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From: tjk@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Thomas Krueger)
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Subject: Re: defects improve sound
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Date: Fri, 9-Oct-87 11:01:01 EDT
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In article <8729@utzoo.UUCP> henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) writes:
>The Audio Update column in the November issue of Radio-Electronics is very
>much worth reading.  Some samples:
>
>"Out-of-phase crosstalk between channels... will de-emphasize the center-
>recorded sounds, thus increasing the depth and width of the stereo stage...
>There was one highly esteemed British phono cartridge whose coils had a
>matrixed output.  If the coils were not properly adjusted... there would
>be a high level of out-of-phase crosstalk that provided (for some ears)
>a wonderfully open, wide-stage quality.  Those cartridges that were
>properly adjusted didn't manifest that effect and were therefore considered
>defective by many US audiophiles..."
>

The cartridge in question is the Decca. When the cart is misadjusted, the
audiophile can tell... there is NO center information at all. The main
advantage of the Decca is the low amount of stylus deflection required for
output. There is no cartridge as fast as the Decca, even moving coils. On
the downside, the Decca has an unmistakeable sonic signature... if you are
running a Decca, others can tell.

One thing I like about Decca carts, if you are running mid-fi equipment,
the Decca tends to make the mid-fi equipment sound better.

							- Tom

Thomas Krueger, Univ WI Milwaukee, Computing Services, Electronics Shop
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