mijostyn
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| Music first or sound first? @rvpiano I view music and sound quality as two completely separate issues. Most of the music I listen to is on lower quality devices. I am addicted to music. It is playing at least 90% of the time I am awake, in the car, the shop, the bathroom, t... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? @lewm The MC cartridges I have do not have any problem tracking. They range from medium to low compliance. The lower compliance cartridge uses the highest VTF, but it also has the largest contact patch. Higher compliance cartridges track at lower... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? @dogberry I am not so sure about the two different end points. I think that is more a characteristic of the LP-S. It has been my experience that the best cartridges of each group converge. Any sonic differences are mostly due to minor difference... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? @rauliruegas I think you misunderstood me. By groove velocity I meant heavier modulation, miss-tracking. That brightness is because it does not have RIAA correction. It sounds very vivid which some people like, but it is not natural. | |
| Finally after 7 years of search... Full Range: Voxativ. One of the great problems for loudspeaker performance is the analog crossover. Ideally you would never put anything between the speaker and the amp. Full range drivers are an attempt at avoiding this problem. The problem for all of them is bass be... | |
| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong @jimmy2615 Speaker cables have to be matched to purpose. There are significant design issues particularly with low impedance speakers and subwoofers. If you use a bad cable for the job like using 24 gauge zip cord to drive subwoofers you will have... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? @dogberry Good to hear. Yes, all of the more advanced stylus shapes VTA sensitive because they have a longer contact patch. You can lose the high end easily. The OCL stylus is more like the stylus Lyra uses in the Atlas. It is not quite as severe... | |
| Can a power amp have too much power, risking damage to a speaker? There is no such thing as too much power. It is far more common for an underpowered amp to destroy speakers with clipping which can easily overheat fragile voice coils. High powered systems are always limited unless you like destroying your ears.... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? @lewm exactly, especially when you consider price. MM and MC cartridges occupy two distinctly different markets. Buyers of MC cartridges are willing to spend much more money on a cartridge than buyers of MM cartridges. Thus, MM cartridges are a ... | |
| Looking for advise and recommendations on a nice record cleaner. @uavnola How much do you want to spend? The best record cleaner costs $6000. For value I would suggest The Nessie Vinylmaster. Any record cleaner that does not use vacuum drying should be avoided at all cost. This includes most ultrasonic units.... | |
| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong Benchmark equipment is not sterile, it is neutral, very nicely made and fairly priced. After that you can take it anywhere. Want an analog glow? Add a turntable with a tube phono stage. The difference with good electronics pales in comparison to t... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? Great post Raul. As always there are many roads to Rome. No one cartridge design has been shown to be significantly better. It is all in the execution. I have heard several very convincing MC and MI cartridges. MM seems to lag a little bit behind... | |
| Benchmark Media Systems. Right or wrong @audphile1 It is a daring position for a manufacturer to take. Good for them! It takes guts and conviction to describe the situation as accurately as they do. If more legitimate audio companies would state their convictions so distinctly audiophi... | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... @grislybutter There is no sound stage at most live concerts. @patrickdowns Nice beginning! I was born in 54. Up till age 4 my dad had to play me records on his Zenith console system. I could not reach the top. I pestered him constantly to play... | |
| Looking for the next level in imaging... @patrickdowns Not to toot my own horn, but I have been doing this since 1958. @mikelavigne I look at it from a different perspective. I want to hear exactly what is in the recording. I do not want to hear any editorialization by the room. As fa... |