terry9
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| Does a record player make that much of a difference?? Phono stage most important. Turntable close second. Tonearm third. Cartridge last. IMO. Once you hear air bearings, turntable or tonearm, there's no going back. DIY if your skills are up to it. Ditto for air gap caps in the RIAA circuit. Good lu... | |
| US source of Panzerholtz? A Pz tonearm wand sounds even better on my own LT design. Pz is my reference material, but experiments with some truly weird (and weird looking!) composites are very hopeful. | |
| Do you think driver “break in” is real? @moonwatcher You say, "That "break-in" should be required of the manufacturer BEFORE they ship them out the door." Agreed. My higher end Grado cartridge has had no perceptible change in sound, and as I was in contact with Mr. Grado himself, I kno... | |
| Do you think driver “break in” is real? Several components to break-in. One is strictly post-manufacture time - like Magnepan glue which holds film to frame. That's a matter of time, not use, according to the factory. The same would hold for ESL's. Then there's mechanical change as par... | |
| Acoustically Treating a Bomb Shelter You have a wonderful opportunity to build a music room that is second to none. The first decision is the exact room dimensions. This matters very much - and there is very much snake out to distract you. Fortunately, the science has been done, and... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Most strongly suggest, "Don’t buy SHRILL." It may sound spectacular in the showroom, but it’ll be hateful in your room. I strive for smooth, now that I’m in pretty deep. | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? Die Valkure over the weekend clarified things for me. The tenor's crescendos were painful to unprotected ears. Ditto for the orchestra. At preferred settings, my ESL system doesn't do that - and I don't want it too, either. Smoothness is my lodes... | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? @mahgister @inna "But there is way more to upgrading and optimizing than just reaching smoothness." I understand where you are coming from. When I first plugged in my cost-no-object DIY phono/pre, I wasn’t sure I liked it - where were the high ... | |
| Real or Surreal. Do you throw accuracy out the window for "better" sound? I throw out everything for 'smoother'. Every major upgrade has made my system smoother. Better electronics for my ESL's - smoother. Better electronic components, battery power, continuous power - smoother. Air tonearm, turntable - smoother. Ko... | |
| Question: What are some of your best pieces of advise to someone new to the hobby? Listen to a wide variety (technology and price), and don’t forget ’bang for the buck’. For example, your friend may fall in love with exotic speakers, but find that he can’t hear much difference between expensive and adequate amplifiers with those... | |
| Annoying trend? New vinyl equalization and compression @stratmosphere Thanks! | |
| Cable management....crossing at right angles or @mitch2 nice If you are using shielding, it's best to ground it. | |
| One key to building great systems over time. Agreed ghd. Buy it once and buy it right. You get nothing much in trade-in - but prioritize. Bang for buck. Speakers first, cables a distant last. Used everything unless you fall in love - like I did with Magnepan Tympani 1A, and I wish I still ha... | |
| Question about suitable fuse metals I wouldn’t do that, nor use fuses not recommended by he factory. But if you must, why not add a crowbar circuit just for insurance? Doesn’t have to be exotic: just a twisted pair of 20 AWG insulated wire with heat shrink to insulate each end. Con... | |
| Looking for a Warmer Sounding Phono Cartridge I find that electrolytic capacitors in the signal path can give a nasty, almost digital glare to the higher frequencies. Could it be that there are electrolytics in your speaker crossover? I upgraded the crossovers in my neighbour’s higher end bo... |