Re: [ARSCLIST] Mostly for laughs

[Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>]

Steven C. Barr(x) wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Richter" <mrichter@xxxxxxx>
> >    http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/audioproducts/index.php
> >
> > They don't show the snake oil to lubricate the CD spindle, though.
> During the phonograph "boom years" (mid-teens) there waa a phonograph
> make, Vitaphone, which actually had its needle on the end of a long
> piece of wood...whose other end connected to the diaphraghm. Supposedly,
> the sound "mellowed" while traveling through the wood...?!

It certainly would have mellowed. Lower frequencies would see resonances 
and higher ones would be damped where the wood actually dissipated energy.

In fact, there's validity behind some of the "solutions" being offered 
on that page. Many turntables are not only sources for subsonic rumble 
but also resonators at those frequencies. Unabated, they can saturate 
the amplification chain and degrade the sound. Adding weights and, 
particularly, damping in that range can improve things.

Mike
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