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| Why do we demand so much from our systems? It's not hard putting together a high-end system that throws much more "detail" in your face. But getting it to also sound musically coherent and broadly enjoyable can sometimes be a challenge. If you're unsatisfied, especially if you find too man... | |
| New Phono Cart with Character Needed Myself, I’m thinking the Shelter 501 iii may be a good choice. I buy a new Cartridge every two years. My 1200GR Tone Arm is not a good match for an SPU or Denon 103. Fremer did a review a few years back: https://www.analogplanet.com/content/gimm... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum @mijostyn Your MSL listing is a fantastic deal. I have 2 friends who want it but they’re not in a position to do it now (and their wives would kill then). I’m sort of tempted myself, but I have way too much gear to be buying another cart like th... | |
| New Phono Cart with Character Needed When it comes to this problem, I think you can blame the phono stage (or its match to a particular cartridge) just as likely as you can the cartridge itself. Tube MM stage paired with a good SUT is the easier path to "fun" sound, in my experience.... | |
| ClearAudio Tracer tonearm tracking force adjustment malfunction Sorry - I haven't owned a Tracer myself. Never had a problem with the Universal nor the Graham Phantom or VPI Fatboy which seem to have a similar counterweight adjustment mechanism. Sounds like the adjustment knob is mounted on a threaded rod, and... | |
| Step Up Transformer Question @rmdmoore Awesome! That’s great you’re liking the result with new cables and SUT at 30:1. Lowering phono stage gain to compensate could be good when you have the option, but since the cartridge is so low at 0.2mV, it’s probably just fine to run ... | |
| Dc voltage sent to my speakers I am very sorry to hear that! A power amp failure is likely in your case. But it could also be your preamp. Tube amps are generally not DC coupled, and they have output transformers which would block DC from your speakers and protect them. Such a... | |
| Tube Phonostage Causing Rumble and Noises And there is no fault invovled, except the odd acoustics of my room and my tendency to listen at high volume. I suspect any sensitive cartridge would have had feedback. I’m a very loud listener too. The various problems with feedback and phono ... | |
| Tube Phonostage Causing Rumble and Noises @davetheoilguy Interesting - still so many surprises and lessons to be had in this hobby! That's cool you were able to isolate the problem to standing waves, and resolve with acoustic treatments. I *think* the majority of my issue here was struc... | |
| Tube Phonostage Causing Rumble and Noises i had not a rumble, but a low, loud, buzz (or hum!? No clue what he right term is) that would gradually appear (especially listening to “sticky fingers” Riling Stones) if my volume was too high using the turntable. It wasn’t coming off up the tur... | |
| Tube Phonostage Causing Rumble and Noises @agharion If your rumble occurs with needle out of the groove, that is not turntable feedback! And it does indeed point to the Io Eclipse as a culprit for generating this unwanted LF noise. The needle has to be in groove to test for table feedba... | |
| Step Up Transformer Question Ralph from Atma-Sphere also mentioned, as did Roger, that a lower ratio will be less prone to noise. I'm waiting on some new cables to come next week to see if I can eliminate some of the hum I'm getting with the Bellari. As you said, might need ... | |
| Step Up Transformer Question 1:10 is way way too low for a 0.2mV cartridge, regardless of your downstream gain. That wouldn't last a second in my system. The Bob's Devices Sky 30/15 would probably be perfect for you. I really like the sound of the Sky's and also the EAR SUTs ... | |
| Why do people like reel to reel players? I have a box of RtR tapes (Couple hundred on various high-quality Maxell, BASF and other reels) my brother made from vinyl in the early-mid 1970’s. From LP’s I couldn’t afford now in mint condition. But that’s what the tapes sound like now, 50 ye... | |
| Help me choice Audioquest speaker cables “ …. Go buy some counterfeit cables. Hell they all are the same.…” NOT SO …, Rather, counterfeit fake cables are usually crap builds, Sadly I had my brain turned off, and inadvertently bought some counterfeit AQ King Cobra cables off ebay. The... |