noromance
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| Springs under turntable Another song. McShann playing Ellington’s Blue Feeling.Trumpet in the room. Plucked bass and drumkit syncopation I’ve never heard before in such detail. Whole system seems free of sluggishness. A veil removed.Aldous Harding - Party. Nothing wrong ... | |
| Springs under turntable Playing the wonderfully recorded 1980 Amtrak Blues - Alberta Hunter.3D. Can't believe these original ESL57s can sound this astonishing. Previously recessed cymbal work is crystalline.Jan Mc Shann - 1979 Big Apple Bash. Piano is eerie in its realis... | |
| Springs under turntable Noromance 401 is pretty similar ( heavier as he has an aftermarket heavy platter@uberwaltz My PAC platter is only a few pounds over standard. The slate plinth however is very heavy with the weight distributed unevenly. | |
| l want to build a solid wood turntable And solid cherry for the plinth... | |
| l want to build a solid wood turntable Sam, look at Panzerholz. I've seen plinths, platters, and arms made from it. | |
| Springs under turntable Uberwaltz, I also noticed reduced bass and somewhat thinner sound. The weird thing was that the sound improved the next day with the tonal balance evened out. If you try the springs under your table, give it a few days to judge. | |
| Springs under turntable @millercarbon Good. I think you should lose the granite. I tried granite under table, under maple and table, above maple, and every time it sounded bad. Removing it was a relief. | |
| Best way to measure an Amp's power capability A watt is a watt. Voltage across the resistence of the load -current drawn, multiplied by the voltage. What differs is how the power is measured. RMS (root mean square) is .707 of the maximum power. An amp output into a nominal load of 8 ohms at 1... | |
| Are all Audiophiles masocists? No pain, no gain. | |
| Springs under turntable My point was that if you put the box on springs or rubbery mounts, then you defeat I agree that the speaker has to be fixed. The springs isolate the vibrations from the speaker from exciting the floor - hence the cleaner sound - possibly at the ... | |
| Help a newbie understand Add the Sound Analyser app to your phone and measure how loud your music is at your listening position. If over 92dB, you are harming your hearing. That said, add a REL S sub and use it to augment your speakers. You’ll have a blast and you won't f... | |
| Turned Off My Subwoofer ... And My Speakers Sound Great Play a bassy track. Reduce the sub output and tune the cutover to lower than you had. It should just barely add in the lower frequencies. | |
| Springs under turntable @mwinkc Try them and report back. I noted one respondent said they heard no difference with the springs under the turntable in their modest system. I wonder is it only noticeable on more resolving systems? I've two more sets coming tomorrow which ... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? @Uberwaltz LOL. | |
| What tubes do I need? Put the originals back in and verify the amp is still operational.Hopefully it is.Then compare the tubes internal structure, size etc. While tubes of the same type exhibit many variations, it is possible to see enough similarities. See if there ar... |