Thanks for taking the time to stop in with comments, Bob! Please feel free to return and join the discussions when you have the time.
Lee
Lee
Bob,
Welcome With regard to the elite upgrades, can one purchase this arm w/o the TechDas ? I love my Supreme 10", but am always looking to wring out the most fidelity I can. I use a Clearaudio Master Innovation table. Thanks in advance.
Just place your order Christian, you know you want it . I am sure Bob will upgrade yours with the Nordost cable and new pivot. Then let us know how you find the upgrade
Arm, get the whole deal , that table would be at home with the pass gear ...
you know, I wouldn't mind a head to head with my table in my system. Only then could I determine if the extra cache is worth it to me. Based on how my table sounds now, I would only expect a modest increment in musical enjoyment. (Could be wrong.) That table floats on air, mine on opposing magnetic force (less moving parts to worry about ). Right now compared to tape, my table is very close. The real quiet pressings makes it hard to distinguish from tape...still, no turtable deliver's the bass like well sorted 15ips 1/4" RTR playback.
you know, I wouldn't mind a head to head with my table in my system. Only then could I determine if the extra cache is worth it to me. Based on how my table sounds now, I would only expect a modest increment in musical enjoyment. (Could be wrong.) That table floats on air, mine on opposing magnetic force (less moving parts to worry about ). Right now compared to tape, my table is very close. The real quiet pressings makes it hard to distinguish from tape...still, no turtable deliver's the bass like well sorted 15ips 1/4" RTR playback.
Even a head to head comparison in your own room is hard to do fairly unless you have identical supports for both tables not to mention two of the same cartridge handy.
None the less I wish Gary would bring his TechDas over for a comparison. Not that I could afford it anytime soon.
Sean, even having identical supports for both tables is not ideal. Depending on the design philosophy of the table, the optimum support would be different. You were privy to moving the Air Force One from one type of support to a different one and the resultant change in sound.
I have the cheaper LED one (only 36" range). I put a piece of reflective tape on top of an LP, and it measured 33.333 rpm.
That is quite remarkable if the table is stable and locked at the 33.333 rpm reading. I just finished pitch adjusting my table using th PLT200 Laser tach. At 33 rpm with record playing and stylus down, I get 33.33X, where the X (thousandth's of an rpm) fluctuates by up to 5 1/1000th's of an rpm. Not too shabby, imo. Same thing for 45 (45.00X). My table uses infra red optical speed control.
Christian, did you try the Platterspeed app to get a confirmatory reading?