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In Reply to: The very much non-definitive EAR 834P Modification Guide posted by Thorsten on February 14, 2002 at 08:32:50:
improved surface noise rejection/filtering?
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Bryan,> Does any of this add up to improved surface noise rejection/filtering? <
In my own experience, a really wide bandwidth design with substantial overload margins and low levels of intermodulation tends to render surface pops and ticks much less obtrusively than designs that don't have these characteristics.
But as Thorsten points out, cleaning your LPs and using a cartridge with a good stylus shape (as well as a low-mass cantilever assembly) is always a good idea.
regards, jonathan carr
Thanks for the reply, Jonathan.I do clean my records with a VPI but I believe that the EAR has issues with noise. I've noticed it, as have others I've talked to. Its no big deal to me really as most of my records are in great shape and I keep them clean, however its still an issue that I was hoping these mods Thorsten listed might address.
Hi Bryan,Now that you and Jonathan brought up this subject. I did noticed when I installed my external overkill PS for the EAR, that on a couple of records that I thought I was hearing end-track distortion , didn't have that type of distortion/sound anymore. However, I don't recall getting the impression that surface noise was greatly reduced. I guess my set-up was already low in surface noise in the first place. I hope this helps.
Best Regards,
Bill
Hi,I have NOT myself noticed any particular tendency of the EAR to emphasise record noise as such, HOWEVER I have a suspicion that this may very well have been the issues one of the Aquaintances commented on as "The EAR being noisy", which I took to mean electrically noisy. The modds to the unit are reported to have improved this.
Given that I myself never specifically noticed this I cannot further comment. But I have rather clean records and in addition have never used the EAR on any long term basis, even modded it is not THAT good.... ;-)
Ciao T
Thorsten,There are number of noised within analog. They heave the distinctly different natures and differently perceived by a listener. Certain ELECTRONIC decisions COULD affect the perception of the mechanic noise coming from record.
The Cat
Hi,> Does any of this add up to improved surface noise
> rejection/filtering?How could it? Surface noise is mixed in with the signal before it hit's a phonostage. If afterwards you filter it out, by definition you are also filtering out some of your signal. Did you try cleaning your records and using a Pickup with a stylus shape not that terribly noise sensitive? It works for me....
Ciao T
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