zaikesman
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| Question on loading and interconnects Your Cardas/Benz cart is a moving-coil, which means it isn't critical as to load capacitance. 400 ohms resistive loading could be in the higher range for proper response with a low-output MC anyway, but regardless, choice of interconnects won't ha... | |
| Review: Technics SL-1200Mk2 Turntable "It would be nice if they made an after market solid plinth to support and house the Technic 1200/1210 turntable mechanism (with the outboard KAB power supply) and tone arm! This would really be fantastic and could be made of layers of MDF and oth... | |
| Review: Technics SL-1200Mk2 Turntable "In my mind, the acrylic mat opens up the sound while the rubber mat closes it or restrains it"That is quite possible -- I have not found that use of a damping soft-type mat in conjunction with a clamp makes the sound 'airier', but rather better f... | |
| Review: KAB SL-1200 Fluid Damper Tweak Thanks Joe, I did not (for reasons unrelated to the worthiness of the PS as a review subject), but see my post on Ekobesky's formal review of the SL-1200. | |
| Review: Technics SL-1200Mk2 Turntable "Any comments on the sound effect or enhancements of using a regulated power supply on the Technics?"Did you see my post of 3/26 above? In my experience this was a more important improvement than my playing around with various platter mat arrangem... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Interesting stuff, I hope Teres comments on it. My own question at this point would be, what proportional contribution can we ascribe to the control system implemented on the DD, beyond the mere fact of the drive method itself? My own hunch is tha... | |
| What to do with 1,200 CDs I don't need My own belief is that the issue of massive, free digital distribution and copying is unsolvable according to the traditional models. I think artists will have to move to an "honor system" of online donations -- tips, really, like busking all over ... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Thanks Teres for elaborating. Guess it's a good thing you feel your product development results have affirmed the theoretical reasoning which preceded them :-)On somewhat of a sidetrack note, let me toss out a bit of theoretical reasoning of my ow... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? I was sincere in my question to Teres -- not pessimistic, only a bit prodding. I think it's possible to do both (good marketing and good design; there's nothing wrong with the former as long as it serves the latter), I just sense he's downplaying ... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? Teres: You *elected* to implement it with direct-drive. Why? Marketing (which I think may be a good move in a crowded BD universe), and/or something more?PA: You lost me, I don't understand the meaning of your response to my wisecrack (which was o... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? I think that might be an actionable offense in many states... | |
| Amplifier Mods I still don't understand why you wouldn't simply find out exactly what the mods TRL would do are, so you can compare them to the mods SMc describes on their website. I recently bought a DNA-500 to compare with my DNA-125 as a way of trying to suss... | |
| Audience Au24 Bi-wire or w/Jumper with N803 More different than simply being a 2-into-4 double-run of the same basic cable? | |
| Gallo Ref 3 and CJ Premier 350 What does the 350 cost anyway? Can't remember seeing any reviews of it yet, and CJ's website provides few details (as usual). I recently got a McCormack DNA-500 from a member who's using the 350 now, and though he thinks highly of both amps you ca... | |
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? "If any of you guys would meet me in person and looked at the palms of my hands you'd understand"Uh, that's OK, thanks anyway...But getting back to the subject at "hand" (ahem), as far as I know there's nothing about implementing a quartz-referenc... |