larryi
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| Cimpliance Vs Cartridge loading Typically, when you go to a lower numeric value for loading (going from 500 ohms to 100 ohms) you are increasing the loading and this does cut the high frequencies. This tends to make the bass seem MORE prominent, but you are reporting a loss in ... | |
| mc cartridge loading If you can get your system to sound as loud as you want it to be and noise is not an issue, then you actually have enough gain. I can understand not wanting to set the volume level so high, particularly where it is possible that an "accident" cou... | |
| If you could only keep 5 record albums, what would they be? The choices I am posting, are NOT the most valuable, nor are they my absolute favorite music. I am listing these because of a variety of factors, sound quality of the record vs. digital alternatives, lack of digital alternatives, and sentimental ... | |
| Trouble Decreasing Treble I would first try "free" changes. At 1k ohm, for the load impedance, you are running the cartridge a little "hot" in terms of treble response. You could try a different loading, including a setting below the 400 ohm setting recommended by the ca... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD It really depends on what one considers as a "starter system;" at really low prices, digital players are vastly superior to cheap vinyl rigs which not only sound terrible, but also risk damaging records. But, improvements as one moves up the pric... | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD Very good digital and very good analogue have distinctive sounds. If you grew up being accustomed to one vs. the other, that might determine your preference. When MP3 had become the the most prominent form of music storage/delivery, a professor ... | |
| Fairy Tales by Radka Toneff Yes, a very nice sounding CD; if you can find the original LP, it is amazing that it actually sounds better than the CD. I have both, and listen mostly to the CD (too lazy to do much records these days; the CD has been ripped to a server). | |
| Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff? Table builders that make damping vibration generated from the playing of the record itself (energy dissipating platter, clamping systems design to dissipate vibrations generated by the playing of the record, extremely rigid tonearms designed to tr... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... Given the extremely high price for some items, perhaps somebody would be willing to treat audio gear like an automobile--you can lease the item, meaning the substantial depreciation in value is covered by the lease payment. How about rent to own ... | |
| Better "Noise Cancelling" Headphones for Air Travel? I have not heard noise cancelling phones that deliver decent sound. I would go the route Erik Squires recommended--good in-ear models. They deliver great sound and do a terrific job of cancelling noise. Some models can be a bit uncomfortable; i... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... tangramca,A reasonable approach for the situation mentioned by br3098 is for the customer to agree to pay the going rate for a house call. In my area, that is $120 to $150 an hour. So, it would be something like $840 dollars. If the customer ch... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... tangrramca,There is always a possibility that there is a new model out there that someone can put into operation that would be successful. That model might include an opportunity for customers to try out cartridges in their own system. But, I ha... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... So, you think there is so much margin that this can be easily accommodated, and because this is not offered, dealers are rolling in dough? It is then a strange market anomaly that there are fewer and fewer dealerships when there is so much rip-of... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... I give manufacturers and dealers a bit more credit for knowing what works best. It it made sense to bolster their business by offering home trials, I am certain that some of them would do that and get ahead of the competition. The fact that almo... | |
| The nightmare of the cartridge buyer... It is quite impractical for most dealers to offer a cartridge on a loaner basis, except, perhaps if the owner brings in the table for the cartridge to be mounted; there is just too much risk of damage with the average customer trying to mount and ... |