twl
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| Basis 2001 I think it would be a fairly significant step up, in certain areas. The Linn is still a pretty good table, and you have to go some, if you want something that will "knock it off the shelf".If you could have only read the email I got last Thursday ... | |
| Basis 2001 It's a very good turntable. Surely you know what I would suggest instead. | |
| cones or sorbothane or both? Salsero, I think your last statement is the critical one. According to my understanding of the Zener model, the damping must occur completely during the relaxation time of the material in question, or the vibrations will not be fully damped. In su... | |
| The JBL K29800; incredible reviews; anyone heard? I checked them out on JBL's website. They cost $27k for the pair. They are nearly a copy of the old Altec Model 19 speaker system with a 15" woofer under a large midrange horn, with a small horn tweeter added on top, which the Altec didn't have. 9... | |
| The Best kept Secret in Speaker Cables please? The Sonoran Plateau Desert cables are very good, and very reasonably priced. They are commonly compared with the more expensive Transparent cables in sound quality. I have them on my system, and I find them to be very detailed and neutral. I think... | |
| cones or sorbothane or both? You can either transmit vibrations, or absorb them. Most soft or rubbery materials absorb the vibrations, and then re-release them back into the equipment. If you provide a direct coupling to allow the vibrations to exit, then you do not re-releas... | |
| Damned if I Do and Damed if I Don't Ok, the way to keep the Sistrum rack and also have the looks your wife wants, is to do as suggested above, and use a gutted armoir for the enclosure, and drill 3 holes in the base to let the Sistrum legs contact the floor. This will allow the Sist... | |
| Headphone dilemna....seeking advice.. Stax headphones. | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Eldartford, any spindle centering problems cause quite slow moving variations in the tracking of the groove by the tonearm. This mod handles that with no trouble whatever. Any relatively slow movement of the arm in a side-to-side direction, can ea... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Ted, the needed lateral mass is relative to the compliance of the cartridge suspension. The lower the compliance(stiffer), the more lateral mass is needed for proper stabilization of the arm. | |
| Damned if I Do and Damed if I Don't I have a possible solution that would let you keep the sonic benefits of the Sistrum rack, and have the furniture style that your wife prefers. If you're interested, you can email me privately. | |
| phono pre loading and gain question Well, my amp is very low power, maybe I don't have alot of gain there, so I need to get it earlier in the system. I don't have a gain spec on my amp. Heck, all I know is that is what it takes to sound good in my system. | |
| Tube Festival - Bay Area, California I can't attend, but tell Jack Elliano that I said hello. | |
| Re-mastered LP question Not sure about that particular LP, but some of the older LPs like that had wider groove spacing to allow for more dynamics. It is possible that the remaster had some compression applied to allow for closer groove spacing. This was quite common in ... | |
| When separating the TT from the rest of the system I'd move the phonostage with the TT. |