thom_at_galibier_design
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| cost of Galibier or Redpoint motor Hello Maril555. I'm not on forums these days, but this post was brought to my attention. I realize that you're asking about a motor, and in the context of the legacy Galibier drive system, purchasing a Maxon A-max 110178 and implementing a simple ... | |
| High Sensitivity Speakers that work best with SS Greetings all,I was pointed to this thread and the reference to our room at the 2011 Audiofest.One thing has become clear to me is that the Daedalus speakers will mirror what you throw at them.Having had extensive experience with the Atma-sphere M... | |
| the perfect tonearm Atmasphere wrote:Tri Mai of Triplanar has nothing but complements for the Phantom, and there have been quite a few threads here on the 'gon regarding its qualities. IME it is a transformation over the 2.2!I would call the Phantom, the logical evol... | |
| Lyra SPT and poor eyesight Knowing how robust Jonathan's cantilever assemblies are, I'm certain that this smaller brush was issued to help by doing a bit of scrubbing of the cantilever.I'll bet that Dre_J (a long-time Lyra user) or Jonathan himself can clarify.One thing is ... | |
| 2011 RMAF Analog Reports + Meet and Greet Hi PcostsaI'm looking forward to seeing you again. Yes, I've come to realize that informal after hours affairs in the room are a whole lot more fun for all of us, and in the end, are more informative for everyone. I'd love open up the room on Frid... | |
| 2011 RMAF Analog Reports + Meet and Greet Thanks Andre,As we noted offline ... no "shootouts" this year. It's proven to be an exercise in cat herding ;-)The Saturday night get together in our room will be more of an opportunity for an informal get together. Bring your weird tunes ;-)Cheer... | |
| 2011 RMAF Analog Reports + Meet and Greet In the Galibier room (Suite 1130):Turntable - Galibier Stelvio-IITonearm - Durand Talea-IITonearm - Artisan Audio CapriccioCartridges - Dynavector XV1s, Myajima MonoLine Stage - by Serious Stereo (Passive Attenuator)Line Stage - by Quicksilver Aud... | |
| What is Warmth? Excellent point, Ralph:HiFi systems can have warmth too. This is not natural- it is a coloration caused not so much by frequency response errors (as is the common myth) but instead by distortion.The 2nd order harmonic is the most to blame, and is ... | |
| What is Warmth? Warmth in a hi-fi system is typically characterized by a rolled off top end, and possibly a bump in mid-bass as well.As Raul said, it's a distortion - a band-aid to cover up flaws.A correctly designed system can have an ease of presentation, an ex... | |
| Question: Is it "Tone Arm" or is it "Tonearm"? Strictly speaking, it's a pickup arm. Having said that, I call them tonearms so people know what I'm talking about.When in Rome ...Cheers,Thom @ Galibier | |
| Teflon washers for cart, were can I get these? Now there are no absolutes, and I encourage you to try everything, but in general, Dan, Palasr and I have had the same results.While you might be able to tame (or mask) some other problems in your analog rig, my bet is that you'll prefer brass or ... | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment I understand what you were trying to accomplish, Pgtaylor. This was an illustrative example for those who haven't worked through the math.BTW, do you really think that the Feickert has the precision to measure to .003"? If you can do this with tha... | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment Pgtaylor, Dertonearm It goes without saying that we're venturing into the fine " ether" of tonearm setup. With respect to SME's and the upper end Schroeder tonearms, the effective length changes require a bit of trigonometry, or a CAD program to ... | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment Dertonarm,Thanks for the clarifying points. You mentioned one point which may have been lost on folks, because everyone's attention is captured by the design of the Uni-tractor and your selection of geometries. I want to highlight your point:This ... | |
| Uni-Protractor Set tonearm alignment Dear Raul,I don't disagree with you, but at the same time you have to accept the fact that we live in an ever specialized world. There are people like Dertonearm, Yip, etc. who spend their time focusing on protractors.People like Frank Schroeder, ... |