seandtaylor99
Responses from seandtaylor99
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? John"The torque, as in stored energy/moment of inertia, is not sufficient to combat stylus force drag, it takes an active motor force to push the platter through the dramatically-cut grooves and the variable stylus force drag they cause: it will s... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Bob ... actually you and I are in agreement. The torque is either in the high mass platter, or in the motor, or it is in both. Where it is doesn't matter, what matters is that there is plenty of it.I'd even go further and say that, I would expect ... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? "I would surmise that the boulder would be slowed somewhat by your body since it was coasting whereas the car which is actively powered could be completely unaffected by your presence in its path."I think you'll find both are slowed. Cars are slow... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? "This means it takes torque, an active force, a bigger motor, to combat stylus force drag, that simple mass is quite simply insufficient."How does the stylus know the difference between a high torque motor and a large mass with a large polar momen... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? "constant drive of the platter "The platter is still driven by a motor, and that motor is still subject to noise or vibration. One could argue that a belt filters motor noise.Why would a lighter platter directly driven by a higher torque motor pro... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? I think the best course of action is to buy a turntable on the basis of the quality of sound it produces versus its cost to purchase, and to forget belt versus direct versus idler.If you want to buy a sports car do you buy on the basis of the engi... | |
| Chinese Loudspeakers ARE GOOD "Also, people who decry the balance-of-trade situation overlook the fact that much of what we import is our own product being made in China."Absolutely true. My first preference would be for a product designed and made in the US or in a country wi... | |
| Chinese Loudspeakers ARE GOOD I think you confuse many people's desire to support manufacturers in their home country (or continent) with prejudice. Many people have been directly affected by outsourcing of jobs, and so they see that the less expensive Chinese import product a... | |
| LARGER SWEET SPOT WANTED Von Schweikert ? Newbee's suggestion is good. Toe-in the speakers so that lines drawn from each driver at 90 degrees to the face of the speaker would cross a couple of feet in front of the listening position. If necessary move the speakers slightly further apart. ... | |
| Powered subwoofer helps push inefficient speakers? I see two problems with the powered sub approach.1) If the sub filters low frequencies from the main speakers it will reduce the load on the amplifier, but may also degrade the midrange and treble as it is another component in the signal path. Als... | |
| Speaker Recommendation Needed Jonathanochi,I have not owned TC-50s. I used the REL strata with Spica Angelus, with the crossover set at 27Hz, and now with the GMA Europas crossed at 48Hz. Of the two setups I think the crossover at 48Hz with the Europas is more seamless. The An... | |
| Speaker Recommendation Needed That's a big room to fill. I used to own Spica Angelus and the Green Mountain Audio Europas are better in every way, including imaging. However they would struggle to fill such a large room without a subwoofer.I think you may struggle to fill a ro... | |
| how much difference does a player make "Would I actually hear a difference?"It depends on your system. You need to let us know what the rest of the system is.My guess is that if the HT setup cost much under $5000 then the difference will not be pronounced. If it cost under $2000 I doub... | |
| W and M Interconnects "I find it hard to believe that you have an EE degree and you are designing software protocols for computer chips. It does not make since to me."Then you obviously have no experience in embedded software. Embedded software engineers tend to come f... | |
| W and M Interconnects "I am not going to even attempt to argue with Seandtaylor99 because unless he has a degree in electrical engineering focusing on computers and electronics his remarks have no merit whatsoever."Actually I do. I have a EE degree and I write embedded... |