That can be arranged.Does @amirm have records to use with the testing of any turntable ? ie records with tones ?
There is a crowdsourcing thread on here on cartridge measurements (in the meantime).Given the proliferation of turntables and phono cartridges. The dearth of independent testing is a sad sate of affairs....
He actually has my Ortofon SUT at his lab somewhere waiting it's turn on the gridiron. He has never tested a stepup transformer so it will be something new. By ear, I think it's slightly more dynamic and revealing than my McIntosh C53 preamp MC stage, but I have no measurements to back that up! As far as I know, it could all be " expensive doodad effect" It certainly doesn't sound the same nor worse.Amir does publish reviews of phono stages from time to time... I assume he would need a whole new kit to test cartridges or turntables properly? Or would it still just run into the AP analyzer?
There is maybe also a question of bandwidth and impact. Most people who are buying turntables today are interested in the experience of playing vinyl but not fidelity per se*. Testing would (in today's market) only help the very small slice of people who demand real high fidelity from a turntable setup.
Meanwhile, there are a lot of people buying IEMs, DACs, headphones and speakers who ARE interested in fidelity, but are being badly misled when they fail to look for, or can't find independent testing. Amir only has so many opportunities to measure something, and it may be that he chooses to allocate those tests to products in larger segments of the market.
Cartridges would be pretty straightforward, as is wow and flutterAmir does publish reviews of phono stages from time to time... I assume he would need a whole new kit to test cartridges or turntables properly? Or would it still just run into the AP analyzer?
There is maybe also a question of bandwidth and impact. Most people who are buying turntables today are interested in the experience of playing vinyl but not fidelity per se*. Testing would (in today's market) only help the very small slice of people who demand real high fidelity from a turntable setup.
Meanwhile, there are a lot of people buying IEMs, DACs, headphones and speakers who ARE interested in fidelity, but are being badly misled when they fail to look for, or can't find independent testing. Amir only has so many opportunities to measure something, and it may be that he chooses to allocate those tests to products in larger segments of the market.
Any links?There is a crowdsourcing thread on here on cartridge measurements (in the meantime).
You would be surprised about the sales of turntables! Technics brought out a 1k table to market (their least expensive model and it sold out the entire initial production before it hit the dealers! It has sold out every SL 1200G ( at 4k) sunce it was introduced in 2016 (10xs of thousands) Even the Sl1000R (20k) has a waiting list!Amir does publish reviews of phono stages from time to time... I assume he would need a whole new kit to test cartridges or turntables properly? Or would it still just run into the AP analyzer?
There is maybe also a question of bandwidth and impact. Most people who are buying turntables today are interested in the experience of playing vinyl but not fidelity per se*. Testing would (in today's market) only help the very small slice of people who demand real high fidelity from a turntable setup.
Meanwhile, there are a lot of people buying IEMs, DACs, headphones and speakers who ARE interested in fidelity, but are being badly misled when they fail to look for, or can't find independent testing. Amir only has so many opportunities to measure something, and it may be that he chooses to allocate those tests to products in larger segments of the market.
I really might be surprised by the size of that market, but the annual market for headphones and speakers is measured in the millions of units, so I am not sure it would change the calculus of impact. Again, just assuming Amir might look at it that way, but I don't know.You would be surprised about the sales of turntables! Technics brought out a 1k table to market (their least expensive model and it sold out the entire initial production before it hit the dealers! It has sold out every SL 1200G ( at 4k) sunce it was introduced in 2016 (10xs of thousands) Even the Sl1000R (20k) has a waiting list!
Mmmmm, no. Technically maybe. But if you compare actual musical files it might amaze how close and a few occasions vynil is ctially better than the distributed digital file! I'm well aware that all modern Vinyl releases come fro Digital masters, however, you basicly never find a digital file that is a 100% bit to bit version. Some limited reases on vinyl are exactly that (as much as the vinyl can physicallu capture. how many musical recordings actully have have a dynamic range of more than 80dB? Or 60 for that matter! Vinyl can easily cover more than the frequncy range of human hearing as well! My Tacet test disc which has frquencies starting a 8Hz can clearly show the resonance of my tonearm at 9hz and thiroughly separate it from the next tone at ten! My frequncy analyzer can also show high frequency extension above 30khz too! So, yes the capabilities on paper of digital are obviouly superior in some areas, but in practice most of taht capability is seldom if ever really relevant!I really might be surprised by the size of that market, but the annual market for headphones and speakers is measured in the millions of units, so I am not sure it would change the calculus of impact. Again, just assuming Amir might look at it that way, but I don't know.
Well -- the good ones are rather expensive, and the cheap ones are likely best avoided.