frogman
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| Strange phenomona this hobby. Respect for difference of opinion aside, I could not disagree with Stringreen more. Recorded music very seldom comes anywhere near close to conveying the subtleties of the emotional content of music. And isn't the conveyance of emotion what music ... | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over In case anyone misunderstands. I meant my above comment (?) in the most positive sense. Wonderful commentary from both Thom Mackris and Mosin. | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over "A Stradivarius out of tune is just an out of tune violin". Thom Mackris"...but I can listen to a YouTube performance on computer speakers and thoroughly enjoy it. Why? It's because what we do at the end of the day is about the music itself. If we... | |
| to volume pot or not to volume pot I agree with Elizabeth. If you plan on using the EAR with a seperate pre, buy the one without the volume pot. In any system with better than average resolution the difference will be very audible. Simpler signal path will almost always yield super... | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over Drop in the bucket, yes. But, have we not shown time and time again that errors at the source turn out ot be the most harmfull? "Garbage in, garbage out", and all that?Is it too far fetched to assume that the effect of a phase error added to an al... | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over Ddriveman, using my (now defunct) old Decca London in my ET2 was one of the most frustrating experiences I have ever had in this hobby. The combination did some things, particularly in the area of micro-dynamics, amazingly well. You want to talk a... | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls Myles, you are quite right re the "new" sound of CH. To your observations, you can add the fact that now it is harder for the musicians to hear each other on stage; particularly from one side of the stage to the other. In the old hall, it was much... | |
| Aesthetix Io Sig vs Manley Steelhead-opinions pls Jtimothia, WOW! Very nice. Some will refer to that kind of language as descriptive pornography. Too bad, it's their loss. How can one remove the romance of the music from it's description? Anyway back to the subject at hand: It is an old and commo... | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over What a curious bunch we audiophiles are! Once again, we see that an opportunity (the original linear/pivot arm thread) to express strong opinions, biases, and even to grand-stand a bit, draws a large number (269) of posts. Yet, the follow-up, whic... | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over Travbrow, "a good one to try"? The ET2, of course. It is available again from Bruce Thigpen, in it's 2.5 version, with other improvements aa well. It also comes up for sale here on the 'Gon on occasion. The typical used price of around $750 makes ... | |
| The pivoted arm experiment is over Mepearson, congratulations on a job well done. I applaud you for your dedication, and thoroughness. Thank you for sharing your experience with us. I must say I am not surprised by your findings; I have used and enjoyed my ET2 for many years. A cou... | |
| Best way to spend $2k on a used Turntable & Arm? Don't be too quick to give up on the Grado. It is a decent cartridge. If you buy a used package of tt/arm/cart as you suggested, your choices will be more limited. That Grado in a good arm, on a good tt, will sound a lot better than it did on your... | |
| Best way to spend $2k on a used Turntable & Arm? In order to make a good decision, and get good recommendations, try to define what it was that you did not like about the sound of the MMF5, and what it was about the others that you mentioned that you did like. That would make a good starting poi... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Hiho, well said. The pursuit of the absolute sound does not have to be an end unto itself. Exposure to the only absolute sound (live music), educates us, and helps us put together more satisfying sound systems. That's the point. Simply because it ... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Atmasphere, I understand your confusion with how I seemingly arrived at a different conclusion. I did not do a very good job of explaining that I agreed with Syntax as concerns audiophiles, NOT manufacturers, as a group.Mepearson, from my vantage ... |