mikelavigne
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| Graham Phantom B44 2 or Taela ? i own an original Talea, and am on the list for the newer 2nd gen Talea.Joel did do some listening tests in my system of the various 2nd generation changes as he went along; he visited 6 or 7 times over the summer. it was a real privledge being in... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths also some arms like the dobbins plinth are at the back and i'm actually unsure if they are attached or not.i've owned three Dobbins plinth'd tt's; an SP-10 Mk2, SP-10 Mk3, and a Garrard 301. all these have dual armboards that swing (for overhang a... | |
| How important is Cartridge Overhang? Need help if you want to hear the best possible performance overhang is very important. perfectly mounted modestly priced cartridges will outperform poorly mounted expensive cartridges. the vinyl groove is picky about how the stylus 'sees' the groove surfac... | |
| $12K Laser turntable vs $12k hi-fi turntable? above i called the ELP 'veiled' with a mist over the music. certainly not like digital in a sense that good digital is not veiled, it's just missing information compared to analog. the ELP adds an artifact of the reading process which i heard as a... | |
| $12K Laser turntable vs $12k hi-fi turntable? it's been 4 or 5 years since i heard an ELP turntable, so it's possible they've been improved. but at that time they had 2 major problems.--any slight dust or dirt sounded like a gunshot (slight exageration).--there was a 'veil' of mist over the m... | |
| SACD vs. Vinyl Kijanki,the studio is run by Crna39, an Audiogon member. it's called Puget Sound Studios.here is a Stereophile blog entry which talks about Crna39's work. | |
| SACD vs. Vinyl Kijanki,sorry if i misinterpreted your post. i agree that DSD has it's challenges in terms of flexible EQ'ing. this mastering guy typically will use an analog EQ for his DSD files since a PCM EQ will do so much harm to the signal.this mastering st... | |
| SACD vs. Vinyl Kijanki,what might change your mind about DSD-SACD-2X DSD would be a visit to a mastering studio where an analog source can be switched quickly to any digital format, including hirez PCM up to 352khz/32 bit. there is a mastering studio near where ... | |
| SACD vs. Vinyl SACD will always have an advantage over any PCM digital; no matter the resolution (even 352/32). 2X DSD is even better than regular DSD (SACD). i have lots of high rez PCM files (many 192/24) which i do enjoy. but better SACD's are better. and 2X ... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Jonathan,on 9-5-2010 i did answer your question 2 posts below your question. i'll quote it.Jonathan,i'll do my best to answer your question.Albert does not do the 'nude' SP-10 Mk3 plinth. his Mk3 plinth design keeps the case-work on the Mk3. Steve... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths So what I'm trying to understand is how you and all others who accept only a "single variable comparison" think it is fair to mount the same arm and cartridge on two different tables and then judge which table is best? Yes this may tell you which ... | |
| Albert Porters after market panzerholz plinths Pryso,my guess, knowing the likelyhood that Albert tried quite a few of the pretender/contender cartridges while he owned the Walker, is that Albert had a pretty good idea of what cartridges worked the best on the Walker. and in any case; the Walk... | |
| wilsom MAXX3 or Evolution Acoustics MMThree ? Weseixas,thanks. my wife thinks i should charge. :^)seriously; if you are ever in the Seattle area you are welcome to come by for a listen.my brand of Scotch is Lagavulin. | |
| wilsom MAXX3 or Evolution Acoustics MMThree ? Janeb,the MAXX3 is a rear ported speaker; the Evolution Acoustics MM3 and MM2 have a sealed box with a powered subwoofer and many bass adjustments.a rear ported speaker is definitely more limited in set-up choices than a powered sealed box with ma... | |
| wilsom MAXX3 or Evolution Acoustics MMThree ? there is an Audiogon'er Eddiesudz, who upgraded his MAXX2's to MAXX3's, and then switched to Evolution Acoustics MM2's.here is Eddie's system pagei'd recommend e-mailing him and ask him that question.i am an Evolution Acoustics MM3 owner. i also l... |