dougdeacon
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| VPI Scout ...with Shelter 301 or Grado Sonata?? I'm not sure either of your choices is the ideal compliance match for a JMW-9. (I know if you ask VPI about a Shelter they'll tell you it's a great match. If you ask them tomorrow about a Grado they'll tell you the same thing. Apparently they thin... | |
| Results from Beta Testers of New Formulas Microscopic audio ninjas...An Audiogon classic for sure! ROFL. | |
| Is the Teres a 7.8Hz? Yikes. No wonder my pet elephant is always nervous. They can hear that low can't they?Einstein explained our futility 100 years ago. What you see/hear depends on where you stand, and even on whether or not you're looking/listening! | |
| Is the Teres a Thom,We're definitely on the same page about PRaT, sorta what I tried to say in my post criticizing Art Dudley's infatuation. While PRaT can certainly be masked by a stereo, as 4yanx pointed out, most PRaT-loving reviews I've seen are in fact prai... | |
| Is the Teres a Psychicanimal,I'm right with you on complex, full orchestral tuttis for exposing stylus drag. Massed violin tones will expose speed irregularities caused by big percussion hits, brass blasts, etc.No offense taken that you can't visualize a table l... | |
| Is the Teres a 4yanx,Don't forget to include a CDP behind that double blind, and maybe a live band too! ;-) | |
| Is the Teres a Jimbo3,Here's a source for mylar tape:http://www.mccormicksnet.com/mccormicks/tapes.htmScroll down to the bottom of the page and look for "Mylar Streamers". The 1/2" wide size used by Teres/Redpoint/Galibier owners costs <$5 for a 100' roll and... | |
| Is the Teres a Hi Jean,Thanks for the thoughts and examples. Like you, I would find any pitch wavering in piano decays, bell decays, etc. to be quite disturbing. OTOH, I would not necessarily assume that pitch-perfect decays indicate full resistance to stylus dr... | |
| Is the Teres a Then you have to buy one of each. | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Ah, the magic of low level detail and micro-dynamic nuance. Yum. These allow the real humanity in the music to come through.I "knew" this intellectually but had never really heard it until we got a new cartridge. Comparing the ZYX Airy to the Shel... | |
| Is the Teres a "...maintaining as perfect-as-possible speed stability in the face of stylus drag (the Great Enemy) is the way to preserve the PRaT of the original performance."My point exactly Jean, and this is why I had a problem with the PRaT comment NGeorge q... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long "Just a simple use of basic materials, properly applied."Twl comes out of hiding, and then tries to hide behind himself with a masterpiece of understatement. Nice try Tom but I'm not buying it!In addition to a HIFI-modded OL Silver, I've heard my ... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Hi guys, and sorry to Twl for the OT. I bought my RSR fully assembled from SoundFountain. I believe Rudolph's taking pre-orders for another batch. My only niggle is that the edge was a bit rough. This doesn't affect functionality, it just doesn't ... | |
| Is the Teres a David,I hope you're right (about PRaT in the context of a TT review). But I see the term bandied about so often by fans of colored TT's, arms and cartridges that it always makes me wary. Clearly one man's PRaT is another man's PRiSoN! | |
| Is the Teres a Thom,That would be one wild shootout. Say, how about a SW Audio Fest? Maybe in Tombstone? I hear they have a corral that's supposed to be okay, even if things get as messy as NGeorge hopes!You make an excellent point about the futility of trying t... |