pryso
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| Tracking error distortion audibility With such knowledgeable folks as Raul and Thom attempting to carry the flag of reason, I'm a little hesitant to join the march. But I'll go ahead and step in line anyway.Feathed stated "I on the other hand believe the presence of a slotted headshe... | |
| “Real” bass vs. “Boom” — how do you know which? Two possibilities -- listen or measure.Listen; you must already have recordings with reasonable bass information (<200 Hz). Select a few with what you believe to be the cleanest bass (electric or acoustic bass, low end piano or organ, synthesiz... | |
| Triode conversion for VTL Renaissance 80 monos Tom, any experienced (older, meaning tube circuits) local technician should be able to figure out this fairly simple rewire.I don't have that knowledge myself but I had my VTL deLux 300 monos rewired for triode operation and I believe it only invo... | |
| How is it ? that a tuner smokes the table ??? Some random comments:$ does not = Q. The mere cost of a turntable set up is not a guarantee of quality.FM potential still exists but the number of stations with quality broadcasting seems to be declining.I believe the value of FM is highly depende... | |
| Dynaco A-25's and a sub-woofer? In case you don't read Speaker Asylum, here is a link to replies to a question on subwoofers with A-25s.http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/t.mpl?f=speakers&m=279876With or without a couple of inexpensive mods, I would not agree with Ponnie that "t... | |
| Cleaning a old tonearm The tone arms I am familiar with are painted, anodized, chrome, or stainless, or some combination of these finishes. I have seen older arms with some form of crud or tarnish but I have never seen one with possible signs of rust. Perhaps I just don... | |
| Hearing Aids? Hoosier1, you make an important point. My initial shopping was at a recommended commercial clinic. I came away feeling it was like visiting a used car lot where they only wanted to sell me their most expensive product.Then I discovered a speech an... | |
| Cleaning a old tonearm Schipo, just what are these "natural oils" on tonearm parts? A possible lubrication on pivot points I can understand but I am not aware of any natural oil occurring on metal parts themselves.For anyone concerned with providing a "protective" coati... | |
| Hearing Aids? Some thoughts from one who wears hearing aids -I've been in this audio hobby for nearly 50 years and have worn aids for the past seven. The question of comparing before and after is difficult to answer because for most of us, hearing loss is gradu... | |
| re: phono preamps; is vintage ss any good? Pkubica, a former employee of Threshold now operates a repair/upgrade service for Threshold and Forte products. He is located in norther California but beyond that I'm not sure. Suggest doing a search here and on Audio Asylum and you should find him. | |
| Reliability issues with VTL amps/pre-amps I've owned a pair of older VTL 300s for at least a dozen years. While they have had little use in the past couple of years they have been very reliable. They had one part failure which VTL replaced for free even though I was not the original owner... | |
| Last song on most LP's pressed with compression As others have suggested (stated), compression is not the problem. During the mastering process the speed at which the cutter head moves across the disc can be varied to compensate groove width for loud and soft passages. This is true across the r... | |
| Single plinth for multiple table/motors T-bone, I cannot speak from the experience of trying your idea but I foresee many downfalls -* Consider the variations in cutouts required for SP-10, 301, 124, etc. Your idea would require the largest cutout of these for your donut, something that... | |
| 78 RPM turntable Lots of table options if you look to the used market.But also consider that those 78s are not only mono but were cut with a wider groove (3.0 mil typical). So a dedicated 78 cartridge will benefit your listening.Next is EQ. A wide range of compens... | |
| Belts vs Direct Drive and correcting experiments In my research for designing a plinth for my SP-10 Mk 2, I've read about and talked with Albert, and read the L-07D site. I agree that installing some form of RFI shield should be beneficial.As Lohanimal points out DD motors are directly below the... |