oberoniaomnia
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| Class A bias, speaker sensitivity, watts...? Re current capabilities, is there a measurement, or some type of spec number? I would imagine that the µ/m-Farad value of the caps would be an indicator, but then there is also the maximum discharge speed F/s (= slew rate???) playing a role. Capa... | |
| Rega p10 vs SME 12A TT choice depends a lot of whether you are a gear fiddler or a music lover. I had a VPI with VTA on the fly with SoundSmith Zephyr cart. I could not hear any difference in VTA setting by just playing the record. I had to play the same record on T... | |
| USA Distributor List Sort of interesting. I was not aware that plywood of the body is considered "solid wood". Better than MDF, but I would not call it that. The front plate appears to be solid. I also thought that tweeters should be at ear level, but with the short f... | |
| Sound quality Au contraire: a great performance can be moving even if the recording is suboptimal. A bad performance is bad regardless of recording or even live experience. I remember a Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra performance in the Baroque series, where a f... | |
| Can I assemble a decent system out of these components Very nice gear you inherited! I would keep the VPI and AR PH3 and at least one of the amps, assuming you know how to set up the VPI (leveling, tracking force, etc.). Selling that and buying a new TT seems odd to me. You loose on the trade and you ... | |
| what is more popular silver or black face plates On tube, gear clearly black as it provides more contrast to the tube glow. For the rest, typically there is no choice. I may prefer silver slightly as dust is less visible on it. | |
| What does your Virtual System page say about you? Source first, starting with the most important: TT. This is what I like, call it "emotional importance". The rest follows the signal path, despite my Pearlacoustics SG speakers being #2 in what I like. I fully realize that in importance of sound, ... | |
| Thinking about going electrostatic Very early on I was also interested in ML. They work wonderfully for singer-songwriter type music, indie, etc. However, they are very bland with electronica/synth pop, which I enjoy. So anything with frequent sharp attacks may not sound so good on... | |
| Favorite Album Cover (picture or art on the cover) The Ex: Blueprints for a Blackout. Simple but powerful. The recent re-issue has a markedly moiré pattern, so look for an OG press if you are into artwork. | |
| Modular LP record storage suggestions Build your own with solid hardwood. Has MUCH greater load support than softwood or MDF used by Ikea etc. If it does not need to be pretty, get boards cut to size by hardware store, then screw and glue together. If you want to get a bit more fancy,... | |
| 3k budget for Turntable and Phono Noob- do I need external power supplies? I added an Sbooster to an EAT eglo petite and did not hear a difference. External Power supply is easy to try, but I would only get one with guaranteed return policy. Maybe your local shop has a loaner power supply you can try? | |
| BS meter is pegged! There are other instances of objective BS being spouted by audio reviewers. My "favorite" example is Michael Fremer in The Absolute Sound last year, who re-parroted in a TT review with respect to speed accuracy (wow and flutter) that 1 arc second ... | |
| Warm sounding phono cartridge Clicks and pops after ultrasonic cleaning either suggest really poor quality or damaged vinyl records, or something is off with your cleaning procedure. Re thin sound, consider experimenting with loading setting on your phono stage. I don't know ... | |
| DIY Spekon Cable For Rel @brylandgoodman if you just need longer cable at decent price, on eBay there are 3 m/9 ft for $50, 5 m/15 ft for $75, connectors attached and ready to use. Not sure how much you value your time, but this seems pretty decent, IMHO. | |
| DIY Spekon Cable For Rel Not sure which REL sub you have and what kind of connection/plug is used for that. On mine, there is a big blue plug and getting that would be my primary question. Re AWG size, as the signal is low level (= about the same as interconnects) don't ... |