zaikesman
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| Polypropylene as a Turntable Base Material Thom: That's an interesting point about the RIAA curve. When I mentioned it above, I was thinking from the standpoint of the curve as it's recorded on the record, and how that would impact excitation of the machine through the stylus/groove interf... | |
| 33 vs 45 speed quality Well, most master 'tapes' these days are digital, and the ones from the 'golden era' that audiophiles like to buy remasters of largely predate Dolby and DBX. I can well understand how a compression/expansion scheme could aid LP playback in theory,... | |
| 33 vs 45 speed quality Eldee: Since I don't buy 45 rpm audiophile remasterings, I can only go by what I hear with regular 7" singles vs. the same cuts as album tracks. But the theory isn't unlike that with magnetic tape, where there can be greater dyanamic and frequency... | |
| 33 vs 45 speed quality There are a couple of other aspects worth mentioning. The higher rpm does better with more highly modulated passages, offering more articulation in the bass and greater dynamic slam, and allowing the entire record to be cut somewhat "hotter", impr... | |
| Polypropylene as a Turntable Base Material PP seems like an intriguing possibility for a TT base material. But I have some questions/comments about a few of the statements in your threadhead. Maybe you don't know the answers any more than I do and are only repeating what this boat maker sa... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Teres: Although my TT is made entirely of cast aluminum, I can relate to what you say, since I have guitars with bridges made of all these options: rosewood or ebony; brass; or cast aluminum; and in this application the first two definitely work b... | |
| Capacitors in line with TT motor - Upgrade? My table is a Technics SL-1200, quartz-PLL servo speed-controlled with a low-rpm DC motor, so the comparison isn't exactly straightforward. The capacitors in yours could be there simply for powerline filtration. | |
| How can power cords make a difference? I'll agree that, cord manufacturer claims and propaganda aside, there are some reasons to strongly suspect that exactly *why* different power cords can sound so different from one another remains fundamentally something of a mystery. I can think o... | |
| Capacitors in line with TT motor - Upgrade? Ait: Now you're getting in over my head, I didn't engineer the upgraded power supply that I added to my TT, I just bought it and did the listening tests. I guess I owe Undertow an apology, as much as his actual words seemed off the mark, it's true... | |
| who surprised and who disappointed Dan: Don't forget Ani Difranco too (not that I've had the displeasure of seeing her live... ;^) About Evelyn Glennie, my comment as our group filed out of the hall was to the effect that it only makes sense, when you think about it, that what we'd... | |
| Capacitors in line with TT motor - Upgrade? Undertow: In my experience (which is admittedly limited to one example, but I don't think this a controversial statement), increasing the capacitance of the motor regulation can indeed have a direct impact on the audio signal, as you put it (irrel... | |
| who surprised and who disappointed Probably the most disappointing show I saw, relative to my esteem for the performer, was Albert King in a NYC club in the mid-80's, but this may be unfair since he might not have been in the greatest of health anymore. Nevertheless, backed by the ... | |
| Capacitors in line with TT motor - Upgrade? "Does not have direct bearing on the actual audio signal, just how the power is regulated to the motor"That's classic. | |
| How can power cords make a difference? The Audio Voodoo Gods hereby sentence Edkoz to 7 licks with a stock power cord (more flexible) for posting a troll, plus 3 extra for proudly admitting it. What's that you say, power cord atheists? You can't take hearing a grown man scream out in p... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Tbg: Which post was I repsonding to? The last sentence of the last post prior to mine. (Read before I respond is always my motto!) I don't have perfect pitch; like most people I'm sensitive to relative pitch, but elasticity of pitch is one of the ... |