twl
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| Where does imaging come from? Yes, it's like using a balance knob on the mixing board. It's called "panning". | |
| Ok this will be a good thread. Asa, as always, you pose some most difficult questions, and I have come to expect this.I once had a calculus teacher that always gave problems on the test, that included material we hadn't been taught. Everyone failed the tests, but he then graded... | |
| Dimensions on Michell armboard for Rega I can't help with the outer dimensions, but a 25mm hole needs to be drilled in the armboard, in such a way that the center of the hole is located 223mm from the center of the spindle. The armboard needs to be thick enough to give good rigid suppor... | |
| Where does imaging come from? Imaging is created in your brain, by the effects of your ears hearing the different sounds coming from the 2 channels of the speakers. Ears work in binaural, and can "triangulate" the position of an object based on the way the sound reaches both e... | |
| suggestions for turntable set up around $6,000. I also suggest the Teres 255, and a OL Illustrious tonearm and a Shelter 501 or 901.For reasons that have often been discussed on this forum in the past, I still don't think that a VPI tonearm is a good match for the Shelter cartridges. Others may... | |
| Ok this will be a good thread. Bob and Asa, I think I am getting a better handle on what we are really discussing here. I think(tell me if I'm wrong) that we are really discussing whether it is worse to have a signal degrading bottleneck somewhere in the system, as opposed to a... | |
| Active vs. Passive Step-Up Devices They can both be good. When using a tube phono stage, there is a great demand for quiet tubes when there is very high gain. This can cause some expensive tube buying. If you use a good quality step up transformer, it puts less demand on the noise ... | |
| Ok this will be a good thread. Gregm, I agree that in many cases, and possibly most cases, there is a single component that is degrading the signal more than the other components in the system. This is obviously the component that needs to be improved first. So from a practical... | |
| Ribbon & ceramic, love them? IMO, paper is the preferred material for cone drivers. | |
| Ok this will be a good thread. Bob, that is correct. The performers and recording venue are not part of the sound system. They are part of the recording process. While I definitely agree that these things are important to the overall result of the sound we hear, they are define... | |
| Try this simple DIY interconnect cable. S23chang, this is NOT Chris's design. Chris's design is a double-helix configuration which has both wires located on the outside of the teflon tube. Mine has a center conductor that travels inside the tube, and an outer conductor that wraps around... | |
| Audio Experience Phono I haven't heard it, but I've read a couple of user reviews, in which they stated that they liked it quite alot. It is very hard to get any tube phono section at the price he is selling his at, so it may be worth a try. If you get it, please post y... | |
| TT set up in the Bay Area You'll have to play with the VTA some to get it just right. | |
| hifi as investment? You're going to spend and probably lose money in this hobby. The upside is you get to enjoy your expenditures. If you want to invest in audio, try collecting popular rare NOS tubes, old collectible vinyl records, and possibly some sought-after vin... | |
| Could This Be Your Next Power Conditioner? Don't worry, I'm a fast typist. And I'm warming up my tubes right now for a Sunday afternoon listening session. Oh yes, a pair of sweet 45's sound great on battery power! And the whole amplifier only draws 3.8 amps @12vdc. |