mikewerner
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| To Tube or not to Tube...... -I have moved in the other direction. Tubes to solid state.Rarely have I looked back.Tubes are such a hassle. Either they are breaking in or wearing out...Warm -up time is expensiveÂ…Power is often lackingÂ…You can never know if your tubes are just ... | |
| Damping the analogue "setup" Have you tried any of the suggestions?I had a unsuspended table once that responded well to a 3lb plastic coated lead diver's weight placed on the plinth near the tonearm. Again, try the squash balls.-Mike | |
| Damping the analogue "setup" Try putting some squash balls from your local sporting goods store under the turntable resting up against the plinth. The feet of the table still need to rest on the stand but the balls squished between the table and stand absorb and turn to heat ... | |
| Neutral or warm? Which do you prefer? Neutral is not a subjective thing. It means low distortion.This is objective.Measure the signal. Is it the same going in and coming out?This is the land of engineers, not artists.Though marketing and the audio rags would have you think otherwise.-... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? You know, distortion affects all signals passing through your system.The nasties you describe are always present, even on the solo violin you think sounds good.On some of the signals it is more obvious, that's all.I read a post where someone sugge... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Interesting.I play the violin everyday. So does my son.Reference real sound, and proceed from there.Massed violins are hard to reproduce. The information is very complex and the ear is very sensitive.I believe that there is no cutting corners for ... | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations If we are talking condiments, I like pickled carrots!Try the squash balls. It is cheap.You have nothing to loose.-Mike | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations I disagree. Nothing is perfect but the balls btwn the table and the stand, with the TT feet touching, absorbs vibration.Case in point.I have a vacuum record cleaner that vibrates. I can feel it in the floor near the stand. I hear it. It is vibrati... | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations You see, place the TT on its own feet but have 3 balls under and adjacent to the feet.The feet of the TT have to touch the table or stand.The balls squashed there between the base of the TT and the stand absorb vibration. The TT does not roll arou... | |
| When a Reviewer "likes" something Wow. This is real informative!-Mike | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations I put my balls under a heavy mono block. They squashed, too!So now I take care to only suspend lighter things from them.-Mike | |
| When a Reviewer "likes" something What it means to me is usually nothing.When I like something I usually know it!The problem is bias and habituation.Like ski goggles- take them off and things look pretty weird for awhile.Also, expensive things sound better, right?Be honest, now.-Mike | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations Yes I am serious.The squash balls work great!They are designed to do just what we want them to do in our application. Absorbvibration and convert it to heat.One thing I would add. You want the balls to compress under the weight of the supported eq... | |
| Simple & Cheap Way to Cut Turntable Vibrations Put 3 or 4 squash balls under the turntable. Have the table still rest on its own legs.The balls compress some and convert the vibrations into heat.Squash balls are cheap and are designed to NOT bounce.I use them under most of my equipment to good... | |
| Pass Labs XA60.5 experience? I have a pr of 60.5's. I love them.If you are into mono amps then get these (shorter speaker cables, longer interconnects) There is the advantage. Also separate power supplies... |