o_holter
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| Comparing systems through phone recordings Nearfield listening is another variable. My friend’s system is tuned to nearfield listening. We’ve exchanged recordings, but he says its difficult to compare, since our speaker systems are so differently designed, his for nearfield, mine for all-r... | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? Hi rdk777This agrees with my own experience, especially regarding the VPI HW19 player I used before. Every little thing I could do to it, regarding the platform, feet, etc, made a change. Air (bike tires), a large bright star sand box, ceramic fee... | |
| Good carts with SME V I’ve not been able to compare tonearms. What I can say it that the Lyra Atlas cart, replaced in 2018 after problems with my 2013 version, sounds very good with my SME V arm, and displays no obvious problems with frequencies, arm/cart resonance, or... | |
| Comparing systems through phone recordings I wrote a post, with a thank you to Millercarbon, Geofffkait and others, for comments - just what I look for in Audiogon debate, making me revise my intitial ideas - but it seems it didn't appear here. Anyway, short version, I will certainly look ... | |
| Comparing systems through phone recordings On the plus side: its free and easy to do, and even if it does not come close to the direct listening experience (and cannot be used for strict A/B comparison), it can give a rough idea of the sonic signature of each system. On the minus side - al... | |
| Comparing systems through phone recordings thanks jond - i agree. | |
| Comparing systems through phone recordings Thanks millercarbon. We're thinking in the same direction. Sound comparison is possible even if diifficult. And a way of learning more.The method used over here is just to record a standard digital track. To hear the basics of the amp - speaker - ... | |
| What creates the effortlessness in sound reproduction? "Effortless" for me is context-dependent, including the old trick of turning off the lights and listening with candle light only. Turning down the volume a bit, so I am dragged into the music rather than having it pushed at me. If I'm stressed, mu... | |
| You are invited on a "trip down memory lane". I should have kept my Dynaco A25 speakers...just the right size, nice cabinet, I could have experimented with drivers and x-over. Oh well. 1970s nostalgia maybe. | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? Maybe. I did a new round of tests. The new Atlas not only sails happily along the trail without any silent woofer pumping (or mistracking), it also reproduces my stress tests cuts beautifully, including Pink Floyd Echoes and tracks from Rickie Lee... | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? Thanks mijostyn. I like it with all kinds of music. The effect is that I enjoy listening more. I wonder if it actually sounds slightly better than my former Atlas did when new. Possibly the low output version (Atlas SL) is even better, but I can'... | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? My former Atlas, made in 2013, was used successfully over a period of several years, before it broke down, after five years - the needle saying goodbye to the cantilever, for unknown reasons. No mishandling on my side. Although the leaning of the ... | |
| Why are my woofers pumping? One more update for all my Audiogon friends. The newly replaced Lyra Atlas cartridge sails through my stress tests without problems. I play Pink Floyd: Meddle, and the woofers react a lot, yes, but they dont over-react. The silent woofer pumping i... | |
| Atma-sphere Updates I want to add to the comments about Ralph and Atma-sphere. First, my MA-1 amps are a daily joy. There is indeed something magic to the sound, especially when the rest of the system is tuned to the amps. And the system tuned to the room. I cannot s... | |
| Horn Speaker Recommendations They may not catch the eye but we listen to a pair of Audiokinesis Dream Makers in beautiful light birch so my wife forgives their big size. In a rather big room much like yours. No sub needed. Atma-sphere Ma-1 amps. Very good match. Speakers were... |