tonywinsc
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| Is tonearm bias a compromise, maybe a myth? I just uploaded a couple of pictures of my phono cartridge for illustration on my system page. One shot shows the cantilever in the free state and resting low and to the right. btw- I said that wrong in my previous post about being down and to the... | |
| Is tonearm bias a compromise, maybe a myth? I can't say for certain, but I think that the stylus/cantilever pulls the tonearm along, so if those loads are balanced properly then it is going to be centered. I had a buddy who used the ET2 linear arm on his VPI table. It took him a few years t... | |
| Is tonearm bias a compromise, maybe a myth? Skating is a component of the force vector generated by the friction between the stylus and the vinyl. If the stylus on a pivoting tonearm is not in line with the center of the pivot bearing, then the x and y components of the friction force try t... | |
| MARTIN LOGAN TRIPLES THEIR PANEL REPLACEMENT Remember when banks couldn't cross state lines? Here is a great quote:"The day interstate branching proponents have hoped for—and opponents have dreaded—is about to dawn. After years of debate, Congress appears to be ready to pass legislation that... | |
| Thiel CS6 They are fast like planars, but have a deep strong bass and create a large soundstage- especially with vinyl. Like my experience with planers, they disappear in the music. The downside is that they demand the best amplification, cabling and front ... | |
| At what vol level do you get rumble / flutter? If you can see the woofers pumping, then I would say that they are probably cycling at 0.5 Hz to 2 Hz. Note that 33 1/3 rpm is 0.56 cycles per second. So record runout, as I like to call it, ie. the eccentricity of the record grooves to the spindl... | |
| Think your speakers are positioned correctly? As I was saying, this whole process takes a while for me. That's because I would listen for a month or two and decide to try tweaking something. I might move distance apart and then back a little again. I would also move the speakers closer to the... | |
| Think your speakers are positioned correctly? I would get my sons to help me, but they would always sigh and roll their eyes a lot. My initial setup goes back a few decades. Whenever we moved and I had to start fresh with a new room I start with about 6-7 feet distance between speakers, depen... | |
| What makes music so congested? I went to a lot of rock concerts in the 70s. Outdoors, indoors, giant stadiums, amphitheaters, etc. Congested sound was the goal. Constant maximum dB output. Many early 70s rock recordings were done the that way just like their live concerts. That... | |
| Think your speakers are positioned correctly? It took me almost three years to get my speakers dialed in just right. I would listen for a while, make adjustments and listen a while again. I too make 1/8 to 1/4 inch adjustments. Speakers seem to move. I don't know if someone bumps them or what... | |
| frequency range for instrument vs speaker I'd say that there is not a divergence of opinion here; but a divergence of preference. What frogman said yesterday triggered a memory. I was listening to a 70s vintage record a few months ago and remember thinking to myself that the reverb was no... | |
| frequency range for instrument vs speaker You are right. Full spectrum audio is achievable but takes a lot of patience and money. More than I have of either one. I certainly don't want to discourage the enthusiasts that are working to achieve that, but it is also good to share our failure... | |
| frequency range for instrument vs speaker Johnnyb, you explained it well. It takes a lot of effort and work to get it balanced across the broad spectrum. What I was trying to say is that the long wavelengths are multiple times the length of a typical listening position. So the SPL at 12ft... | |
| frequency range for instrument vs speaker If you think you can just buy a subwoofer, drop it into your living room and add an octave to the range of your music, then you are deluding yourselves. Room volume and size plays a much greater role in the low frequency response of a stereo syste... | |
| frequency range for instrument vs speaker I tend to agree that below 30Hz is not really musically relavant. Sure, it adds ambience in some cases. By the low 20s it is more felt than heard. It is an awesome experience to hear a large pipe organ in a large cathedral. I have never heard that... |