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Science that explains why we hear differences in cables?
To anyone who has working earsUnfortunately severely limiting your share of readers on the site.Physicist here.  I'm buying this.Not.See what I mean? 
Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE.
The one good Guttenberg videohttps://youtu.be/7RxRTFx6Cd0?t=355But even here notice how he keeps interrupting the guy, who is way more knowledgeable, experienced and interesting. I tried to find the Paul Beckett interview, where Guttenberg wants t... 
Triplanar Users VTA
Frankly the arm has nothing to do with it. What is perfect VTA with one cartridge will be completely different with another. If the cartridge body height is a lot different then the arm will have to be raised or lowered accordingly. VTA is all abo... 
Why do my bass drivers shake violently listening to vinyl
A rumble filter will definitely eliminate woofer flutter. But it will do nothing to improve sound quality. Springs, sand box, etc will definitely improve sound quality, and also in most cases eliminate woofer pumping. You can spend your time and m... 
Variation on a theme. What are your other passions in life?
You must be thinking prefrontal lobe. Census taker liver however... https://youtu.be/bIahXVJrvT0?t=7You see the difference? https://youtu.be/Y3I9vc17V4U?t=210 
Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE.
Top 5 reasons to not watch the audioholic:5. Wierd glasses.4. Goofy shirts.3. Goofy, period.2. Misses the point.And the #1 reason to not watch:He's for wanna-bees not audiophiles. 
Spring Theory
Springs are highly sensitive to tuning for load. Didn't see any mention of changing the number of springs to get them right. As shipped they come with way too many springs for a CDP. Most CDP only 3-4 of the 7 are needed. Too many and the sound is... 
Science that explains why we hear differences in cables?
The man himself was here for Chuxpona. We heard him, we heard his cables. They are really good, I would even say exceptionally good for the money. As far as his theory or design principles go, well there we have a bit of a problem. Max Townshend h... 
Why do my bass drivers shake violently listening to vinyl
Sorry noob that you had to read through all the bad advice before finally lewm helped you out. It is not the record or the turntable or arm or cartridge or anything to do with compliance or any of that. Sorry you have been so misinformed. What you... 
Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE.
Zero-g VTF solved with a spring. Isolation? Floats in air! I do think a ported enclosure will cause the speakers to spin around, but that is easily solved with sealed cabinets and anyway that's a speaker problem not turntable. Zero-g would be pret... 
Tweaks That plug in to speakers and ? Why they work
Parts quality is so important, I once bought a tweeter upgrade from the Linaeum speaker designer himself. Heard it on my speakers in his design studio. It required a different crossover that he showed me exactly how to build. One resistor, one cap... 
Variation on a theme. What are your other passions in life?
Not something I try to share a lot but in my spare time I like to virtue signal on-line. I have a whole alter ego where everything I do is intended to get other people to go wow he’s saying everything a good person would say he must be a good pers... 
Top 5 Reaons to NOT BUY A TURNTABLE.
Top 5 reasons to NOT buy a turntable:5. Don’t really enjoy music.4. Mostly listen while driving.3. Congenitally spastic.2. Must stream endlessly.And the #1 reason to NOT buy a turntable:You live on a boat. 
HiFi vs MidFi
Interesting. I have a similar reaction to his posts. https://youtu.be/39GTH8UlXK8?t=8 
Observation: Passion vs Obsession
vinylshadow, SG200. They are all the same cartridge, all the same preamp electronics, only the stylus and preamp features change. SG200 is the basic one with fixed output. Mine comes with two SGS6 styluses. You are right, Soundsmith carts are very...