zazouswing
Responses from zazouswing
| What is the added value of a streamer over a networked dedicated Computer I think two important things to consider are what have you invested so far in your current platform (time, not money) and how do you plan to use the streamer. Personally, I prefer physical media. Nobody can take it away from me and having gone on ... | |
| Isn’t the forum to post reviews of gear you have experience with? A bad map that gets you to the right place is a good map. Was the bad map created with 10% perspective and 10% opinion - maybe. An understanding that opinion, perspective and whole system affect are built into any map given needs to be afforded. ... | |
| SL-1200G/Hana ML Best Headshell I don’t remember where I came up with the number, but according to my spreadsheet, I listed the 1200G arm with a 12g effective mass. That puts it low on the spectrum. The stock headshell is very light. After using the 12g number and calculating a... | |
| Green Mountain Audio Speaking as a woodworker, veneering marble isn’t that straightforward. Since you are only doing one side, and since the affects of environment on marble and wood are very different, choose wisely and test. A self-balanced veneer - two sheets stack... | |
| What should I expect moving from MM to MC? MC carts are just faster - by design. Less mass with the same suspension results in faster transients. High output MC’s have slightly more mass (coils of wire), but not nearly as much as a magnet. I have never done a 1:1 compare low to high output... | |
| Direct Drive +1 on the 1200G - not certain about the other models but I hear they have nearly the same motor. Set aside funds for a phono pre-amp and a cartridge. The 2M is muffled like others have said and should be avoided. A 1000 or 100 with a Denon 103 wou... | |
| Opinions before purchasing I have a small room I use for HT. Not that small, but small. You need a sub. It’s about pressure, not sound - especially for HT. I’m not familiar with your Denon but many HT receivers cannot output the sub to the mains. To @jasonbourne52 ’s point,... | |
| Two amps into one pair of speakers He should get a switch. The output of amp 1 is present on the secondary side of the output transformers at amp 2. Depending on the configuration, it could be stepping the signal down and getting into the circuitry of amp 2. There is probably a pol... | |
| Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried... Margie Day - worked a lot w/ Griffey Bros Orchestra. Ella Johnson - w/ Buddy Johnson A few I enjoy but are definitely an acquired taste: Circus 2000 Amon Duul 2 / Slapp Happy Marina P | |
| Indentical measurments = Identical performance? @erik_squires +1. It’s called Occam’s Razor. Been around for a while. Was the basis of the scientific reasoning that created the tools that take the measurements. Now that we have the tools, we forget about the principals. It would be funny in any... | |
| Finally made the transition to a tube preamp! Welcome aboard. I’m not certain I agree with @blisshifi - at least that hasn’t been my experience. I find the amplifiers are more forgiving and the lower voltages in the phono and pre stages are more prone to tube noise. This is why tubes tha... | |
| Playing with Cartirdge loading on my phono stage Tuning by ear is the way to go here, as others have said. 10x the internal resistance of the cartridge puts you on the edge of pinching the signal - that is decreasing the volume by resistance instead decreasing it by lowering the gain. Once you g... | |
| How did 70s rock music transition into 80s music? Lots of good bands listed here, but one swallow doesn’t make a summer, and I believe that’s the point. My gut is that a combination of technology (synths), corporate investments, MTV elevating sounds based on what the bands looked like, and a gene... | |
| How many plays can you get out of a good record? I’d say if your using good equipment and listening to the same disc enough to mater, you need to get more records. | |
| NRG The 5 Power Cable There was an extensive cable shoot out published a while back. They spoke highly of the cable - and it was about the only cable on the list I could possibly afford. I’ve had my eye on it ever since - but no real word experience. |