pryso
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| Why the obsession with the lowest octave A couple of responses mention lower overtones. This is not correct. An overtone is a frequency above and some multiple of a fundamental frequency. Thus the first couple of overtones for the 42 Hz of an open E string on an acoustic bass are 84 and ... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System Plinths? Much of this discussion has me wondering.Plinths are constructed in so many different ways that I believe it is impossible to generalize about their sonic contribution. Many earlier designs were a simple box (open inside). More recently m... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s You don't need to live in NYC. The earth seems to shake easily here in California. ;^) | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Banquo, you must accept that every material is subject to vibration, it is just a question of the resonant frequency for each one. I'm not a physicist so admit I am not the best person to answer your question. But my understanding is the higher th... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Too bad there remains so many questions about plinths for Technics and other quality DD tables.On one hand we have Albert Porter who found sonic delight with ever more massive plinths for his series of SP-10 tables. And the fellow who restored and... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Banquo, two suggestions.One of the best turntable experts in the US is not far away - Brooks Berdan (I think in Monrovia). I would call him Monday morning and ask for his recommendation.If that fails send me a PM for a suggestion in San Diego.Good... | |
| Sansui AU - 919 Thrift Store Find Back in the '70s I had to "downgrade" my system and ended up with an AU-717 which was a wonderful match with the used Maggies I found. It was a top-rated integrated by British magazines at the time. So far as I know the 919 was a similar design, j... | |
| Dear Fellow SC IVA owners Thanks Unsound. There is enough mis-information on the internet without my adding to it. ;-)Probably what I was thinking of, the Duntech baffle step backs are open on the sides to help dispersion. My recollection is the DAL speaker's sides are not. | |
| Dear Fellow SC IVA owners I'd like to clean up a few points here before the end of the year. ;-)Yes, I was wrong to call Dunlavy designs D'Appolito arrays. I do know John Dunlavy liked symmetrical driver arrays because they simulated a point source speaker when matching mi... | |
| Cartridge life really only 3 years?? Hi Kk. I too am a long term hobbyist except I never abandoned vinyl. As suggested by other posts here, I believe three things can happen to a cartridge, other than accidental physical damage.Stylus wear - The normal use expectancy for a diamond st... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, thanks for your source recommendation on Empire 4000DIII loading. It may be one difference between earlier 4000DIIIs and the Gold version (there is at least one other). At first I thought the 100K might have been a typo on the VE site. But I... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, you posted "the Empire 4000DIII was designed to " see " 100K on load impedance". Where does this come from?I just received an Empire 4000D III and the instruction sheet calls for 47K loading. I'm not disagreeing with a 100K recommendation... | |
| Jazz must have pressings??? Coltrane, interesting choice for a moniker by someone who asks for "must have" jazz lists. ;-)The problem is that the field of jazz is so diverse, to recommend recordings to someone I don't know is a very difficult task. As I understand your post ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Dertonarm, Syntax, I checked the Klyne website but could not find any articles or papers. Could one of you post a link?Thanx | |
| Best Phono solid state under 2K? JLTi would be the top of my list. Otherwise, a number of quality units may be available used, that all depends on timing and pricing (I know, not much help there). It will depend on what you can find. |