I am planning to listen to CDs through some rake and gravel noise to see just how good or bad CDs can sound. Face it, an LP is a mechanical device and if the groove is gone, it's gone. You can clean it, wet dry, chemicals no chemicals, 'till the cows come home, it will always sound like drek. Now, if you are single-minded enough to say you can listen to, and actually enjoy, the sound coming through this, you deserve the PBB Analogue Achievement Award. Nobody said the road to vinyl/analogue Nirvana would be easy.
Arm resonance and other questions..
Hello to all out there! I have recently acquired a Rega 25 with a Dynavector Dv-20x and its running threw a Monolithic ps-1, hc-1 power supply combo. This replaces my old luxman. Why did i not do this years ago!!!! It sounds MUCH! better in every way than my Adcom gcd-600 cd player. I will be putting a Heavy weight on and play with the endless other things i can do (keeps me off the street at night). But i digress(perching to the choir). I do have two questions.
When i put the needle down on on a record with the sound off i here the normal sound of the needle playing the groove, but it is much louder at the bearing end than the cartridge end. Is this normal? do i need to try and dampen the arm, or this part of Rega’s thing and i should stop being anal and stop listening to the turntable with the sound off! ( girlfriends suggestion)
The other question is ...... I just bought a Dave Brubeck “Time Out” Columbia “six eye” mono (cl-1397) that looks clean, black and little played.... $10. Very excited, i come home, go strait to the turntable, give it a dusting, carbon brush it, ....ahhhhhhh looks good for a first play, drop the needle, quickly sit down ........ Well, its like sticking your head in a bowl of rice crispes ..... no make that like dragging a rake down a gravel road. Not just the random clicks, pops, and hiss of a dirty groove but a constant, and it gets louder and softer with the music. clearly not just dirt! ............... I slump in my char and a tear comes to my eye. I have not cleaned it properly yet but i have a sinking feeling this is not the problem. The odd thing is that listening threw the gravel every thing sounds wonderful. Bass is full and tight and the cymbals ring clear .... and i can here the brass. All better than either of the other Time Out’s i have ....... i think??? Is it posable to damage the groove so that it sounds like its raining pebbles and still have everything else sound fine?? Any thoughts on what this could be??
Thanks....... Bill
When i put the needle down on on a record with the sound off i here the normal sound of the needle playing the groove, but it is much louder at the bearing end than the cartridge end. Is this normal? do i need to try and dampen the arm, or this part of Rega’s thing and i should stop being anal and stop listening to the turntable with the sound off! ( girlfriends suggestion)
The other question is ...... I just bought a Dave Brubeck “Time Out” Columbia “six eye” mono (cl-1397) that looks clean, black and little played.... $10. Very excited, i come home, go strait to the turntable, give it a dusting, carbon brush it, ....ahhhhhhh looks good for a first play, drop the needle, quickly sit down ........ Well, its like sticking your head in a bowl of rice crispes ..... no make that like dragging a rake down a gravel road. Not just the random clicks, pops, and hiss of a dirty groove but a constant, and it gets louder and softer with the music. clearly not just dirt! ............... I slump in my char and a tear comes to my eye. I have not cleaned it properly yet but i have a sinking feeling this is not the problem. The odd thing is that listening threw the gravel every thing sounds wonderful. Bass is full and tight and the cymbals ring clear .... and i can here the brass. All better than either of the other Time Out’s i have ....... i think??? Is it posable to damage the groove so that it sounds like its raining pebbles and still have everything else sound fine?? Any thoughts on what this could be??
Thanks....... Bill