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Author Topic: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)  (Read 1210 times)

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Re: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)
« Reply #10 on: September 10, 2015, 06:27:21 PM »
Quote from: Anaxilus on September 10, 2015, 12:35:13 AM
Yup, it's got more of that tonal and dynamic compression as I like to call it.
Hmm..
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Re: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)
« Reply #11 on: September 10, 2015, 07:58:27 PM »
Yea, I expected levels to be not quite matched. But I promise I'm doing more than just tweaking the pot on the TCC.

Heck, this is analog/vinyl folks. Do the same exact rip after a few months and it might not have the same DR after so many plays.

Votes are more or less even, which is surprising.
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Re: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)
« Reply #12 on: September 10, 2015, 08:24:51 PM »
Levels are even harder to match if FR is different. Vinyl is challenging in that way. Pre-amps, carts, platters, weights, alignment, etc. are all going to have gross (easily measurable) impact on sound. It gets to be a cluster-fuck because the synergy thing does get to be very important.

Most people here are quite experienced and would be adjusting volume on the fly to suite their desired listening levels. At least I do. Nope, not scientific. Besides, I don't subscribe to the "louder is better" claims, at least with experienced listeners who have control over the volume knob.
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Re: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)
« Reply #13 on: September 10, 2015, 08:59:45 PM »
Take a look at the DR database on vinyl, it always varies on even the same album.

Ok. I'm gonna guess on the differences:
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Re: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)
« Reply #14 on: September 11, 2015, 12:00:47 AM »
Quote from: drfindley on September 10, 2015, 08:59:45 PM
Take a look at the DR database on vinyl, it always varies on even the same album.

Ok. I'm gonna guess on the differences:
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Re: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)
« Reply #15 on: September 11, 2015, 12:25:23 AM »
You smeared your poop and jizzed all over your record?
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Re: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)
« Reply #16 on: September 11, 2015, 01:56:12 AM »
I'll have to try that instead of wood glue sometime.
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Re: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)
« Reply #17 on: September 11, 2015, 07:48:03 AM »
Quote from: OJneg on September 10, 2015, 07:58:27 PM
Yea, I expected levels to be not quite matched. But I promise I'm doing more than just tweaking the pot on the TCC.

Heck, this is analog/vinyl folks. Do the same exact rip after a few months and it might not have the same DR after so many plays.

Votes are more or less even, which is surprising.
I wasn't complaining about the difference in levels, just that there was indeed a difference in dynamic range of the two samples.

My guess would be that
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Re: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)
« Reply #18 on: September 11, 2015, 08:02:24 AM »
Quote from: gurubhai on September 11, 2015, 07:48:03 AM
I wasn't complaining about the difference in levels, just that there was indeed a difference in dynamic range of the two samples.

My guess would be that
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Hahaha, no but good one though
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Re: Experiments in Turntable Tweakage (AB comparison)
« Reply #19 on: September 11, 2015, 08:55:27 AM »
Ok, one more (final) guess:
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