Why organ music

It's kind of strange to say - because I think I know what you mean and I agree with you to an extent -but I've found that organ music reveals the weakness in lp more than other genres. Sustained notes in the deep bass are the easiest way for me to hear the speed variabiliy in a turntable. Good 'tables are stable enough to sound mostly "spot on" speedwise to me...except on the deepest sustained organ tones. Anyone else notice this?

Marty

Onhwy61 Great idea that I had not considered. I can play the offending CD's on my other system which is in a 21x25 basement room no glass, fully carpeted and lots of books etc and see what I get. In fact that is where the LP system is and perhaps the room is making it more pleasant down there as much as the LP.

It seems hard to conduct a meaningful comparison of different sources in two different systems!

Definitely see what you get while listening to both cd and LP in the same system.

Try a 3-5lb. sandbag on top of the transport. I fill a gallon freezer bag one third with sand, then roll up the excess, seal and packing tape the sealed end. you should have a "sausage" shaped sandbag which you can try in different directions on top of the player. While your at it make bags for your preamp and amps too. If you want more isolation try 12" tire innertubes under the weighted components. One note: Cones and spikes are for coupling speakers to the floor, not for isolating front-end components or amps.(End sermon) I have found weight to be a great vibration damping solution. Expect better detail, smoother presentaion, more space(air)around instruments, less noise, tightening and more inner detail at the extensions.

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