sean
Responses from sean
| Oversampling/Increased dither: a lot of hype? Gliderguider: I agree with what you said about ultrasonics, but i wanted to be honest and fair as to the pro's and con's. Like you, i've never heard of anyone popping an amp or tweeter that was directly related to this phenomena. As a side note th... | |
| RRL Cleaner, Vinyl Zyme, and Groove Glide Styx: A simple solution is to install some type of adjustable pressure relief valve into the vacuum system. This will allow you to achieve the highest levels of suction without actually lifting the disc off of the platter. If you don't want to get... | |
| Spindle oil El: I think that Herman meant that the servo controlled linear arm would be cogging side to side ( crab-walking ) trying to constantly correct for the center of the groove. Sean> | |
| Good, Neutral, Reasonably Priced Cables? Mprime: I can't give you any specifics about interconnects. As i've stated before, "interconnects are a mystery" as far as component to component interphases go. That's because the spec's from component to component vary so widely.What i will say ... | |
| Spindle oil John: Thanks for making me aware of that fact as i was not aware of it. Herman: High quality linear tracking arms aren't that expensive. That is if you don't mind buying used, can shop around on the net and move fast once you find one. Sean> | |
| Spindle oil El: Speaking of shock's and servo's, one might find this servo-related suspension system designed by Bose to be of interest. I would suggest looking at the whole article and then watching the videos at the end. Quite impressive if actually perform... | |
| Oversampling/Increased dither: a lot of hype? The biggest difference in sonics between some of these and "conventional" types of DAC's has to do with the type and quantity of filtering used. Less filtering equates to wider bandwidth, better harmonic structure, less phase-shifts with the resul... | |
| Good, Neutral, Reasonably Priced Cables? Threads like this really amaze me, regardless of who contributes to them and how much or little they've spent on their systems and cables. Having said that, there's obviously a LOT of different concerns regarding cable selection being voiced in th... | |
| Spindle oil Herman: If the stylus wasn't "scraping" its' way through the vinyl troughs, it wouldn't be generating heat at the tip. That heat is wasted energy due to unnecessary friction. It's pretty simple when you break it down. Amplitude modulations in the ... | |
| Spindle oil Herman: If a diamond can cut through hardened glass, what kind of "drag" could there be slicing through pre-cut grooves of soft vinyl? If there's enough "drag" there to cause speed irregularities, there's something wrong with the design of playbac... | |
| Spindle oil Teres: If your stylus is centered in the groove, there's minimal drag. The only "friction" that the stylus should encounter would be converted as motion in the cantilever, which energizes the cartridge and is converted to electrical impulses known... | |
| Good, Neutral, Reasonably Priced Cables? Psychic: I don't what to say about your theory of building a system around a series of passive components ( cables ). In fact, i think that someone joked about this in a thread a while back i.e. "I have Brand X cables. What components and speakers... | |
| Good, Neutral, Reasonably Priced Cables? You asked about specific cables, so i'll share my thoughts on them in the order you listed them.To me, Kimber's silver cabling has all of the "bad" connotations that one reads about silver. That is, it comes across as being lean, bright and edgy. ... | |
| No posting from me for awhile Best wishes and hope you have a safe and enjoyable trip. One bit of advice though. Do yourself a favour and leave the checkbook and credit cards at home with Mama : ) Sean> | |
| Spindle oil Herman: Tufoil is basically a combo of specially formulated thicker oil mixed with moly grease that has microscopic particles of PTFE imbedded in it. It is neither as thin as oil nor as thick as grease i.e. it is somewhere in the middle. As far as... |