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| Mono Reissues and the Conical Stylus Dave, interesting comparisons! And they align well with what I wrote. The mechanical aspect ie. stiffer vertical suspension seems to me still a very important factor.Recently Shibata tips resurrected, interestingly at the top of the ladder. I prin... | |
| Mono Reissues and the Conical Stylus My parents own.ed a major number of mono recordings from their times living in the states in the 50's. A part is musically so-so, but there are treasures like eg. the Mozart sonata recordings with Walter Gieseking. I always liked the magical sound... | |
| Does removing anti-skating really improve sound? Thinking about the varying levels, ie. average and peak levels being quite different, the best *sounding* antiskating will rather compensate levels with average modulation. This will need less compensation than trying to minimize and center distor... | |
| Does removing anti-skating really improve sound? I had the job to adjust a Benz LP S (or was it a Gullwing?) on a SME 345 arm in a high class system. I fine-tuned and two colleagues (and me) were listening carefully while optimizing VTF (& VTA) and anti-skating. - I was open to the idea, tha... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners I only see one solution (or is it a soulution?): A Lyra Delos in P-mount T4P-norm.Jonathan, are you listening?Actually it's not a total joke. I admit that the concept of setting tracking force by standardized brutto P-mount cartridge weight-actual... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners The great swiss writer and dramaturg Friedrich Dürrenmatt once said (ca.) that today (in the 20th century) there is no way to write dramas. Anything is a comedy. And the greatest comedy of all is reality.I like this sort of fun. And similar things... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners @vpi: Basically the hum level is strongly related to the efficiency of the magnetic circuit and specially the coil wire diameter.Increasing the number of turns (because of an air coil or more windings for a higher output) basically means thinner w... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners @vpi: regarding hum:The Delos has ca. 2.5 dB more output than the Black Beauty in low output configuration, with a quite low source / coil impedance. I suspect the vdH is more in the range of 20-30 Ohms.I was & am amazed that this information ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners The tuning of the cartridge was a job I did for a friend & small audio tuning shop. and I am distributor of Ambience Ribbon hybrid speakers.But this is not a business in any normal sense.I run a cultural hotel including concert program and do ... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Regarding the Trans-Fi arm: it is somewhat different to the ET 2, but it has more in common with it than with radial arms. It has an ingenious knife edge bearing for the vertical movement, a gravity loaded, open low pressure high flow air bearing,... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners The description of the sonic change with the Garrard reminds me of my friends system when he changed to a Lenco. Even with a very simple plinth the very satisfying solidity and propelling musicality just popped out of the speakers. Just *a lot* mo... | |
| MQA and the "Pre Ring - Post Ring" Hoax Forgot to mention:If MQA sounds worse at simlar file sizes (and it seems to have measurable and sonical issues) the whole process is indeed very questionable.Because an idea is only brilliant if proven in practice. | |
| MQA and the "Pre Ring - Post Ring" Hoax Your comment above demonstrates a complete lack of understanding as to what actually has given digital audio the strengths it has always had over traditional analog approaches. Does it?There has never been a need for playback dynamic range to far ... | |
| MQA and the "Pre Ring - Post Ring" Hoax There is no need for any of Mr. Craven's security encryption schemes disguised as sonic improvements. I agree (if it would be the only aim of the idea).Play the ball - not the man.... and try not to kick balls in a glass house.Actually I made seve... | |
| MQA and the "Pre Ring - Post Ring" Hoax As we all know, the present times show that every coffee table round is filled with the "real experts". And that the so-called "elite" (be it political, technical or economical) is corrupt and all these are false experts.Leaving this premise besid... |