stefanl
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| Wide bandwidth = necessary? Here is a link to the main "formal" arguement about why wide bandwidth is necessary.For your health!http://jn.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/83/6/3548 | |
| Cheap phono cable vs decent interconnect cable? You can always make your own cables.I got some 99.99% pure solid-core silver cable off the roll that was cryogenically treated at about $30/metre.You only need 1 metre.Some cotton sleeving,also the the wire was coated for protection,some decent qu... | |
| Phono Stage Preamp-Rotel vs NAD The Rotel has a more accurate RIAA curve than the NAD but the NAD's gain is probably not as high as the Rotel's.I would lean to the Rotel for the first reason but the gain could be too high in the context of the rest of your system and the NAD is ... | |
| Tecnoarm vs. modded Moth Mk. 3 In my opinion the Rega 250 based arm (Technoarm) would have to be superior for 2 reasons.Firstly it is fixed to the plinth by a nut and not screwed on at 3 points like the RB 301 based arm (Moth) would be.This allows for tensioning the nut in the ... | |
| rega planar 2 foam piece in motor housing? This has been heard of,there are after-market mods for Rega motors that do this,try it out and see if it works effectively....or not. | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret Here is a method for setting Anti-Skate.This is of interest here I think."Anti skate is best set visually, not with the dial on the tonearm. This because of the large variation in groove friction developed by different stylus shapes and VTA settin... | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret The old cartridges did not of course have the R&D of today's science behind them and you could not really compare.I did not mean the Sumiko was some kind of killer cartridge,but where do you engage anti-skate if at all.That's something that ne... | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret That is interesting because Sumiko recommend a setting of about 1/3 of the tracking force in the manual for the Blue Point No.2 cartridge and I wonder if there is a connection.Anyway it was Bob Fulton who proposed that the "art" stylii were produc... | |
| Antiskating .... The last analog secret In 1969 an in depth scientific/theoretical study was done on what they termed "bias compensation".It is still available for anyone interested for download in the members area of The Vinyl Engine.Anyway the upshot was that they determined an "optim... | |
| Subsonic Rumble Solutions In his paper on resonances in turntables,Paoul Ladegaard of the air bearing tonearm fame,theorises that cartridge/tonearm resonance is by far the most important issue to be addressed here.Therefore matching your cartridge to the effective mass of ... | |
| Would Like To Hear From Strain Gauge Owners The Ortofon range of cartridges give distortion specs for their 20Hz-20Khz response (in addition to a frequency range spec).Some of them far greater distortion i.e 0-2.5dB than the relative distortion might be for the Strain Gauge limited to just ... | |
| Got a New CD Player and Now I'm Bummed I have heard it said that this dealer I know if he could properly set up a Rega Planar 3,it would beat a $30,000 dollar CD Player. Why? One of the reasons would be that 16 bit digital "sound" is inferior to full-range analogue sound found on L.P's... | |
| Tracking Force Tracking heavy is said to be better than tracking light because less damage is done to a record if the cartridge is stable.Tracking at 3 could be a bit much.You could probably be alright at 2 but you may have a set-up issue it seems. | |
| Silicon Nitride vs Ruby bearing for Rega P5 Early this morning I swapped out the Ruby Bearing for a Silicone Nitride one in a Planar 3 with the Groovetracer sub-platter and I would not say it is a step backwards.I also use the Ceramic (silicone) Bearing in a Lenco to no detriment to my ears... | |
| Silicon Nitride vs Ruby bearing for Rega P5 "When used to check certain soft materials like Aluminium, Cast Iron, ruby balls tend to accumulate small bits on their surface, rapidly leading to errors in measurements. When used in scanning applications, ruby balls are susceptible to wear, par... |