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| Tools to measure in room response Kal, thanks for your comments. I attempted to be as "rigorous" as possible with this somewhat crude method.First I placed the SPL meter at the location where my head would be with normal listening. Obviously this required moving the listening chai... | |
| Tools to measure in room response Kschiu, I did borrow a friend's RTA to verify my general tweeter level setting. That gave a reasonable overall response curve but was lacking in detail (the measure bars move slightly with the pink noise). For a more detailed adjustment of speaker... | |
| Technics SP-10 MKIIA tonearms Hi Fine,If you have one of the original Obsidian models, it seems you can answer this for yourself. Find the effective length for any arm you are considering (the EPA-100 is 250mm), then measure that radius from the center of the spindle to see wh... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Re: number of electrolytic capsThe Service Manual for my SP-10 Mk2A identifies 24 'lytics in the main unit section and 8 in the power unit section. So, not much difference from Peter's count except he didn't include the power section which I've be... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Interesting that Raul brings up microphones (micros). One of my good audio buddies has years of experience recording acoustic music. He frequently complains about the current standard of "close mic'ing", on both vocals and instruments, and the sub... | |
| Are You a Sansui Lover? My few Sansui experiences were both good and disappointing.In the late 70s I had a personal economic situation that forced a downsizing of my audio system -- but I refused to give up music. So I bought an AU-717 from a discount house (based largel... | |
| How loud do you like to play your music? For me, the ideal is to hear playback at the same level I would experience hearing the same performance live, except for some rock. Anyone hearing very much live music should be able to adjust levels by ear, without need for a meter. For symphonic... | |
| Best set up for 78's ? "the old 78s sound wonderful!!!!"Congrats Mapman, that's what this whole hobby is all about anyway. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Another thought on Raul's question. When HP began publishing TAS in the mid-70s, I don't believe MCs were yet dominant in high end audio. This was still the era of Shure, Stanton, ADC, Empire, Grado, etc. MM and MI cartridges.But HP quickly became... | |
| SP10 Mk II vs Mk III Hiho, you say you have "a functional power supply" and "two extra bad supplies". Are these all SH-10E(A) original equipment units? Since they seem to be quite rare separate from the tables is why I ask.If you have anything other than original powe... | |
| Duntech vs Dunlavy? A little more background might be of interest.John Dunlavy originated Duntech in Texas (Dallas in the late 1970s I believe) with a 3-way, large box speaker (but not 6' tall like later models) which was adopted as a reference speaker by Big Bert Wh... | |
| Duntech vs Dunlavy? Carlesdg, while I have experience listening to many models from both Duntech and DAL, most of my opinions are based on owning a pair of Duntech Princess for 19 years.While I admire the DAL models and agree with most of Rcprince's comments, I belie... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? A question for Raul and others with lots of MM experience - is it advisable to remove swing down (attached) stylus guards and brushes?I'm about to finally begin auditioning a few MMs and some have stylus guards. You might say "try it for yourself"... | |
| VTA adjustment for VPI 10.5i tonearm Absolutely agree Doug, except saying level is pointless. Where do you suggest someone begin for VTA with a cartridge installation?LISTENING must be the key to the process. So how about beginning with the cartridge adjusted for level, then listenin... | |
| VTA adjustment for VPI 10.5i tonearm Use the top of the headshell area where the cartridge is mounted, not the arm tube.I made up a 3 X 5 card with extra lines using a T-square. With the stylus on a stationary record I set the card immediately behind the cartridge and site at eye lev... |