zaikesman
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| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Twl, what you figured out is what I was actually attempting to suggest - hence my description, "...calculated effective mass equivalent..." referenced to the tracking force itself, which is of course measured out at the stylus tip. I wasn't intend... | |
| What could be instead of side walls? Can't agree with Oz's suggestion about introducing side panels, but he's absolutely right about your speaker separation. A chaotic, out-of-focus stage as you described would definitely result from listening at only 5' away while having a separatio... | |
| TV picture issue, anyone? Thanks for the response so far. I do want to reiterate for those who questioned the cable feed quality or set adjustments, that the problem is apparent on all sources, not just the cable, and exists over the whole range of control settings, includ... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Basement, all tonearms already incorporate a greater vertical than horizontal resistance into their design (that is to say, beyond the biaxially uniform effective mass of the tonearm/cartridge combo itself) - the Vertical Tracking Force (VTF). Exa... | |
| Nautilus 805 setup question "I tighten down the woofer screws about every six mounts (sic)" - Sounds vaguely like some sort of unatural sex act, don't it? ;^) | |
| What's the best dirt bag speaker you have heard? Hey Dekay, that's kinda the way I felt for Shrub whenever he had to debate anything, but look where that (not to mention Al & Bill) got me - now I feel that way for us all! | |
| Why low sensitivity speakers? Pmwoodward - Why would a stiffer cone be less efficient? A more massive cone, yes. But a more flexible cone seems to me as if it would just do a poorer job of moving the air, thus requiring more amp power to produce the same volume. Isn't this why... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Twl - I'll try to post here about what I find when I try the damper mod. It also occurs to me that achieving a high level of disparity between the horizontal and vertical tonearm masses is exactly what Dynavector has done for a long while now with... | |
| Tubes Do It -- Transistors Don't. Detlof, I agree with Clueless that CDs omit information which analog preserves, but I wonder about your take on interstitial silence - LP playback does contribute a certain minimum noise floor which is much higher than digital (or a master tape). ... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Geez, PsychicA, didn't take long for my post to pull you out of the woodwork...You mean after all this time you didn't 'get' the principle of this gizmo you've been all over me to go ahead and order?! Well, just so's I don't earn one of your 'enco... | |
| Opinion of budget phono preamps? FWIW, I found the Camelot Technology Lancelot phonostage (a solid state battery powered unit that sells new for around $900) to best the all-tube internal one in my C-J PV8. | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Very interesting approach Twl, but the analogy between stabilizing outriggers on a unipivot design arm and what you've done for your gimbal bearing design arm is somewhat incomplete. Azimuth control should not be a problem with quality bearings in... | |
| Why Sony watts aren't as good as _____ watts There's obviously a lot more that goes on than this, because the Sony won't sound as good as the ______ even when neither amp is being called upon to deliver anything above a few watts max, probably less than 1 watt average for normal moderate vol... | |
| Which cone's or platforms have helped? I have gone for isolation, not coupling, and have been most pleased with Audioprism's Iso-Bearing polymer ball in delrin cup footers. Stable, effective, and fairly reasonably priced. Symposium shelf is under the TT, but MDF or wood shelves otherwi... | |
| Loudspeakers that match well w/Bryston B-60? Agree the Thiel CS1.6 would much exceed the .5, and it still fits your budget, also 92+dB sensitive to boot. The similarly-priced Vandersteens, Energys, Meadowlarks, Paradigms, B&Ws, JM Labs, Triangles, etc. could all be worth a listen (haven'... |