Julf wrote: > ... goes to Helmut Brinkmann of Brinkmann Audio GmbH, manufacturer of > the Balance 2 vinyl player and RöNt II power supply. > > I happened to read the review in Hi-Fi News (the only non-pro audio mag > I still subscribe to - they used to be pretty good, with decent > measurements for the "hi-res" record reviews etc., but seem to be going > downhill). > > In the review, there is a breakout box with Helmut Brinkmann explaining > why the RöNt II (how do they come up with these names?) power supply is > equipped with valves. I quote: > > > > So this is in the power supply that drives the turntable motor. > > Unfortunately the reviewer, Adam Smith, doesn't question this at all. > Great example of cargo cult science (or sympathetic magic and voodoo). > Tubes, when used in amplifiers, provide "sonic advantages" such as > "better texture and musical flow", so naturally they convey the same > benefits even if not in any way part of the signal path - simply by > being there. Due to their vacuum, I guess...
Awesome! I love the phrase "better texture and musical flow". I think that perhaps adding some Teflon to the power supply would help with both texture (smooth) and flow (non-stick). But seriously what the hell does "texture" refer to? Oh wait, it must be just some sort of bad translation from German to English that produced such a WTF phrase. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: SBS on dedicated windows 7 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101564
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