dconsmack
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| Just how good is the Technics SL-1200? How exactly does the turntable have an effect on the soundstage? Please exclude te wiring, the cartridge, and the phono stage. Just the turntable. In my experience, the table is not the deciding factor in things like that. The only difference I ca... | |
| Does vinyl have a sound? Vinyl has a sound: noise (noise: swoosh, ticks, pops). However, the sound of the music is "colored" because most phono cartridges do not have a flat frequency response. So... I believe people like (or don't like) the sound of records because of th... | |
| Just how good is the Technics SL-1200? Dave_72: Actually the AT150MLX measures about +7dB (max) above 10,000Hz at 47kΩ/120pF. So, technically it is a bright cart at it's recommended loading. But, it's a great one nonetheless. It'll test near flat at 15kΩ/570pF and listening tests suppo... | |
| Just how good is the Technics SL-1200? Dave_72: Actually the AT150MLX measures about +7dB (max) above 10,000Hz at 47kΩ/120pF. So, technically it is a bright cart at it's recommended loading. But, it's a great one nonetheless. It'll test near flat at 15kΩ/570pF and listening tests suppo... | |
| Audio Technica AT150MLX finally gets some respect If you do this, remember to have your total capacitance be 570pF or a little more. Otherwise it will sound dull due to a dip under 10,000 Hz. The 15k ohm/570pF total capacitance was the formula I was able to come up with my gear that yields the mo... | |
| Audio Technica AT150MLX finally gets some respect If your speakers roll off above 10kHz, then you likely don't hear the treble rise, or it sounds balanced. I can absolutely hear the difference between 47,000Ω and 15,000Ω. Also, CDs with the exact same mastering as it's vinyl counterpart consisten... | |
| Just how good is the Technics SL-1200? A KAB USA modded SL-1200 with a Dynavector 17D3 is a killer turntable. The ultimate would be with a stock Shure V15VxMR cartridge, but they've long been discontinued and the JICO SAS replacement styli changes (brightens) the sound dramatically. Th... | |
| Audio Technica AT150MLX finally gets some respect Actually, I think the recommended loading in the manual is wrong for that cart. The AT150MLX is a really bright cartridge and it measures that way with the Ultimate Analogue Test LP. I have a fully modded KAB Technics SL-1210M5G and an EAR 324 pho... | |
| New Delos cart To Mofimadness: It DOES have a rising treble response. It's measurable. About +7db above 10kHz. | |
| Sutherland PHD I have the Sutherland PHD. I also own the EAR 324, Lehmann Black Cube SE, and a Fosgate Signature (all are excellent, but different). It really is a split don the middle of the best that solid state and tubes have to offer. It is my favorite sound... | |
| How and when to check stylus condition. Conical and elliptical tip: 300 hoursMicroline-type tip: 500 hoursI change one a year on average.I will never use MC carts again unless I'm wealthy; too expensive to replace all the time. Don't let your carts mis-track or get worn, it'll ruin your... | |
| Boron Cantilever and Ruby Cantilever, Why Ruby? Changing from a beryllium cantilever on the stock V15VxMR to a solid boron rod with the JICO SAS replacement stylus drastically changed the tonality of the cart. The original sounded rolled off in the high end while the SAS made it closer to neutr... | |
| Fosgate Signature Phono Preamp I have the Fosgate. I like it a lot with my Lyra Delos. I've done extensive tube rolling with Telefunken 12AT7s, 12AX7s, Amperex 7308s, RCA 12AT7s, Mullard 6922s, Brimar 6X4. After all of that, I think the stock tubes sound the best because whatev... | |
| $2500 Phono Stage Suggestions I have the Fosgate. I really like it, and I prefer the included optional 12AT7 in the V3 position instead of the 12AX7 which I thought had too much bass. The 12AT7 still had a rich tube sound, but was more balanced frequency-wise. I think the stoc... | |
| Advice on first MC cartridge I have a Lyra Delos. I love it, and I've never heard of anyone not liking it. |