tonywinsc
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| progress? I bought this record in 1980/81. I think it was close to $20 back then. I bought it because I thought digital records were the best. I don't think that today, although the Telarc records were exceptionally quiet back then, more so than most labels... | |
| Pass labs XA60.5 anything wrong with them. For sure, total dynamic range must be considered. If you have your stereo volume set for the quietest passages to be at 40dB or so, just above the average room background level, then you have 57dB of headroom (considering 97dB max). Of course, I t... | |
| Pass labs XA60.5 anything wrong with them. 60 Watts is a lot of power even for speakers not so efficient. Lets say you have a speaker that outputs 89dB at 1Watt/1meter. That results in an SPL of 97dB at 3 meters with 64Watts. That is pretty loud unless your goal is permanent hearing loss. ... | |
| Sota Sapphire Hi Manitunc, since the platter is starting from 0 and assuming linear acceleration and that the platter reaches 33 1/3 rpm at exactly one revolution, then the average speed of that first rotation is 16 2/3 rpm. After the first rotation the average... | |
| Sota Sapphire I used the supplied strobe disc with my Sota to measure the time it took for the bars on the disc to stabilize. If the platter gets up to speed in exactly one rotation from zero then it would take 3.6 seconds for the bars on the disc to stabilize ... | |
| Sota Sapphire Manitunc, mine does. Any tt with good speed control has plenty of torque to accelerate the platter from 0 to 33 1/3 in a revolution or less. | |
| Sota Sapphire Your Sota should be up to speed in less than one revolution. Replace the belt first and clean the pulley and platter. Beyond that it could be a motor or power supply problem. There's a 220 microFarad capacitor on the circuit board that starts the ... | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system I played the 1812. It was fun. One of the few times that a subwoofer would be nice to reproduce the sub-sonics of the cannon fire. | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system I haven't played the 1812 in years, truth be told. I don't think that I have even tried it with my curent Benz. I think the bass was a little soft with the Koetsu; but then I think MC's cartridges in general do not develop that gut punching bass l... | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system Hi Raul, I have not had a lot of different cartridges over the years- maybe 8 or 9; but I had a Koetsu Black that played it wonderfully until it became a bit worn. It still sounded great with other records so I just put the Appassionta away. Now m... | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system I have a couple of Digital Mastered records from around 1980 like the Telarc 1812 Overture that I enjoy; but my analog hifi buddies in the 80s turned their noses up at these digital renderings. Especially when their tonearms skate across the recor... | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system Yes, that is the same album. I found my copy in the 80s in a cutout bin for $2. What a jewel of a find. Now that you mention it, the pace of her playing is fast. I'm used to the record so the one time I heard it live, I felt the live player was a ... | |
| Most demanding passages for a turntable & system One of my favorites and most demanding to play is a Japanese Direct to Disc 45rpm recording of Bethoven's Appassionata on the RCA label. It is very dynamic and exciting to hear. I got it in the 80s and have played it on some good systems. I have h... | |
| Class A Watts I think so. | |
| Class A Watts Yes, of course. I was trying to keep the description more simplified, ie. the output tubes are coupled through the transformers so that the speakers see only the transformers. |