trio leo
02-08-2013, 23:07
Just thought I'd share this with you.
Recently I went to my friends house and listened to his system and I was very impressed, now I don't really like Leonard Cohen, but it sounded like he was in the room, the musical performance was delightful and tuneful, together with timing.
I asked about the CDP, it was a Technics SL-PG490, an old model apparently, but he really liked it because it had something called MASH, so I bought a beauty on ebay, but it didn't sound anywhere near as good as my friends, (sounded like it had fluff on the needle),he told me he had tickled his a bit (he's clever like that), so I got him to "tickle" mine, (CDP that is), at his house mine now sounded as good as his, I was thrilled.
When I got it home it didn't sound as good as his again and we have almost identical systems, so he came round and had a listen, he agreed it was woolly in the bass, instruments were not well defined and spaciality between instruments and vocals were unconvincing.
Then he noticed I had a pair of interconnects between the CDP and the pre-amp that were 5' long, I told him I had bought the plugs to make 2 leads out of one, but I hadn't got the confidence to cut and solder them.
So he cut one pair down to about 20" and put new plugs on.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!! now it was sounding as good as his, the bass was extended, tight and fast, the instruments sounded as though the performers were gelling together and the whole performance was superb, it made the hairs on my head stand up, my reaction was "fffffffflipping heck!!
He told me the long length was too hard for the CDP to drive and the short lengths made it easier (that's how I understood it anyway).
Although I'm still a vinyl nut, it was pleasing to get such a result from my CDP and for the small cost of a couple of phono plugs, pity I've only got about 20 CD's, still now I don't mind looking in charity shops for them.
enjoy your music
regards Al
Recently I went to my friends house and listened to his system and I was very impressed, now I don't really like Leonard Cohen, but it sounded like he was in the room, the musical performance was delightful and tuneful, together with timing.
I asked about the CDP, it was a Technics SL-PG490, an old model apparently, but he really liked it because it had something called MASH, so I bought a beauty on ebay, but it didn't sound anywhere near as good as my friends, (sounded like it had fluff on the needle),he told me he had tickled his a bit (he's clever like that), so I got him to "tickle" mine, (CDP that is), at his house mine now sounded as good as his, I was thrilled.
When I got it home it didn't sound as good as his again and we have almost identical systems, so he came round and had a listen, he agreed it was woolly in the bass, instruments were not well defined and spaciality between instruments and vocals were unconvincing.
Then he noticed I had a pair of interconnects between the CDP and the pre-amp that were 5' long, I told him I had bought the plugs to make 2 leads out of one, but I hadn't got the confidence to cut and solder them.
So he cut one pair down to about 20" and put new plugs on.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!!! now it was sounding as good as his, the bass was extended, tight and fast, the instruments sounded as though the performers were gelling together and the whole performance was superb, it made the hairs on my head stand up, my reaction was "fffffffflipping heck!!
He told me the long length was too hard for the CDP to drive and the short lengths made it easier (that's how I understood it anyway).
Although I'm still a vinyl nut, it was pleasing to get such a result from my CDP and for the small cost of a couple of phono plugs, pity I've only got about 20 CD's, still now I don't mind looking in charity shops for them.
enjoy your music
regards Al