eldartford
Responses from eldartford
| Setting anti-skate My procedure was to buy a linear tracking arm that doesn't have any skating force :-) However, if you have a pivoting arm I think that the best results are obtained using a test LP that has a highly modulated section designed for testing tracking.... | |
| Is it time to see a shrink? See my thread "Is it Audio, or is it Art". | |
| Why is 2 Channel better than multi-channel? In my experience very few recordings sound completely right with matrix (algorithm) decoding. Regarding cost, a low cost matrix decoder uses the same algorithm as the most expensive unit. The hardware will differ, and (hopefully) sound better. | |
| can the Behringer have multiple settings? 64 is the number. | |
| AC captive cords??? Tplavas...It's too bad when we can't laugh at ourselves! | |
| AC captive cords??? Carefully wrap the cord with twenty dollar bills. Be sure to use cryo-treated scotch tape to hold them in place. For even better results, try fifty dollar bills. | |
| Is a good Cermic Cartridge an Oxymoron? I am sure that every single person who has played LPs has destroyed at least one stylus in this way :-( It was my luck to do it to a MC cartridge with non-replaceable stylus.Ain't digital great! | |
| Behringer DEQ2496 vs. DSP8024 as DAC The DEQ2496 DAC is supposed to be better...that's why they updated the unit. If you want even better performance check out the RAM mods to the DEQ2496. | |
| Anyone ever tried using a power amp to make 120VAC Many years ago there was a modification to the Dyna Kit (yes, that long ago) tube amp to do this. | |
| Why doesn't Musical Fidelity offer balanced output Some folks "must" have a Rolex watch, although a Timex keeps better time. | |
| Initial impressions of Behringer DSP8024 I actually had an order in for a DSP8024, but I changed it for a DEQ2496 which is a similar newer model. I have had great results with the DEQ2496, and I now have three of them to take care of five channels. Room EQ is the way to go, and Behringer... | |
| Analog vs. CDP: A fair comparison? Zaikesman...You are correct in that program material which is recorded on vinyl at a uniformly loud level, ( not typical of classical) but not so loud as to cause mistracking, yields excellent sound, without intrusive surface noise. Of course this... | |
| Can tube preamps be as 'detailed' sounding as ss? Atmasphere...But, if a tramsistor power amplifier has well designed clip limiting, it will, when overdriven, produce a waveform that looks just like a tube amplifier. | |
| Analog vs. CDP: A fair comparison? Zaikesman...I used to think my LP equipment was OK until I got lectured by Albert and his crew! It, and other systems I have heard, have never delivered the quality of sound that vinyl fans describe, and so, for me, digital is better. | |
| Analog vs. CDP: A fair comparison? It all depends on what is important to you. If absence of surface noise, idiot-proof operation/maintenance, multichannel potential, and low cost are important you should stay with digital. On the other hand there are a subset of audiophiles who ha... |