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Post Subject: Weird fallout (after breaking the "One Change At A Time" rule)Posted by Paul S on: 1/30/2007
Thank you for some great ideas! I was actually reluctant to admit that I made several changes at once, with changed-twice arm wire terminations, new IC link, new "dedicated" grounding scheme, and (most embarassing of all) new tubes in the phonostage (Russian tubes!). Was I asking for it, or what?
But here's some odd stuff, I think, and I am seriously wondering if (don't laugh) the amps factor in here:
1) Usually, when I have this sort of problem with a phono source, playing more "simple" music sounds "better", if you know what I mean. But this time it may be the case that more "complicated" music sounded "better", or certainly it sounded no "worse". Anyway, I preferred it because even if it didn't sound audiophile-better it still came across as more "interesting".
2) Also, despite the moderate fog around all performances it has never been so easy to discern the exact recording techniques that were used, or even the "generation" of the disc transfer, and all records clearly sounded "different", in the qualitative sense that they were all recorded/made differently. Is that weird, or what?
You know, as pissed off and impatient as I get with the set-backs, I have to say that I often come away from them with an unexpected bonus (meaning I learn something), and in saying this I am not merely being "positive" (because it still pisses me off!).
Bets regards,
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