T.H.E. Show Newport: Paul Seydor on Analog and Vinyl

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Posted by: Paul Seydor at 1:01 pm, June 11th, 2012

 

Best sound bargain

The Gene Rubin Audio Room—see my report for components—a sound you could just curl up with and never think of “hi-fi.”

 

Most significant product

Audio Artistry’s CBT36 speaker system ($8.5k/pr assembled, $1.9k/pr kit)—this curved line-source array makes for a speaker that, for perhaps the first time in my life, exhibits virtually no difference in tonal balance whether you’re standing, sitting, or walking around (once its tendency to brightness is addressed, this could be a real breakthrough design).

 

Greatest bargain (single product)

DSPeaker Anti Mode ($1.1k)—a fully automatic room correction device (also DAC) that works spectacularly and at almost a chump change price.

 

Greatest discovery

The double-plattered Kronos turntable ($28k without arm) is certainly an original idea that looks to be consummately executed (see my report).

Comments

SundayNiagara -- Tue, 06/12/2012 - 18:42

"A concern some have with suspended turntables—the Kronos has a tuned four point hanging suspension (a la SOTAs)—is that the rotation of the platter can cause the floating subchassis to move in the same direction."
 
It's my understanding that the springs on the SOTA  'tables are not all wound in the same direction.  Effectively negating the torque from the rotation of the platter.  Paul, I believe you have a Cosmos?

kana813 -- Wed, 06/13/2012 - 13:32

Paul,
Take a look at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/regsaudioforum/message/38581

dl -- Thu, 06/14/2012 - 15:45

The problem, if it is one, is that any rotational motion of the sub-chasis not along the axis of the platten will give rise to gyroscopic precession modes.  Problem solved.  
Uniform rotation of the platten (after start-up acceleration) will have no effect.  Non-uniformity due to the imperfect balance of the platten cannot be guaranteed to be mirrored by the lower one, so you're just adding two stochastic variables.

Luke_Mueller -- Thu, 08/09/2012 - 19:15

The Kronos Turntable has another look at key elements of any phonograph; the suspension, platter, motor and overall built. This Turntable uses DC power generators that produce real-time pace changes depending on details optical sensors obtain from the platters. But it is not cheap by any means.

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