Living Presence

[DDB]

...The view from those two window doors?

Beyond those curtains is a breathtaking panorama indeed.
Clear view to the Bavarian Alps in close range ..... this listening room is at 2500 feet altitude and surrounded by nature to match the sound.

 

[ALF]

"There are differences"...Syntax

Huh?

Okay...it helps knowing where you are going before you get started.

The typical audiophile's pathway, of starting with a part and moving towards a whole, is fraught with potential missteps and a tendency of a premature commitment where one can fall under the spell of believing in "Product Placements" and/or falling into "Group Think." There is nothing wrong with this approach, everyone has to start somewhere; however, IMHO I believe that there can be something to gained from stepping back and therefore reverse engineering the process and finding differences that work from the appropriate endpoint. Hence, when moving from the whole to the part orientation, one will be more likely to follow a conduit that is better-in-kind.

Cheers!
ALF

 

[Syntax]

That all in modern times, with the best of modern equipment at hand and with lots of funds in the back.
It still doesn't qualify for any list of good sounding concert halls.

You find that all over...
Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) said... when they went to Headley Grange (a House) they had absolutely no Plan where to place their Instruments or where they should do the recordings finally. They found a place by accident because John Bonham got new drums, the technicians placed it somewhere in the house and he started to play for a test...and the sound was so phenomenal that they made all recordings in that room... and other Bands followed...

 

[NorthStar]

...The view from the front window and window door?

- Enhancement (from the view).
- Non-linear (mountains).
- Moving (the front window door can be opened).
- Whole (room, loudspeakers, plants, albums playing, and the view of course).
- Part (of the entire synergy).

:b

Beyond those curtains is a breathtaking panorama indeed.
Clear view to the Bavarian Alps in close range ..... this listening room is at 2500 feet altitude and surrounded by nature to match the sound.

I edited my post (above quote above yours). :b

 

[ALF]

Getting Perspective

Listening Room...where the air and the mains are clean.

One of the goals is to eliminate the boundaries and fall simply, maybe even hopelessly, into the music.

Everything else is a "tool" to facilitate the journey, nothing more...no magic machines, product placements, or fan groups will open the door to deliver you where you really need to be.

Cheers!

ALF

 

[NorthStar]

Okay...it helps knowing where you are going before you get started.

The typical audiophile's pathway, of starting with a part and moving towards a whole, is fraught with potential missteps and a tendency of a premature commitment where one can fall under the spell of believing in "Product Placements" and/or falling into "Group Think." There is nothing wrong with this approach, everyone has to start somewhere; however, IMHO I believe that there can be something to gained from stepping back and therefore reverse engineering the process and finding differences that work from the appropriate endpoint. Hence, when moving from the whole to the part orientation, one will be more likely to follow a conduit that is better-in-kind.

Cheers!
ALF

Ha! Now we got it! :b

 

[NorthStar]

Wow, what a view again! ...From that picture. The Music must sounds a million times better! :b
...With much much much more Living Presence.

 

[Syntax]

Ikeda Cartridge

Stunning ability to accelerate.
Excels at textural production in a large authoritative sonic picture with musical flow and a clean, ultrafast top end. No Cantilver, needs an Arm with top bearing, Energy transfer is key ...
The right Cartridge for the ruthless Audiophile, he can spend endless time for adjustments ...
But when done right, it is an amazing unit from the audiophile prime time in Japan.

Output voltage: 0.15mV (5cm/sec.45' 1kHz)
Load impedance: 1.0?

 

[NorthStar]

That is quite an amazing close-up Syntax! And well focused too.

 

[Syntax]

This cartridge moves a lot of energy into the Arm. Good energy transfer, rigid bearing, good Geometry is the key for a remarkable Performance.

 

[NorthStar]

Wow, these are simply some of the very best close-up shots of cartridges I've ever seen, I think.

 

[ALF]

Wow, these are simply some of the very best close-up shots of cartridges I've ever seen, I think.

Nikon, I presume...

 

[Syntax]

Thanks for your compliments

Here are 2 from a System I listened to last year. Impressions...

my favorite one is the one from those Japanese Turntables...

 

[NorthStar]

Wow! ...We are in Steve's territory* now I believe. :b

* Talkin' 'bout the loudspeakers of course (the brand). Are those Wilsons?

 

[Syntax]

Yes, Wilson, I think it is called 'Alexandria'
Their location is Southern Texas ...

 

[cjfrbw]

Alexandria and Lamm ML3's, also in residence at our own oneobgyn's.

 

[NorthStar]

Alexandria and Lamm ML3's, also in residence at our own oneobgyn's.

Yeah, I thought so too. ...Except for the turntables though.

And those two Japanese TT sure look very "chromy". ...Stainless Steel?

Very nice shot indeed Syntax. :b

 

[Syntax]

Yes. These are very heavy and made in the 80's.

Record Cleaning Machine

The best investment the analog Audiophile can do. There are different Designs out there, they are different in speed, comfort and - of course - cleaning results.
Not the fastest but the best result (by far) is the point nozzle Design. Developed from Keith Monks in GB.

You will find in the Internet endless discussions about the "best" Cleaning fluid but the secret - at the end of day - is not the fluid, the secret is to get it out of the grooves. Specially when you clean a few in a row...
The solution for the serious User.

 

[MylesBAstor]

Yes. These are very heavy and made in the 80's.

Record Cleaning Machine

The best investment the analog Audiophile can do. There are different Designs out there, they are different in speed, comfort and - of course - cleaning results.
Not the fastest but the best result (by far) is the point nozzle Design. Developed from Keith Monks in GB.

You will find in the Internet endless discussions about the "best" Cleaning fluid but the secret - at the end of day - is not the fluid, the secret is to get it out of the grooves. Specially when you clean a few in a row...
The solution for the serious User.

I'd say you underestimate the importance of the RCM. The machine's ability to remove the last vestiges of the fluid varies considerably. And remember you're fighting physics as it becomes increasingly harder and harder to remove the last traces of the fluid in the grooves because of hydrostatic effects (surface tension increases). That's why the amount of vacuum (which must be always balanced against damaging the LP) is very important in my book.

And yes, it's what's left that is important Talked about that 15 or more years ago when did a RCF survey for Sounds Like magazine (you can see parts of it I think on Fremer's website -- or else I think it's on the web somewhere). And fluids have improved greatly since then (as have our system's resolution). But once again the newest enzyme based RCF formulas have shown us that we can do even better in cleaning the record, esp. in reducing surface noise and those annoying pops.

 

[Soundproof]

I'd like to strongly recommend the Audiodesk rcm. Brilliant.

http://www.ultrasystem.com/usfeaturedprodsAudioDeskVinylClnr.html