terry9
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| The quest for the hot stamper or is it a myth Silly old me, I thought that how a record had been played, how it had been cleaned, and how it had been cared for, all made a difference. | |
| A very good ENGINEERING explanation of why analog can not be as good as digital.. @kijanki Absolutely true, except for a tiny niggle. The signal’s got to have a continuous Fourier transform, which is even smoother than continuous. But don’t bother engineers with theorems. I’ve never met one who didn’t say, "Oh, but we get aroun... | |
| Affordable integrated pure class A? I made some Hood amps from the schematic - they were very good for what they were - an early, simple amplifier with a pretty topology. The biggest issue was the big cap in the feedback circuit. | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? GW, perhaps you should re-read viridian's post and apologize. He wrote, "Nor did I take a test drive in their vehicle I might add. " | |
| Could I be a Retail Wretch? Well GW, compare two scenarios.1. You do your internet research and buy something. But it's not what you want. You sell it at a loss of $2000.2. You audition that equipment and decide it's not for you. You buy something else instead.See the differ... | |
| Big speakers in small room at moderate volume levels I suggest that you determine the frequency response of your room. One way is to buy a record or CD with slow sweeps and announced frequency. The best way is to buy a used signal generator from an electronics test equipment company.I have a lower c... | |
| A problem with AC Power you may not have considered. Spatial, thank you!Years ago I installed isolation transformers, and the electrical inspector said approvingly that he had not seen such clean power since he left the generating station (his previous position).Your post is much needed here. | |
| Fixing your cable problems forever. DIY anything is a permanent fix to that particular consumer Merri-go-round. Now, if only I had the courage to make my own MC cartridge ... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD Cakyol, that’s not the way science works. When you make an assertion, you have to back it up. "Common sense" doesn’t cut it.When you try to change someone’s mind, you should be ready to change your own. To do otherwise is, to my mind, dishonest. | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD Cakyol: " But NOONE can HEAR the difference "An interesting assertion. What is your evidence? | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD Well @cakyol, there is the Fourier Theorem, which states that all you have to do is analyze by sine wave. Everything follows from a sine wave analysis.Consider a sinewave. How many samples per wave are required to push distortion below 5%? When I ... | |
| The urge to tinker is awash. What TT might better mine and why? @markmendenhall Agree 100%. | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD It depends on your taste. If you can't abide wow, which no-one with perfect pitch can, then CD is your best bet.I don't have perfect pitch, and I don't mind wow. I can't abide the tizzy digital sound, so I listen to analogue.But first, try a real ... | |
| The urge to tinker is awash. What TT might better mine and why? @markmendenhall personally i love the Nott sound and didn’t want to get away from it, so I just got ‘more of it’Yep. And air bearings are yet more of the same. I much prefer the ’sound’ of really good bearings to anything else, regardless of the t... | |
| Any meaningful differences... To some extent, it depends on the resistors you choose. I use nude Vishays (VAR series) in all my controls, and I never use a ladder - prefer one resistor for each value step of the control. Rotary switch by Seiden SG. Makes the total pricey - 20x... |