sokogear
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| Turntable isolation platform Recommendations? @rdk777 - you could save a bundle with the Townshend seismic platform, ideally on top of a wall mounted shelf. Has a thin steel plate with the pods screwed in. Just make sure to order the right weight capacity pods. | |
| So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences? One other point - if you know something is better sounding than something else, by recommendation of someone you trust or universal acceptance, sometimes I'll just go for it knowing it is better. For example, I was told by Ron (Martin) Sutherland ... | |
| So how much do you think the placebo effect impacts our listening preferences? IMHO the placebo effect happens more for subtle possible improvements than big ones. When something hits you obviously when you listen for the first time, that is when you know you have something. Unfortunately (or fortunately) many changes happen... | |
| Turntable isolation platform Recommendations? @chakster - isolation is a feature of a turntable. Some environments may not require isolation as the sound coming out of the speakers will not resonate. Many turntables can benefit from isolation treatment from Townshend, Symposium, and many othe... | |
| Noise floors I guess I am able to focus on the music and filter out all but the loudest most annoying noise, which unfortunately does not include my wife’s inefficient banging plates and glasses loading and unloading the dishwasher and leaving the damn faucet ... | |
| Vibration - What are the Main Sources? @pauly- sorry for the confusion, phono stages and amps have vibrations in capacitors for example, and I meant to say coupling them to the base can transform them out, AND isolating the boxes is beneficial in keeping the external vibrations out, as... | |
| How much difference does a phono preamp really make? I would recommend adding Sutherland to your list of phono stages. Dead quiet solid state. He has 2 models that list for $1400. It is all he does and has lots of models at diffferent price points that do different things. One is meant for very low ... | |
| Noise floors When the stereo is on at a decent volume, as MC says, the ambient noise is not audible unless it is something very loud, like HVAC and maybe an old running dishwasher. I have a fish tank whose filter you can hear if you listen, but it is not audib... | |
| Vibration - What are the Main Sources? @pauly - speakers generate internal vibrations from their drivers moving and push vibrations to the floor vibrating everything. That is why you want to isolate them and take the vibrations out of the cabinets. Most good speakers either come with s... | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! Blovated - sorry fo the spell check. | |
| Lay Off the Newbies! Why do you like Rega cartridges?Just because they fit easily?I am a Rega fan, and appreciate its simplicity, quality and fantastic value, gimbal arms, etc. but would not use their cartridges. If someone posing a question is buying or has bought a ... | |
| Nicks or McVie..... Both are great, McVie obviously less celebrated.IMHO no one can match Linda Ronstadt's energy, quality and excellence in different types of songs and music. Not a bad looker either....I regret never having seen her live and really am sorry she has... | |
| Manufacturers past their heyday B&K | |
| What do $2500 speaker cables sound like? And most are somewhere in the middle. We know they make s difference, considering the law if diminishing returns,and listen to music and appreciate how good it sounds and when it gets better. Of course it’s a journey, because it can always get bet... | |
| Stacking gear no more rack space does it affect sound quality Components vibrate internally and that transfers outside the boxes - stacking them adds to each other's vibrations synergistically. Even phono stages vibrate, and because they deal with tiny signals, even small vibrations impacting them are detrim... |