Cardas Record

[Alex_UK]

Thanks Chris - it currently fits in nicely with my ethos - 10% hardware, 90% Software

[Alex_UK]

Alex

No probs, no offence taken in the least.
It's good to make lite of stuff, I usually do it to myself first.

Andy - SDDW

Phew - last thing I'd want is to upset anyone. I'll look into the Cardas, though, as all joking aside, there's no rhyme or reason to some of this stuff.

[Alex_UK]

Is this the fella? Cardas Frequency Sweep and Burn in Test Record on ebay? (£24.99 + £2.99 p&p)

[Sand Dancin Donkey Walker]

Hi Alex

My version is different, probably superseded by the one shown in your link.
The one I have is called the 'Cardas Sweep Record'

Track 1 - Blank Track
Track 2 - System Degaussing Frequency Sweep (long Version)
Track 3 - System Degaussing Frequency Sweep (Short Version)
Track 4 - Plateau for Tone Arm Adjustments
Track 5 - Inverted Frequency Sweep

Side B is identical to Side A

Hope that helps.

Andy - SDDW

[Alex_UK]

Thanks Andy, appreciate you taking the time to reply - I'll give the ebay one a whirl, a cheap tweak!

[DSJR]

It's your ears I reckon and nothing to do with the system at all.

Have a listen, set it off and exit room quickly, return to room when finished and play what you did before. I'd be very surprised if there's a big difference...

[REM]

Shirley, sorry surely, worth it for the blank track....to check the level of 'inky blackness', no, yes????

[Stratmangler]

It's your ears I reckon and nothing to do with the system at all.

Have a listen, set it off and exit room quickly, return to room when finished and play what you did before. I'd be very surprised if there's a big difference...

The mere fact that you have suggested that this might indeed be the mechanism by which this thing works is of course prejudicial to the outcome of such a test.

The only reasonable way of testing this is to do a before and after needledrop recording, and post the results for forum members to listen to and make comments. If there is any positive effect from using the record it should be easy to discern the improvement from the recording.

Work it on a poll basis - recording a sounds best/ recording b sounds best/ can't tell any difference.
Of course there must absolute secrecy as to which recording is which.

If someone would provide the recordings I would quite happily set the test up. That is, of course, if anyone wishes to participate in such a test.

Chris

[therockst4r]

@Chris, I just ordered the record, so once I put my technie back together I would be glad to do this test.

[Stratmangler]

@Chris, I just ordered the record, so once I put my technie back together I would be glad to do this test.

Thanks - I look forward to it.

Chris