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Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
I can definitely see where a copper or metal mat in general could liven things up assuming the table drive can handle the weight!i like copper too. 
Changing from an XV1-S
on a high resolution systemthe arm especially i'll bet. :^) 
Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
i think Jfrech has it about right on the GP Monaco. i had one for about a year in my room. it's a really nice tt, fit and finish about perfect, great speed, low noise and neutral sounding in a good way. i 'prefer' my Dobbins SP-10 Mk3 for it's dyn... 
Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
Raul,ok, i get it about what you were referring to.OTOH it's clear we are not referring to the same thing at all.you are mentioning about the stock SP-10 and removing the bottom-plate of the stock case-work in hopes of improving performance.i am r... 
Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
Raul,to be clear; my comment on the nude (original case-work removed) SP-10 Mk3 referred only in the context of installing the nude SP-10 Mk3 inside a custom plinth. possibly that was inferred by your comment;Nice to hear that I'm not totally wron... 
Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths
i own 2 vintage tt's with Dobbin's plinths; a Garrard idler drive 301, and an Technics SP-10 Mk3 DD. i did also have a Dobbins plinth'd SP-10 Mk2.so why do these plinths improve performance over the basic stock tt or OEM plinths?my opinion, alread... 
Reel to Reel decks
Let us go to photography. If you magnify an excellent photo, it will be bigger. My playback on the 2 track is "bigger" than the original, also the electronics in the reel have been upgraded. The playback is equivilant to an equipment upgrade. Is "... 
Reel to Reel decks
Orpheus10,i went back and read some of your posting on threads relating to reel to reel to try to better understand your perspective. i read some responses to some of your comments.i don't presume to tell you how you feel about anything; but it se... 
Reel to Reel decks
Orpheus10 wrote;This only occurs with 2 track reel at a speed of 7 1/2 IPS or higher. This is partially the result of tape width. A cassette has narrow tape, a reel has wider tape. Most reels record in 2 directions; they use 1/2 the tape in the fo... 
Changing from an XV1-S
Andromedaaudio wrote;.....but to say the vpi does not have a "certain level" of sound i think is "a bit" far fetched , sometimes in the audiofile world , things which are cheap and already a long time on the market are considered not interesting( ... 
Reel to Reel decks
Orpheus10 said;One always uses headphones when making a tape. Vibration degrades all analog. If you are playing a record, and listening at the same time, the sound is degraded to a minute degree. If you record in silence, this does not occur.i agr... 
Changing from an XV1-S
Dan,to answer your question;Can you give a frequency range where you think the XV-1s obscures bass?i cannot describe my impressions in terms of frequency response. it is more the ability to resolve the music's stoping and starting with levels of p... 
Changing from an XV1-S
when the OP, Dcarol, used the word 'etched'....What I liked about the Ortofon was the speed and 'etched' realism that the XV1-S seamed to lack in comparison......above; my take on his meaning is quite different from the negative connotation that '... 
Changing from an XV1-S
Bill,regarding what about the Ortofon A90 that is new technology;the body of the A90 is built with a process called Selective Laser Melting (SLM) in which micro-particles are laser welded together layer by layer. similar to the reconstruction sequ... 
Changing from an XV1-S
i'll first echo your friend on the A90 as i own 2 of them; and it is different enough from the XV-1s that it's something new. it's more vivid, transparent and articulate in the bass than the XV-1s.i like the Titan i but have never lived with one. ...