True only if all of the variables have been very carefully eliminated to ensure an apples to apples comparison.Experienced users should also be able to associate design decisions to sonic results, at least in many cases.
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True only if all of the variables have been very carefully eliminated to ensure an apples to apples comparison.Experienced users should also be able to associate design decisions to sonic results, at least in many cases.
Thank you for the response. I'm curious as to how many folks are qualified and can replicate what you've done.I used to own an AF3, then an AF2 and now an AF1. Turntable set-up is a complex process involving many variants: isolation scheme, Tonearm, cart, matching of tomearm and cart, alignment of the arm/car using various tools and pro-tractos, phono amplification, even cables.
Vacuum hold-down shouldn’t be taken as an absolute improvement to those without. Yes it works well on those warped records but for a record in normal condition, vacuum hold-down somehow suppresses the vibe and makes the sound a bit too calm. When I play records on AF1, often I don’t use the vacuum hold-down.Do you think, replacing Kuzma Stabi M with AF5P is a logical step? AF5 was not available, when I bought my TT. I wanted to get AF3, but then decided to save some money and got Stabi M instead, but I always wanted a TT with air bearing and vacuum hold down
Glad we agree on something Fransisco. I listened to the AF1 twice. I’m not sure if it was the premium model or not. Some claim the difference is not very big. I know what you mean by its sound. I found it very silent with very black backgrounds. It reminded me a lot of CD actually. So I think I know where you are coming from. The table has a very distinct sonic Signature.
There are two well-known formerly very active members here who have that table.
Vacuum hold-down shouldn’t be taken as an absolute improvement to those without. Yes it works well on those warped records but for a record in normal condition, vacuum hold-down somehow suppresses the vibe and makes the sound a bit too calm. When I play records on AF1, often I don’t use the vacuum hold-down.
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