noromance
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| Is it possible that tubes actually get better with age? Maybe the OP is asking if unused tubes sound better as they age like cellared wines. | |
| General question on Carbon fiber tonearms versus aluminum it is possible that the live sound from aluminum, if indeed it is from the arm itself, could be energy from the cartridge that is causing the arm to color the sound in a rather pleasing way. The dead sound from fiber, if indeed it is from the a... | |
| General question on Carbon fiber tonearms versus aluminum That subtle lack of noise and distortion in the upper frequencies were considered a lack of "air" and consequently colored the sound in a bad way. This isn't the same as acoustic ringing or damping. Dolby effectively filtered frequencies (-3 dB a... | |
| Hdmi causes crosstalk between external preamp sources If it were me, I’d disconnect everything one at a time until the issue stopped. Then plug the offending item back and see if the issue comes back. Once that single issue is, um, singled out, you can do more targeted troubleshooting. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? The Beatles – Abbey Road (Apple 2019 RM Ani) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Dawn Of The Century Ragtime Orchestra – Silks And Rags (Arcane 1972) | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Doc Evans And His Dixieland Band – Muskrat Ramble (Audiophile 1959) | |
| Question on VTF (What should i adjust it to?) Except, it's an actual phenomenon. I just brought the Decca down to 1.55 from 1.65 and the metal percussion on the Doc Evans album on the table moved three feet into the room. | |
| Please Educate Me Digital isn't just 1s and 0s. There is a whole bunch of processing actions at play like error correction, power supply noise, quality of chips and sampling rates etc. The better the device and the lower the amount of error-correction required, the... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Leonard Cohen – Dear Heather (Music On Vinyl 2012) | |
| Are your current amps and other gear the best you've ever had? Yes. | |
| Do you let the turntable spin when putting down record and attach the clamp. Platter is always spinning for the session. No clamps or weights. | |
| Question on VTF (What should i adjust it to?) General rule. Lower end of VTF tends to give a brighter, more detailed and slightly lighter presentation. Can mistrack if you go too low. Higher end of tracking force tends toward darker and heavier sound. May vary with cartridge. The same variati... | |
| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? Phono cables are default Jelco JAC501. They seem fine. Better than an Audio Sensibilty cable I tried.Interconnects are interesting. I’ve tried a few options with the best of intentions. While they all have had some nice aspects to the sound, they’... | |
| Who else is using old cables/interconnects, and is happy? I also use Clear Day solid core solid silver speaker cables on the second rig. Took a few months to break in and open up fully. Bought them a few years before Paul passed away. |