terry9
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| 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... | |
| After a long, long sleep: ML-335 Very wise. Good luck! | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum My impression (as a patent holder) is that patents ain't what they used to be. But I understand your position - I'm ambivalent about giving up the best of my own developments. In my case, it's probably just nostalgia. | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum @mijostyn I wasn't talking about the Reed system, I was talking about mine. Wood or wood-like composite all the way. Similar speeds of sound in each material reduce reflections. So what is your own thing? | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum @mijostyn Interesting cartridge connection scheme. Very similar to my own solution, except that instead of the cartridge on a plate, the cartridge is on its own wand, so that the cartridge can be matched to the appropriate wand. Also, VTA, VTF, Az... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum @pindac Looked up the links, thank you. The researchers used pampas grass fibres, interestingly. These seem to have been harvested from the stalks, much denser than what I used, The stalks are about 15% the density of a fibre bundle, and more rig... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum @pindac Ah yes, Panzerholz. It's the best commercially available material that I know of. See, for example, the Reed website. Researchers in Europe, (Netherlands? Germany?) like GLARE, an acronym for Glass Laminate Aluminum Reinforced Epoxy, whic... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum @pindac So glad that you, at least, are interested. I'll keep you posted - been looking to see what it would take to modify an old pressure cooker. |