Needledrops and demo tracks

It's an AT33PTG I've had for a while and finally installed last autumn. Currently mounted on an Alphason Xenon, soon to return to a Mk1 Ekos. Comparisons may be posted.

Paul

 

Yes - I think this is actually what is being heard with these samples. I've got both the LP and CD of this album, and irrespective of which 'table/cart combo I use, the CD version sounds louder (compressed) and has perhaps also a boosted bottom end.

I'm using Audacity on a Mac, optical input from external ADC at 24/96. Is there a way to confirm that Audacity isn't messing it up?

Sounds good - I may have a play with the 33PTG later

 

I have no doubt that CD is louder with better bass (& I haven't heard a track yet where an LP has a more pronounced bass than a CD) but IMO these samples posted do not sound meaty enough. I've listened through headphones & main system. Unfortunately I don't have either tracks to compare directly. I don't think it has anything to do with the 24/96 recording.

 

I've had a look at the raw data and I was probably wrong about the significant bits. I had just zoomed in with Audacity and looked for samples below -96dB.

Paul

 

Here are a couple of tracks I recorded recently (not unique to ZG I'm afraid).

Black Sun_D can D_ Aion.wav

Black Sun - Dead Can Dance (Aion)



Thomas Dolby Dissidents my deck.wav

Dissidents - Thomas Dolby (The Flat Earth)



Most of this has been recorded on either modified (some lightly, some heavily) or completely custom equipment. The TT is a custom built, fluid damped, twin suspension, suspended affair with magnetic bearing, CF composite chassis (lots of other bits) etc. Arm is a lightly modified Naim Aro, cartridge is a Troika reworked by ESCo. The phonostage is based on a pair of modified Naim 323 cards powered by a custom power supply loosely based on a Naim Snaps. The phonostage is (in this case) fed directly to a cheap external DAC and then to my ASUS Netbook (the software used was Audacity).

These recordings were done purely as a bit of fun - they roughly resemble the sound from this equipment but I would not say that they represent it to a very high level - the DAC, in particular, is nothing special - but I don't involve myself much with digital matters.

P.S. You can't buy any of the parts I designed or built - I mention them purely to satisfy any curiosity.

 

Thanks Mark, will have a good listen to those tonight.

 

Cool - hope you enjoy. The Thomas Dolby is a real 'hi-fi demonstration' kind of track (I still like it though ).

 

Here is Elton John - Out of the Blue:-

http://www.mediafire.com/file/ktai0pv7ili0pm0/Elton John - Out of the Blue ND.wav

 

Shadows of the Moon
composed by Yannis Markopoulos
An unusual piece which I discovered in a Charity Shop

(the pops came free with the record)

Watch your eardrums

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=...386feecd599684a26433ad2f163489f7427a6e4117669

 

Let's Rock!

http://www.mediafire.com/file/v7gce0w0lbvna6d/Rush - Animate.wav

Set volume to 11.

 

Thats one quirky piece of music, but enjoyable!

 

Yup .. did the drums dance in front of your eyes too?

best via the system & not headphones for me.

 

OK lets Rock

To further the FM debate here is a R2 recording done in a bit of a hurry

Robert Cray live

Wonderful bit of live broadcasting that must shoot a few bullets from a Smoking Gun through arguments to phase out FM.

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=...c215e0e8e3e52a48786b8cb8ae8b281b16e3ec4689298

I don’t think I’ll be leaving this for long so download while you have a chance

64 Mb WAV so may take a while

 

I've got a phonostage on loan at the minute - I may do a comparative needledrop tomorrow - it's good....

 

Robert Cray

Thanks for that - excellent

 

Don't tell us what it is, just put some files up.

 

Don't fret - I wasn't going to tell you . I'll do recordings tomorrow of the Dead Can Dance and the Thomas Dolby tracks that I recorded earlier.

 

ooh bring it round.

 

will do - later tomorrow probably.

 

I think he is already saving up for it!