samujohn
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| Dynamics at lower volumes? Gain matching improves signal to noise ratio (which is right next to Godliness).A simple resistor on the "hot" side of the amplifier input is all you need to do it correctly. Here is how you can determine the value you need:1. buy a few cheap resi... | |
| Dynamics at lower volumes? Tube amps sound better at low volumes because they compress dynamics. My Tact digital amplifier actually sounds more dynamic (a different way of sounding better at low volume) because it has a much better signal to noise ratio than a conventional ... | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over "Mepearson, congratulations on a job well done. I applaud you for your dedication, and thoroughness. Thank you for sharing your experience with us."I heartily agree and just cannot say it any better! | |
| Dolby True HD vs. DTS HD I vote with Rwwear. | |
| Dynamics at lower volumes? Peter Walker's unorthodox opinions are well worth studying. He did not believe in flat speaker response (try his roll off formula by using, say, Audacity to burn an equalized CD). He designed his speakers not to image in the listening room, but to... | |
| Dynamics at lower volumes? Peter Walker (Quad) maintained that every recording has a specific volume at which it sounded best. Loudness controls are band-aids at best. I use a digital dynamic loudness control that I can program as I wish (a Tact DRC program). It is enjoyabl... | |
| Dynamics at lower volumes? Elizabeth. You are gain matching. Try using the passive after the preamp instead of before. | |
| Dynamics at lower volumes? 1. Speakers need a very good signal to noise ratio. Eectrostatics, for example.2. Tubes compress dynamics. This acts as a loudness control at low volumes giving the impression of greater dynamics. The ear is most sensitive in the upper midrange an... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Raul: So what would you like to see us/them do? The playback hardware is better than the recordings/media available to the consumer (at least 99% of the time). Software on both the recording and playback ends are the bottleneck. Atmosphere is a fi... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Once I accepted the argument that what was desired in reproduction was a straight wire with gain. Such a system would let one hear what the "recording engineer" intended. I have many years experience performing, especially liturgical music. I also... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? 1960's favorite system. AR turntable w/ Sure $100, Dyna SCA 35 $100, AR4X speakers $100That $300 today would need a zero added. Today's $3000 system would have much higher resolution. High end, say K-horns, Mac 275, Marantz 7C, Thorens 124, Grado ... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? We oldsters were so lucky to have dynakit, KLH and so on to give us a taste of what the rich had with McIntosh,Bozak,Marantz........We also got lucky with stereo as a standard, with tons of recordings already available (on tape) in the format prio... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Dertonarm raises the basic question: What are we trying to accomplish with all this gear and hardware? I am 65, but when I was 17, I worked in a small, sort of "feeder" studio, some miles from Nashville. We normally used 15ips stereo tapeand recor... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Agree and disagree. WW2 surplus gave us hobby audio. The technology (say reel to reel tapes, radar, transistors, lasers, flight simulators) was developed by governments and major corporations. Audiophiles merely adapted the technology to our own u... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? My tonearm fantasy:Use a holograph image of a phonograph record and play with software.My prediction; much sooner that most think, because it will not come through our puny hobby, but through the efforts of archivists funded jointly by government ... |