What parts of a TT create soundstage and PRAT ?
Just the problem I have been working on. My DIY prototype. Design overview Just a small turn of the The Soundstage "set nut" makes all the diference. I remain, |
Inna's suggestion makes a lot of sense, and also, she is to be commended for correcting her spelling mistake. :) Pbb's comments are likewise, sensible and on the mark. There are just too many variables in a good turntable system; to correlate particular audiophile subjective terms with different parts of this complex electro-mechanical system, I fear, is beyond the scope of mere mortals. Why do we humans try to categorize and label everything imaginable? Damn, I hate that! The "If it doesn't fit neatly into this particular, narrow compartment, I simply can't/won't deal with it!," mentality. But to answer Tweakster's question, PRAT, soundstage, clarity, and on and on, are all closely related to those parts that ensure speed-stability, freedom from undesirable resonance, and, perfect electro-mechanical integration and performance. Pretty much what Pbb said. |
I like it! First you start with subjective expressions without very clear meaning and then you try to correlate them with something physical on, of all things, a turntable! Great day in the morning! Will wonders ever cease? Folks firmly believe you can't even correlate some known phenomena with numbers and now you want to by-pass all that and juxtapose expressions used loosely by audiophiles to what is used in building the equipment? It's all magic, pixie dust and snake oil! Everything counts: good motor, good platter design, good platter bearing, good suspension, good coupling of the vinyl record to the platter, good arm geometry, good arm mass, good arm bearings, good cartridge working into the proper load, good preamp with flawless RIAA compensation, proper clean and undamaged stylus and, above all else, proper set-up. |
