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| Dedicated Vinyl system next upgrade? Great we are at the same page. :)My journey in my dedicated symmetrical 2ch listening room. I got some treatment but far from enough. Even then I had that peek in that room at 73 dB still after many, many different listening positions and speaker ... | |
| Dedicated Vinyl system next upgrade? My question is - what should I consider upgrading next? Should I ditch the integrated amp considering I’m using an external phono stage? Or should I go with a better integrated amp? Or should I look at a better cartridge? Do I upgrade my turntable... | |
| Dedicated Vinyl system next upgrade? Room?Yes exactly what I mean.The biggest "component" in your system. ;) | |
| Dedicated Vinyl system next upgrade? What to upgrade is the question.The upgrade Itch.. I am thinking like this.. You have a stereo setup in a room. Changing/upgrading a component here or there gives you maybe a better sound or different. Give or take some % in improved sound quality... | |
| Does the first reflection point actually matter?? 3. No need to buy software to measure the room since the problems are obvious and better spent on product. What? I am not considering my self as a measurement guy. But that is the just so wrong on so many planes.It is like saying don't give someon... | |
| Does the first reflection point actually matter?? We can clearly say it is more than "some".More exactly half of all reflections is good and the other half is harmful for stereo image.Experiment: Put a wall of panels from your face in sweet spot that extends right in the middle to your front wall... | |
| Does the first reflection point actually matter?? I were thinking about..If we ONLY look at the side walls reflections.Then the first reflection points that the sound bouncing off.My thoughts goes like this:First reflection point is weaker (lower dB) than the direct. And what reflects of that sur... | |
| Does the first reflection point actually matter?? @erik_squires So the other area which to me is more important is the floor between and behind the speakers. It seems that treble harshness always lives there. Definitely not first reflection points. Can it be that the floor is closer to your twe... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. If I were selling like PS audio:Instead for:Our Opinion on Component SignificanceComponentPerformance Significance:23%Turntable17%Tonearm5%Cartridge25%Phono Stage15%Amplifiers15%SpeakersAs a another example PS Audio should maybe say something like... | |
| Turntable dealer/set up percon @nekoaudio good to hear! Thanks for the feedback. | |
| Turntable dealer/set up percon @nekoaudio adjusting azimuth with a test disc and software is certainly best way to adjust THAT specific test disc to the stylus.The problem is that if we take 12 different pressings/brands of test discs then they all varying from each other. That... | |
| Turntable dealer/set up percon Wow, if Brian is that good as Peter L then why not..But the other comments is also valid. That you need to be able to do it yourself. But if videos and other types of ways of information is not preferred for you as getting taught by a person is a ... | |
| 100v,115v versus 230v Yes we in Europe is blessed with better sounding systems in general. ;) | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. cakyolWow, thanks for verify that that I always suspected. And is my view of it too. That if we ONLY look att the whole TT (=100%) and disregard all other following components downstream. It is hard to put numbers on things but for illustration an... | |
| Honest question about cartridge vs. turntable performance. As long as your turntable has the following figures:rumble < 75 - 78 db,wow & flutter as low as possible,speed stability better than about 1%and as long as your tonearm effective mass is a good match for your cartridge,here are the approxim... |