It should be pointed out that where on an LP the frequency measurement track is placed will alter the measured frequency response of the cartridge.
If the frequency measurement track is the first track on a side and the cartridge measures flat, it will measure as having a falling frequency response if an otherwise identical frequency measurement is the final track on a side.
Conversely, if the frequency measurement track is the final track on a side and the cartridge measures flat, it will measure as having a rising frequency response if an otherwise identical frequency measurement is the first track on a side.
This is due largely to the stylus pinch effect, therefore the larger the side (minor) radius of the stylus's scanning surface, the greater the outer vs. inner track disparity will be.
BTW, the high coil inductance of most MMs and MIs means that a flat frequency response is contingent on getting the loading right (and the resistive and capacitance values may not necessarily be what a given phono stage ships with). In other words, their flat frequency response is the result of passing the signal through a tailored equalizer (in addition to the RIAA network).
Load the Magnets!!! - [English]
In contrast, most MCs have far less coil inductance than MMs and MIs, therefore unless the phono stage input termination uses ridiculously large capacitance values, the measured frequency response of the cartridge will be largely independent of the phono stage input load; at least within the frequency range that is audible to the human ear.
Re: I was just going to ask if you could try that. - John Elison - Vinyl Asylum
If the frequency measurement track is the first track on a side and the cartridge measures flat, it will measure as having a falling frequency response if an otherwise identical frequency measurement is the final track on a side.
Conversely, if the frequency measurement track is the final track on a side and the cartridge measures flat, it will measure as having a rising frequency response if an otherwise identical frequency measurement is the first track on a side.
This is due largely to the stylus pinch effect, therefore the larger the side (minor) radius of the stylus's scanning surface, the greater the outer vs. inner track disparity will be.
BTW, the high coil inductance of most MMs and MIs means that a flat frequency response is contingent on getting the loading right (and the resistive and capacitance values may not necessarily be what a given phono stage ships with). In other words, their flat frequency response is the result of passing the signal through a tailored equalizer (in addition to the RIAA network).
Load the Magnets!!! - [English]
In contrast, most MCs have far less coil inductance than MMs and MIs, therefore unless the phono stage input termination uses ridiculously large capacitance values, the measured frequency response of the cartridge will be largely independent of the phono stage input load; at least within the frequency range that is audible to the human ear.
Re: I was just going to ask if you could try that. - John Elison - Vinyl Asylum
The remaster of Sergeant Pepper appears well received. Plenty of original pressings sound like crap. Was convinced original issue Layla was a bad pressing but it seems that is the way it is. Back into the cycle of trying to sell it all twice.
At the end of the day, music is entertainment and that gives carte blanche to futz with it as much as you like. It is not an exaggeration to say it is artificial, beginning with carving a groove into a piece of black plastic.
At the end of the day, music is entertainment and that gives carte blanche to futz with it as much as you like. It is not an exaggeration to say it is artificial, beginning with carving a groove into a piece of black plastic.