AndrewR
21-04-2010, 10:28
From the Digital Impression area.
Hi Ali,
Many turntables (mostly of the low-mass belt-drive variety) sound tubby and coloured as hell... The Techie avoids the cloggy euphony many (wrongly in my view) deem as the recognised 'signature of analogue', by presenting a more accurate portrayal of the information that is actually on records.
Marco.
Hi Marco,
I can see where you are coming from, the Technics decks do seem to offer an alternative presentation from the likes of Linn, Thorens and Rega. However, are they really uncoloured?
From hearing a modified Technics deck a couple of times in the flesh and as needle drops, they appear to provide a detailed and well-lit performance. However at the same time there appeared to be a form of reinterpretation going on, not the type that is typically associated with belt driven decks, but an impact that affects the mood of the music.
For me the mood is a little sober, consistently giving a more staid and quite intimate atmosphere to the music. The result still exhibits good qualities that will hold the attention while offering another perspective to music replay. Whenever I have heard a modified Techie, it has invariably reminded me of the way the Conrad Johnson/Avalon demos (i.e. recent Audiofreaks demos) portray music.
Having said all this, this is only the current impression I have from a few occasions in unfamiliar circumstances and would be interested in whether my thoughts are on the right track or whether there is something about the Technics decks I have missed.
Andrew
Hi Ali,
Many turntables (mostly of the low-mass belt-drive variety) sound tubby and coloured as hell... The Techie avoids the cloggy euphony many (wrongly in my view) deem as the recognised 'signature of analogue', by presenting a more accurate portrayal of the information that is actually on records.
Marco.
Hi Marco,
I can see where you are coming from, the Technics decks do seem to offer an alternative presentation from the likes of Linn, Thorens and Rega. However, are they really uncoloured?
From hearing a modified Technics deck a couple of times in the flesh and as needle drops, they appear to provide a detailed and well-lit performance. However at the same time there appeared to be a form of reinterpretation going on, not the type that is typically associated with belt driven decks, but an impact that affects the mood of the music.
For me the mood is a little sober, consistently giving a more staid and quite intimate atmosphere to the music. The result still exhibits good qualities that will hold the attention while offering another perspective to music replay. Whenever I have heard a modified Techie, it has invariably reminded me of the way the Conrad Johnson/Avalon demos (i.e. recent Audiofreaks demos) portray music.
Having said all this, this is only the current impression I have from a few occasions in unfamiliar circumstances and would be interested in whether my thoughts are on the right track or whether there is something about the Technics decks I have missed.
Andrew