechDAS.are you saying that the TechDAS Airforce tables do not have air bearings? or that their approach/conce... | |
| HeadAmp Blue Hawaii HP amp the place to look is US Audio Mart. lots of headphone’s and headphone amps there. many more listings and easier to navigate. and free to post and purchase too. https://www.usaudiomart.com/ here is a BHSE amp for sale now. https://www.usaudiomart.... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive obviously a belt drive tt uses the platter mass differently than a direct drive or idler. which we could write a book about.but if you investigate the top performers of each drive type they all have relatively heavy platters; and you would find th... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Mike, Platter of SP10 Mk3 is listed as "10kg" or "21 lbs", everywhere. Not near to 30 lbs. It’s heavy enough as isthanks Lew, my 9 year old memory was recalling how heavy the case was with the motor and platter and my guess was wrong.but.......th... | |
| What is the best solid state amplifier you have ever heard? easily......the darTZeel NHB-468 monoblocks. https://www.stereophile.com/content/dartzeel-nhb-468-monoblock-power-amplifier in my room. | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive I would be interested in hearing about an air bearing that has less play than a high quality bearing of conventional design. with air bearings there are high pressure, high flow......and low pressure low flow....designs. the high pressure (the Roc... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive the SP-10 Mk3 likely has a platter heavier than 20 pounds, maybe 30, the NVS has a 40 pound platter, the Rockport Sirius III has a 55 pound platter.as far as Ralph’s points;absolutely my direct drives did rock in my room exceedingly well. in order... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive Is the Technics SP10 enough for me to experience many of the qualities direct drive has to offer?MikeHow are all your new turntables comparing to your reel to reel? I’m on a similar journey with reel to reel as I am with vinyl. @scar972there are ... | |
| Direct Drive vs. Idler Drive vs. Belt drive your first reaction to a good direct drive is that it will sound somewhat digital, in that it won’t have any character of it’s own. of course, it can sound perfectly natural yet the lack of coloration will require an adjustment. it will have more ... |