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In Reply to: Try the Sonic Stabilizer.... posted by mattcecil1@yahoo.com on December 18, 2006 at 13:00:39:
Matt:I have the WE mat and a home made "clamp" of sorts. I am selling my vinyl now and my TT setup as it can't approach the dynamics,image and bass of my CDP. This is also why I am trying everything under the sun to tweak the CDP.What do you use on your CDP and what kind of CDP is it? I also decided to let vinyl go because there are little or no new releases on the format.
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I'm almost in the same boat you are, in terms of thinking about giving up vinyl. maybe its cuz my cartridge now has a mystery open coil, or cuz my new Promitheus TVC has usurped the Mapleshade vibe draining gear which my tt claimed ownership too previously? to get my rig back to 100% is gonna cost big $. I got into Lp's for the sonics, but lately i'm finding a lot of satisfaction with CD's. However, for the music i listen to, there are lots of new LP releases cropping up.Herbie's puck is the shizzle though with the WE mat, a real good combo for sure.
my cdp is a modded XBOX. that's right!! modded in that i've replaced the male plug with an Oyaide P-079 AND removed 10 screws from inside the case (so internal vibes don't travel throughout the innards). Plus i'm using Anti-IC's w/Bullett plugs rather than the OEM cabling. Before these tweaks the XBOX's imaging, timbre and presentation killed my old cdp. its so smoooooth. Now its bass & imaging are ridiculous.
To my ears, this XBOX sounds as good (sometimes better) as my tt rig which costs 10X more...and i really, really like my analog rig! Previously, i had a Sony scd-595 changer for 2 years and hated it.
I treat all my CD's/DVD's with Mikrosmooth and a shot of the Ionoclast for static. I also treat the XBOX with a degaussing track (Cardas Sweep Track) occasionally.
Herbie's latest mat is the best (Herbie's mat) i've tried, but i just can't get past the sound. A previous poster mentioned HF rolloff, maybe that's it. I just don't like the sound with it on - whether at home, on my computer or in my car. pretty sure its cdp dependent though...
Also, what's a Promitheus TVC?
WE mat = Herbies way excellent turtable mat
Prometheus TVC is a passive linestage TVC stands for transformer volume control. Other passive line stages use a resistor ladder or other type of resistance
and Matt I knew you were using an X-Box as a CDP from a post here or on Audiogon. You would need a very ballsy low output impedence (100 ohms or less IMO) to succeed with a passive linestage. Also a lot of gain, more than 50 or 60 db even with a high output cart.
The output voltage of components has taken on a whole new meaning for me with the TVC in the chain. Luckily my old Muse amp is compatible.I increased the output on the VPP-1 phono pre to 50db output and i'm darn near stuck with a Grado cartridge w/5mv output. I'd need a difft pre OR an SUT if i wanted a lower output cartridge...another vinyl woe.
IF the XBOX had the same output level as my old cdp, it'd be perfect. To deal with this I'll probably get a DAC with the intention of using it with a dedicated Mac Mini as a source in the future. however, for now everything is working fine.
This TVC rocks. If i had the means i'd sell all my equipment and design a system around it...
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