Re: [ARSCLIST] Can 78s sound better than LPs?

[Don Cox <doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 27/08/06, Lou Judson wrote:
> On Aug 25, 2006, at 11:35 AM, Don Cox wrote:
> 
>> Consumer cassette decks or CD players commonly have an analog output
>> stage which is under-specified and cannot handle the cable and the 
>> input
>> impedance of the amp correctly.
> 
> So what symptoms does it exhibit for "not handling" it correctly?

Narrowing of frequency response with level, giving a "hard" sound.

>> 
>> On such equipment, different connecting cables may be audibly 
>> different.
>> The expensive one will not necessarily be better. There is a strong
>> placebo effect.
> 
> Bingo. Placebo, wishful thinking, magical thinking. His previous CD 
> transfer sound pretty bad - much much more likely to be poor digital 
> convertors or overprocessing of the digits on the way to the CD... 
> Client is sure it is the wrong cables. He's happy now!
>> 
>> A buffer amp with high input impedance and low output impedance
>> between
>> the two boxes is more likely to fix the problem.
> 
> Such as? I'm going direct from Nak to Digi 002R's -10 aux input...
> Probab;y a 10k input, should I try it in the 10 MEG line ins and see
> if it's different?
> <L>
> 
Regards
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Don Cox
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