Daverz wrote: > You know that Pascal can hear you, right? Do you not realize how > obnoxious this kind of cod psychoanalysis is? Especially as no claims > were made beyond "I enjoyed some records on my friends equipment." >
OK so a frank analysis of what is obvioius to many can cause pain in hypersensitive places; I can handle that! The name-calling and deceptive redaction of the OP is noted, and really says all that I need to say. > > > Anyway, electro-mechanical transducers like phono cartridges have rather > gross differences from each other, even just in frequency response. > > > > > > > > More deception. > > > > The true facts are that different phono cartrdiges may or may not have > > audible timbre differences, but mismatching levels is well known way to > > make things sound different, especially in the realm of timbre. > > > > For example, play this file loud enough, and the first several tones > > will sound like they are have different pitch, even though the only > > difference is that they vary in loudness: > > > > https://www.dropbox.com/s/4yz96cxig0e3pen/dynamic%20range%20test%203%20KHz%20tone.flac?dl=0 > > > > > > > > > > > > Absolute level matching is probably not essential during a casual > > > listening session at a friends house. > > > > > > > > > > > I never said that absolute level matching is required. More > > deceptive paraphrasing. I do recommend that levels be matched within > > +-0.1 dB based on average RMS levels across the whole selection, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I do lament to the loss of measurements in modern reviews of analog > > > equipment.> > > > > > > > They can be found if you know where to look. > > > > For example: > > https://hometheaterhifi.com/reviews/vinyl/turntable-accessories/shure-m97xe-phono-cartridge-review/ > > > > > > However their loss is easy to attribute to the techical dumbing down > > of audio as a hobby based on rampant subjectivism. Solipsists have > > no need for measurements, they already have found the "Truth Within" ------------------------------------------------------------------------ arnyk's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=64365 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=108834 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
