tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186210119576441516.post6178441171975738682..comments2023-11-21T00:53:55.976+08:00Comments on hi-fi avenue: What is the right tonal balance?lam seng fatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09344646544661320346noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186210119576441516.post-72264792244029061912018-01-27T20:06:43.945+08:002018-01-27T20:06:43.945+08:00Hi, great review. I have the FM 122, not the MK II...Hi, great review. I have the FM 122, not the MK II version. What cartridge settings do I use on the dip switches, cannot find any material on this. Thanks Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16184299175745319348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186210119576441516.post-901112770322899622011-09-14T11:55:59.669+08:002011-09-14T11:55:59.669+08:00Well, tone controls are always useful for making b...Well, tone controls are always useful for making bad recordings listenable and I guess that your friend's experience is a good example of this.<br /><br />When your friend uses original Deccas, RCA Living Stereos (or even the 180 g Classic Records reissues) or Mercury Living Presence LPs to judge a component or system then one can take these comments more seriously.<br /><br />Many vinyl addicts have lots of gear but no clue about why it may or may not be good.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519193397385624229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186210119576441516.post-15490865906616001442011-09-14T07:09:47.566+08:002011-09-14T07:09:47.566+08:00The amount of misinformation in this story is appa...The amount of misinformation in this story is appalling. it confuses phono equalization with TONE CONTROLS. The RIAA curve was adopted by virtually every record label as of around 1955 and certainly by the time stereo was invented every label used it including DECCA in the UK. If you look at the back of London "Bluebacks" which were pressed by Decca and can be proven to use the same lacquers and stampers it says use "the RIAA curve." I've read nonsense from people insisting Columbia used their own curve well into the '70s. More B.S. I spoke with the guys who cut for Columbia and the confirmed such speculation so B.S--only they used stronger language. It would be best to ignore virtually everything said in this review about phono equalization unless you wish to be seriously misinformed. If you want to play with tone controls, get yourself an equalizer and mess up your system to your heart's content. But DON'T confuse phono equalization with tone controls. The only record there that probably did require a non-RIAA eq (and even then I'm not sure) was the mono Capitol Frank Sinatra album.Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13435168594983423598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186210119576441516.post-51586770614098038462011-09-14T00:38:33.110+08:002011-09-14T00:38:33.110+08:00aaron,
the vinyl addict who tried to get his deut...aaron,<br /><br />the vinyl addict who tried to get his deutsche grammaphon lps to sound right has a much higher-end tt/tonearm/cartridge/phono preamp than my set-up.<br />he tried all that u suggested - trying to get the sra right and adjusting vta and even the tracking force.<br />finally he tested the fm phono linearizer and bought it. he has no more complaints.<br />he says even cut-in-malaysia albums are listenable now.lam seng fatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09344646544661320346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186210119576441516.post-61285066336189613662011-09-13T07:55:03.288+08:002011-09-13T07:55:03.288+08:00So essentially you are using the phono preamp as a...So essentially you are using the phono preamp as a tone control. Setting of stylus rake angle to match the cutting angle used for each and every LP side is critical to obtaining the optimum sonic result and can only be determined with careful listening and progressive adjustment. Most of the LPs you referenced would have used the RIAA equalisation curve and you were simply hearing problems with the recording or mastering or using non-optimised SRA for that particular LP. You ask what to do in the event that you cannot afford the FM Acoustics 122? Get a tonearm with adjustable VTA on-the-fly and without gross tonal colourations. Similarly, get yourself a turntable which subscribes the same philosophy of low colouration and then you might be in a position to assess the merits of phono preamplifiers at the pointy end of the market.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01519193397385624229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2186210119576441516.post-34646222603071380962011-09-12T16:38:10.820+08:002011-09-12T16:38:10.820+08:00Very well researched and written.Very well researched and written.744driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789211179007155016noreply@blogger.com