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by Lego
2021-12-31 22:45
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Ok here's . 1)LINGO1 KAIRN LINTO 2)LINGO1 LINTO KAIRN 3)KAIRN LINGO1 LINTO .....Maybe in that order. PARSLEY https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U4WU3tpHlqX5CX6Wg4SToKc2sDrZnVGY/view?usp=drivesdk SAGE https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U391uInBvi7gwziXzE9xYPlBKVk8zxlR/view?usp=drivesdk ROSEMARY & THYME h...
by Lego
2021-12-31 21:46
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

David Neel wrote: 2021-12-31 19:08 Thank you Lego! I've already established my preference for preamp first. I did that when I still had a Urika. On your clips I ranked Kairn-Lingo-Linto first, and Kairn-Linto-Lingo last. Accordingly I've swapped my Entity-Radikal for Radikal-Entity. Nice!
You're welcome David ,glad to hear it.
by Lego
2021-12-31 21:41
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

I’ve decided to have a go at building a pair of speakers. I thought the first step would be to determine if drive units have an “innate musicality”, and if so, what is the magnitude of the differences. So, here’s a couple of videos comparing a couple of woofers I just happen to have (ie they haven’...
by Lego
2021-12-31 17:39
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Thank you Lego! Very interesting. What appears to be missing is the order that some on this forum have preferred in the past: Lingo - Linto - Kairn And compare that to Cookin's Kairn - Lingo - Linto In other words, pre amp first versus source first in the strip. (Those are in my opinion the only tw...
by Lego
2021-12-31 14:40
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Before we go to the results ,let's talk about the band. The music is a Crusaders track ,you might not be familiar with their music,but no matter your preferred genre you will have heard or have some of these musicians in your collection. Joe Sample Larry Carlton Wayne Henderson Stix Hooper Wilton Fe...
by Lego
2021-12-29 22:41
Forum: HiFi
Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
Replies: 789
Views: 359785

Re: JBL 308P and 708P

lejonklou wrote: 2021-12-29 21:25
Lego wrote: 2021-12-29 21:17 So when you say Class D ,you mean D asin Digital Jajo?
The D in Class D doesn't stand for digital. It's an amplifier working with pulses instead of linear waveforms.
Thanks Fredrik
by Lego
2021-12-29 22:39
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

David Neel wrote: 2021-12-29 21:19No!
😂
by Lego
2021-12-29 21:17
Forum: HiFi
Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
Replies: 789
Views: 359785

Re: JBL 308P and 708P

I am not sure if my understanding is right but that ST STA350BW is directly functioning as a power amp so there is for the 308 only signal conversion analog into digital and the 350 is some kind of a digital power amp? „Two channels can be provided by two full-bridges, providing up to 2 x 50 W of m...
by Lego
2021-12-29 21:09
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

John wrote: 2021-12-29 19:21 I’d be curious which recording was done first before unplugging things.
RELAXIN' John.Does that help your theory? :0)
by Lego
2021-12-29 16:35
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Results are out Friday morning
by Lego
2021-12-29 16:18
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

I am impressed by the JBL 308 it was an wonderfull example about their capabilities. They seem to be a little far away from the back wall in your setup but it obviously works well. Have you tried them closer to the wall? I've just plonked 308s down Defender.I want to put my Ninkas out of the room b...
by Lego
2021-12-28 02:12
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.
Replies: 26
Views: 9266

Re: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.

If you dig in the Linn owners club on the Wam, you'll probably find the story of DavidHB, who was a big fan of the Linn Adikt until he eventually had built his LP12 to the Klimax spec and finally changed for a MC (I think a Krystal at first). I myself "stepped down" and bought a Krystal to find the...
by Lego
2021-12-28 01:59
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Here we have, 1) Kairn then Linto then Lp12 plugged in that order. 2) Linto Kairn LP12 3) Kairn LP12 Linto 4) Kairn Linto in one distribution block and lp12 plugged straight into double socket shared with distribution block. All Lingo 1 Not in that order,but might be. WORKIN' https://drive.google.co...
by Lego
2021-12-26 22:13
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Karousel
Replies: 839
Views: 481899

Re: Karousel

My last upgrade was an Akiva and when I got it home the sound was flat .Through Linn I managed to track down the bloke who set up my first deck.He brought it back and he said it didn't need much.But that 'didnt need much' was the difference between boring sounding and music playing I find it hard to...
by Lego
2021-12-26 22:05
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.
Replies: 26
Views: 9266

Re: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.

Arjen wrote: 2021-12-26 21:38 A thousand Euros between MM and MC….. But why only stick on Linn cartridges?
Not necessarily to hear which one is better but to hear if MM does something MC doesn't .Both suitable for same arm.
by Lego
2021-12-26 20:02
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Discodave wrote: 2021-12-26 19:58
Lego wrote: 2021-12-26 19:33
Discodave wrote: 2021-12-26 10:17 Darn. Just realising that I could have used adaptors with Kisto too!!! Would have been fairer, more interesting.
Rematch!!!
Can't. Lejonklou products were on loan and handed back. Darn.
We'll just never know ....I kind of like that 😁
by Lego
2021-12-26 20:01
Forum: HiFi
Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
Replies: 789
Views: 359785

Re: JBL 308P and 708P

Just experienced another JBL 308 moment . I've been listening to Sarah Vaughan Brazilian Romance album for years and this is the first time I've realised/felt but don't know for sure that she's reading the score as she sings,uncanny . What if she’s not reading the lyrics but 308’s are just making h...
by Lego
2021-12-26 19:33
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4742075

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Discodave wrote: 2021-12-26 10:17 Darn. Just realising that I could have used adaptors with Kisto too!!! Would have been fairer, more interesting.
Rematch!!!
by Lego
2021-12-26 16:59
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.
Replies: 26
Views: 9266

Re: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.

..the 76/S was a big step forward, the Nagaoka MP300 significant better than the Grado Prestige Gold, Arm matching is important and it's worth noting that many older and budget tonearms were not designed to work with moving coil cartridges. Rigidity, bearing quality and compliance are variables whi...
by Lego
2021-12-26 13:42
Forum: HiFi
Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
Replies: 789
Views: 359785

Re: JBL 308P and 708P

Just experienced another JBL 308 moment .
I've been listening to Sarah Vaughan Brazilian Romance album for years and this is the first time I've realised/felt but don't know for sure that she's reading the score as she sings,uncanny .
by Lego
2021-12-26 00:10
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.
Replies: 26
Views: 9266

Re: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.

I was just wondering if MMs do something that MCs aren't as good at. Mmm, sort of. MM can give you a sense of solidity and weight that a lot of MC carts lack, but not all MM carts and not all MC carts! As I said, up to about £500 I really don't see the merit in MC carts. You don't get MM carts abov...
by Lego
2021-12-25 23:53
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.
Replies: 26
Views: 9266

Re: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.

I don't know if I could say I prefer one or the other, it's a matter of context. They are not the same. Generally speaking, MCs have more air and fine detail and MMs sound more solid and robust but these are fairly huge and imprecise generalizations, There can be a lot of overlap. I certainly don't...
by Lego
2021-12-25 23:45
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.
Replies: 26
Views: 9266

Re: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.

Is the dilemma about MC or MM or is it what you would like to hear in your ears? About the tune that is most preferable to you related to the music you play. A tune that thrills and moves you from the A-side to the B-side of the record, that moves your legs to a dance. It is also technically about ...
by Lego
2021-12-25 23:43
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.
Replies: 26
Views: 9266

Re: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.

First things first. Have your family banished you to the back room on Christmas day? Did they find your hi-fi related banter/craic not to their amusement? Secondly - what phono stage do you have - does it accept both MM/MC? Happy Christmas Leo :) Yes Discodave didn't get much out of them ,which is ...
by Lego
2021-12-25 23:36
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.
Replies: 26
Views: 9266

Re: Moving Coil Vs Moving Magnet.

lejonklou wrote: 2021-12-25 20:19 Moved topic from HAKAI to HiFi
Sorry Fredrik ,I was wondering why I couldn't find it ..lol