nsgarch
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| My digital front end outdoes my analog..... ET, don't take my word for it; just look up the MC vs. MM gain specifications for any preamp with a built-in MM/MC phono section, or any phono preamp that accomodates both MM and MC, and you will see what I'm talking about.All the ones I can find ... | |
| My digital front end outdoes my analog..... Analog is an imperfect approximation, but it's a real approximation, vulnerable, and messy -- just like life. Digital isn't real, it's an encryption (code) for something real. It's an approximation too, but it's an approximation of an approximatio... | |
| speaker labeled dfs You'll find some listings on Google. Search "dfs loudspeaker". I think they're out of business. | |
| can power cable help cure static problem? Michael, as I said earlier: if you leave the amps in place and swap the tubes and the noise follows (one of) the tubes, then it's the tube. Well it didn't, so you know BOTH tubes are OK. Now, if you swap the amps (L to R) and the noise follows (on... | |
| My digital front end outdoes my analog..... ET, according to cartridgedb.com, your Grado puts out 5.0mV which means you would only need around 22dB of gain to blow the roof off. So your figures are off somewhere. As I said above, 54-62 dB gain is for low-to-medium output MC cartidges (0.25 ... | |
| My digital front end outdoes my analog..... ET, sorry, I guess I was thinking you had a 124. Anyway, here's what I'd recommend:1.) First, check the capacitance spec. for your cartridge and make sure you have it correct by adding the default YS capacitance to the cable capacitance and then a... | |
| My digital front end outdoes my analog..... You are comparing a great digital player to a very average analog rig (the YS Audio Concerto excepted.) So it's apples to oranges. With all due respect, the Rabco SL8E was easily outclassed by the best pivoting arms of its own era. The cartridge i... | |
| short cable length: does cable "quality" matter? And just to complicate things further, some say that, even using the exact same (high end) cable, 2.5m sounds better than 1.5m. I've never been able to get anyone to tell me why this is (allegedly) so, but it's fun to stir the pot, isn't it?? | |
| film or music Many Marshall McLuhan interviews on "hot" vs. "cool" media are available by searching Google.Here's a quickie:Marshall McLuhan, in the 1964 book "Understanding Media" (the "Medium is the Message" book) [MCLUHAN] spoke of "hot" and "cool" media. Co... | |
| Tacky paint on back of Martin Logan Sequel II ML had a bad batch of paint I guess -- you should certainly call them -- I'm sure other owners of the same vintage have/had the same problem.Well, a drying agent won't help. That's supposed to go in the paint -- if you put it ON the paint, it'll j... | |
| Which way should I point the RadioShack spl meter? Tboooe, as in the Article Fishboat suggested, bass (starting at, and below 400 Hz) is non-directional. It appears to come from all parts of the room at once. So placing the mic about a half wavelength of 400Hz from the floor (about 1.5 feet) it wi... | |
| First reflection formula? Yeah, it's the fresh vinyl.Use the mirror method if you have someone to move the mirror while you sit in the listening position. It's the easiest way. Oh yeah, and it's OK to look directly at the mirror, you don't have to keep your head pointed fo... | |
| Which way should I point the RadioShack spl meter? I measure low freq and hi freq in two different ways. First, move your listening chair or couch out of the way, but mark on the floor where your ears are when you're sitting in it.Low freq:Mount the SPL on a short (table-top) tripod adjusted so it... | |
| power conditoning with power amps As a general rule, power amps do not benefit from balanced power devices (which both your candidates are.) What power amps want is LOTS of CLEAN power out of the wall (preferrably using a 10AWG PC to facilitate good energy transfer.)Since you don'... | |
| chosing a cassette deck The best auto-rev. decks are single cassette units. The Nakamichi Dragon is considered the absolute best of these -- primarily because it has automatic head azimuth adjustment. Since the head needs to jump up or down slightly, depending which dire... |