viridian
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| Which one defines sound: Pre amp or Power amp? IMHO, speakers diverge from neutrality more than any other component. That said, this divergance is generally in frequency response, clarity, and distortions that are consonant (harmonically related) with the input signal. Electronic components, w... | |
| Why Not Bring Back Analog, Reel to Reel Tape Norman, a killing? These guys can't even sell enough home theatre receivers and MP3 players to make ends meet. A killing? | |
| How Much Surface Noise is Too Much? You also may find that a different stylus cut rides in a different part of the groove that is not damaged, ie Shibata, Geiger, Van Den Hul, Fine Line, vs. conical or elliptical. | |
| Anti-skate Hey, as a long time methamphetamie user, I am offended by your comments. Bottom line, the inner grooves will sound worse for, at least, two reasons. First, there is less resolution to the groove, a shorter amount of information passes the stylus i... | |
| Why Not Bring Back Analog, Reel to Reel Tape Dopogue, you are correct. "Epiphany" do I detect a bit of audio sarcasm? | |
| looking for pre phono for Thorens 160 Cambridge 640, but it's not on the list. | |
| How Much Surface Noise is Too Much? Most people have their VTA set incorrectly. When it is properly set, the surface noise of an LP will be presented in a different plane from the music. Our sensory gating mechanisms can deal with this much more easily and tolerance of these abberat... | |
| Why Not Bring Back Analog, Reel to Reel Tape Mike Lavigne, who has invested in some good machines as well as a subscription to the Tape Project, seems to be unconvinced as to the superiority of, at least these tapes, if we are to accept his comments on Audio Asylum. Mike has a purpose built ... | |
| Store LPs outside of Jacket?? I just leave them loose on the floor; no reason to put them back in the jackets. When you get tired of them, you can sell them as "mint" on e-bay. | |
| What is the proper way to dispose of old tubes? Sell them on Audiogon as "mint". | |
| Weights on top of equipment to dampen vibration Albert, do you mean "Lucky"? | |
| Weights on top of equipment to dampen vibration I use a 12 pound cat on my amp. But it will only stay there when the amp is on. It improves the sound quite a bit, the cat howls much less while on the amp. | |
| Is music quality moving away from the "audiophile" I hope that the music quality is headed away from the "audiophile" many of which embrace the music of the jazz lite vocalists Krall, Barber, Cole, Monheit, Jacintha etc., as well as the soppy folk lite vocals of a deceased "singer" who's name will... | |
| What Do You Hear When You Adjust VTA? I actually listen for the surface noise on the record moving to a different spatial plane from the recording. | |
| Article in WSJ about compressed dynamic range Unsound, one small correction. EQ is different from compression so an EQ switch on consumer electronics, which most alread have, would not fit the bill. There are many excellent articles, like the one referenced at the head of this thread, that ex... |