Quote from: Carlman on September 19, 2011, 12:16:25 PMWell, you guys got me all itchy about my vinyl rig... I had every intention of selling it. It has had a loose pivot on the arm for a long time... and I fashioned a tool to tighten it... problem solved! Then I found the VTA adjustments and decided hey.. I'll play around with this thing and see how it sounds... So, I fired up the ol' phono pre and started adjusting. Whoa. I did not have VTA setup properly. There is thunderous bass along with mid and high clarity I have not heard before out of my vinyl rig. There is a breathing 'alive' quality that is just beautiful. I quickly compared to the same on digital which sounded diminutive by comparison. Digital was overall cleaner, much quieter background and the tonal balance was just different.. it had a 'leaned back' presentation where the bass was big and low and the highs were a little recessed. It was similar to the difference between Rich's DAC and my own... so, my DAC is now getting bested by my vinyl rig. I was using Sufjan Stevens 'Illinoise' album in these comparison. Wonderful pressing, btw. This album was masterfully crafted for vinyl playback.There is still some noise I don't like with vinyl but the music comes through in a way that it's easy to ignore. So now what? I plan to compare my current table to an older table I have so I can possibly sell it. Or just keep it. Or keep 'messing' with it.. ARGH! Nervosa indeed. -CSCORE!!! We just hooked in another one.
Well, you guys got me all itchy about my vinyl rig... I had every intention of selling it. It has had a loose pivot on the arm for a long time... and I fashioned a tool to tighten it... problem solved! Then I found the VTA adjustments and decided hey.. I'll play around with this thing and see how it sounds... So, I fired up the ol' phono pre and started adjusting. Whoa. I did not have VTA setup properly. There is thunderous bass along with mid and high clarity I have not heard before out of my vinyl rig. There is a breathing 'alive' quality that is just beautiful. I quickly compared to the same on digital which sounded diminutive by comparison. Digital was overall cleaner, much quieter background and the tonal balance was just different.. it had a 'leaned back' presentation where the bass was big and low and the highs were a little recessed. It was similar to the difference between Rich's DAC and my own... so, my DAC is now getting bested by my vinyl rig. I was using Sufjan Stevens 'Illinoise' album in these comparison. Wonderful pressing, btw. This album was masterfully crafted for vinyl playback.There is still some noise I don't like with vinyl but the music comes through in a way that it's easy to ignore. So now what? I plan to compare my current table to an older table I have so I can possibly sell it. Or just keep it. Or keep 'messing' with it.. ARGH! Nervosa indeed. -C
Carl what tables do you have ?
Hey Pete, have you thought of trying a Shelter cart. with the new tt?I've been going back and forth between a Shelter 501MkII and DV 20x2-L, both have strong points.What I'd like would be a cart with the DV mids and the Shelter top end and air.
Quote from: Carlman on September 19, 2011, 12:16:25 PM... so, my DAC is now getting bested by my vinyl rig. Those of us playing with vinyl would not expect anything less.
... so, my DAC is now getting bested by my vinyl rig.