Muva nje, lapho uMarc Gomez, inhloko ye-Swedish Analog Technologies (SAT, umbhalo waphansi 1), ememezela izibhamu ezimbili ezintsha zokufaka esikhundleni sesibhamu sakhe sokuqala se-SAT, abanye abafundi bathukuthela, noma bahileleka ekukhohlisweni: “Kungani engakwenzanga kahle kanye? Isikhathi?”
Imikhiqizo iyashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi bese ikhishwa ngokwesimiso (izimoto, ngokuvamile ekwindla) noma lapho abaklami-abakhiqizi becabanga ukuthi “sezilungile” – izingcaphuno ezesabekayo ngoba abanye abaphuphi abazange bacabange ukuthi zilungile. Imiklamo isilungile ngakho-ke ungalokothi uyikhiphe emphakathini, noma ukhiphe i-V2 ngenyanga ngemva kwe-V1, thinta ikhasimende, esikhundleni sokuvumela ukuthuthukiswa nokuthuthukiswa kwakheke ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, bese uletha i-V2 ngemva konyaka noma emibili.
Ngokuphathelene ne-SAT, i-tonearm engiyibukezile, ngayithanda, futhi ngayithenga ayizange ivele ngokuzumayo isesimweni esiqediwe. UGomez wangibonisa ukuphindaphinda kwasekuqaleni eHigh End eMunich, futhi ngonyaka odlule wazizwa ekulungele ukungithumelela isibuyekezo. Ngemva kokushicilelwa kwamazwana, kumagazini 1 kaJulayi 2015, ngamangala, ngathola amazwana angaphambilini ka-2013 ku-inthanethi mayelana ne-SAT eyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu eyenziwe ngokuphelele nge-carbon fiber Arm, kufaka phakathi i-bearing bracket. (Isampula yami yokubuyekeza yayine-bearing bracket eyenziwe ngensimbi engagqwali.) Ngaleso sikhathi, uGomez wayesanda kwenza i-SAT ngoku-oda, hhayi lokho engingakubiza ngokuthi umenzi.
Lapho ngibheka ingalo ye-SAT, yayibiza u-$28,000. Naphezu kwentengo ephezulu - eyaqhubeka nokukhuphuka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi - uGomez wagcina ethengise izikhali ze-SAT ezingaba ngu-70 ngaphambi kokumisa ukukhiqizwa. Ingabe "yi-Tonearm Engcono Kakhulu Emhlabeni?" njengoba isihloko saleyo kholomu sibuza? Uphawu lombuzo lubalulekile: ngazi kanjani ukuthi "ingcono kakhulu"? Angikaze ngizwe ngabanye abancintisana nabo, okuhlanganisa i-Vertere Acoustics Reference kanye ne-Acoustical Systems Axiom).
Ngemva kokushicilelwa kokubuyekezwa futhi uthuli seluphelile, ngathola imiyalezo eminingi evela kubafundi abasanda kuthenga ingalo ngokusekelwe kokubuyekezwa kwami. Intshiseko nokwaneliseka kwabo kwakungaguquguquki - kwaba impumuzo kimi. Akekho noyedwa umthengi ongithumelele i-imeyili ekhononda nge-SAT.
UGomez wafunda izifundo ezinzima ngesikhathi kukhiqizwa ingalo yokuqala, okuhlanganisa neqiniso lokuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi wayipakisha ngokucophelela kangakanani, umthumeli wathola izindlela zokuyiphula. Wenza izinguquko ezithile zokusebenza ngesikhathi sokukhiqiza, okuhlanganisa nokuthuthukisa uhlelo lwe-counterweight, nokupakisha i-bearing ephezulu evundlile ngokwehlukana ukuze ifakwe ensimini ukuze kugwenywe umonakalo ovela ekudlidlizeni (yize uGomez engitshela ukuthi lokhu kwenzeke kanye kuphela). Lokhu kokugcina kulula ukukusho kunokukwenza: kudinga i-bearing bracket entsha, ehlukaniswe kancane, kanye nethuluzi lokulayisha kusengaphambili ama-bearing ensimini ngokunembile.
Kodwa ubelokhu enza ezinye izinguquko ngaso sonke isikhathi, ngakho ngasekupheleni konyaka odlule uGomez wayeka ukukhiqizwa kwengalo yokuqala ye-SAT wayishintsha ngezingalo ezimbili ezintsha, ngayinye inobude obungamasentimitha angu-9 namasentimitha angu-12. UGomez, ongeyena u-potchkier (umbhalo waphansi 2), uneziqu ze-master's kwezobunjiniyela bemishini kanye nesayensi yezinto zokwakha, futhi akakayeki ukusho kwakhe ukuthi, ezinye izinto zilingana, ingalo engu-9″ ivumela i-stylus ye-cartridge ukuthi isebenze kahle. Ingcono, iveza imiphumela engcono. Umsindo ungcono kunezingalo ezingu-12″ (umbhalo waphansi 3). Kodwa-ke, amanye amakhasimende afuna izingalo ezingu-12″, futhi kwezinye izimo (isibonelo, izinsimbi zangemuva zama-turntable e-Air Force), kuphela ezingu-12. Ingalo engu-12″ ilungile. Yini? Ingabe othile uthenge izikhali ezimbili ze-SAT? Yebo.
Amamodeli amabili (noma amane) amasha yi-LM-09 (kanye ne-LM-12) kanye ne-CF1-09 (kanye ne-CF1-12) ethulwe lapha. Ngiyazonda ukuchaza izibhamu ezithengiswa ngo-$25,400 (LM-09) noma u-$29,000 (LM-12) “njengezingabizi”, kodwa uma ubheka i-CF1-09 ithengiswa ngo-$48,000, i-CF1-12 ithengiswa ngo-$53,000 futhi ngiyajabula ngayo. Mhlawumbe ucabanga ukuthi, “Ukuqala ukwenza isibhamu esisodwa kuya kwezine kuyinguquko enkulu enkampanini yomuntu oyedwa. Mhlawumbe uGomez ubeka intengo ye-CF1 phezulu kangangokuthi akudingeki enze eziningi noma noma yiziphi zazo.”
Ngeke ngithembele kulokho. Nginesiqiniseko sokuthi noma ubani ongakwazi ukuchitha u-$30,000 emshinini we-tonearm angasebenzisa no-$50,000 uma usebenza kahle futhi uba ngcono. (Sicela ungabhali izincwadi ezithi “Hungry Baby”!)
Izingalo ezintsha ze-SAT zibukeka zifana kakhulu ne-SAT yokuqala ngoba zifana kakhulu: ingalo yokuqala ngokwayo iklanywe kahle futhi yenziwe kahle. Eqinisweni, zombili izingalo ezintsha ezingu-9″ zithatha indawo ye-SAT yokuqala.
Ngenkathi eklama uhlelo oluqinile lokuthwala olungenakulimazeka kakhulu ngesikhathi sokuthutha, uGomez uphinde wathuthukisa ukusebenza kwalo ngokwandisa ukuqina okuphelele nokunciphisa ukungqubuzana okungaguquki kwebheringi. Kuzo zombili izingalo ezintsha, ijoka elisekela amabheringi aqondile selikhule kakhulu.
Izingalo ezintsha zine-carbon fiber ekhishwe kabusha, ekhishwayo kanye namagobolondo ekhanda le-aluminium - ahlukile engalweni ngayinye - anokuqina okuphezulu kokuxhumanisa kanye nesenzo sokujikeleza esibushelelezi ukuze kulungiselelwe i-azimuth enembile. Amapayipi ezingalo nawo masha. Imikhono ye-polymer yamapayipi ezingalo okuqala ayifakiwe, futhi i-carbon fiber engaphansi iyabonakala. UGomez akachazanga ukuthi kungani akwenza, kodwa mhlawumbe kungenxa yokuthi indawo yokubeka ingalo ingashiya amabala amabi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi - noma, cishe, yenza umsindo ongcono. Noma ngabe iyiphi indlela, izonikeza ingalo ngayinye ukubukeka okuhlukile.
Ungafunda kabanzi ngesakhiwo esisha sezikhali ku-AnalogPlanet.com. Nakhu uGomez angitshele khona ku-imeyili:
"Izinga lokusebenza kwesikhali esisha alilona iphutha noma umkhiqizo osuka emsebenzini owenziwe ukuthuthukisa ukuqina, kodwa liwumphumela wokubuyekezwa kwentuthuko okucatshangelwe kahle nokudingayo okuhambisana kahle nemigomo yokuqala eqhutshwa ukuqina."
"Futhi, ngifuna ukukucacisa ukuthi anginciphisi ngamabomu ukusebenza kwemodeli eyodwa ngenxa yeminye ukuze ivumelane nenani/ububanzi bokusebenza - leso akusona isitayela sami, futhi ukwenza kanjalo kungangenza ngingakhululeki. Kunalokho, ngizama ukuthola indlela yokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kwemodeli ephezulu. Kulokhu, uchungechunge lwe-CF1 lunenani eliphezulu ngokusebenza, ukuhluka kanye nentengo."
I-LM-09 ikhiqizwa kusetshenziswa indlela yokwakha esanda kuthuthukiswa eshibhile, enezingxenyana zayo zensimbi ezenziwe nge-aluminium, kunokuba kube yinsimbi engagqwali njengengalo yokuqala. Ubunzima obuncishisiwe kufanele benze i-LM-09 ihambisane kakhulu nama-turntable alengayo.
Ukupakishwa, ukwethula kanye nokulingana kufana nengalo yokuqala ye-SAT. Ubuso obubushelelezi be-aluminium buyakhanga kakhulu.
Kuthathe imizuzu embalwa nje kuphela ukuyifaka nokulalela ukushintshanisa izingalo ku-Continuum Caliburn turntable yami bese kuphinda izilungiselelo. Kodwa-ke, susa i-washer evikelayo ku-bearing engezansi evundlile, ngesikhathi sokuthumela, hlukanisa isihloko se-bearing endebeni yayo ye-sapphire bese ushintsha indebe ye-bearing ephezulu ebonakalayo ngendebe yangempela ye-bearing ephezulu, uyibophe esicongweni bese usetha ukulayisha kwangaphambili, kungcono ukwenziwa ngumthengisi. Ngikwenzile, kodwa bekungakhululekile kakhulu.
Ngisebenzise i-MC Century Moving Coil Cartridge ka-Ortofon, engangiyifakile ukuze ibuyekezwe kumagazini kaSepthemba 2018, futhi ngangiyazi kahle i-cartridge ngaleso sikhathi. Kodwa ngaphambi kwalokho, ngilalele ingoma esihloko se-Atlantic Bridge kaDavy Spillane (LP, Tara 3019) futhi ngenza ukuqoshwa okungu-24-bit/96kHz. Ifaka uSpillane ku-uilleann pipe and bass, uBéla Fleck ku-acoustic guitar kanye ne-banjo, uJerry Douglas kuDobro, u-Eoghan O'Neill ku-fretless electric bass, kanye no-bodhran Use Christy Moore, njll. Iqoshwe futhi ixutshwe kahle eLansdowne Studios eDublin, i-albhamu ine-bass emangalisayo, ejulile, ehlabayo, ama-transients adwetshwe kahle ezintanjeni - ama-banjo athwetshulwe kahle - kanye nokuzijabulisa okwengeziwe komsindo, konke kusakazeke esiteji esikhulu. Othile kufanele aphinde athumele lokhu!
Ukuhlanganiswa kwe-SAT yokuqala ne-Ortofon MC Century kungenye yezindlela ezinhle kakhulu zokuqoshwa kwe-1987 engake ngakuzwa, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yamandla ayo okulawula i-bass. Ngifake i-SAT LM-09 entsha ngadlala futhi ngaqopha ithrekhi futhi.
Ngiyaqonda ukuthi usho ukuthini. Uma ukubeka ngenye indlela: “ama-LP amaningi amadala acindezelwe asazwakala kangcono kunemasha amaningi”, khona-ke ngiyavumelana nawe ngokuphelele.
Yebo, izindlebe zami ezingcolile zingitshela ukuthi imishini eminingi emidala ye-LP isazwakala kahle uma iqhathaniswa nemisha.
Ngicabanga ukuthi kuyinkinga ngokuqopha okuyinhloko, hhayi ingcindezi ngokwayo. Esikhathini esidlule, amashubhu e-vacuum ayewukuphela kwezinto zikagesi ezitholakalayo, futhi manje kunobuchwepheshe obuningi bedijithali/bokuqina obusetshenziswa kuyo yonke i-mic/mixing/master recording.
Ngokwezwi, ngithola ukuthi lawo ma-LP amadala omculo we-stereo/mono classical engiwatholayo (cishe ayi-1,000+) azwakala kangcono kunalawo amadala (ango-1960) ngokuvuleka, ukuzwakala komoya, kanye nokuba ngokoqobo. Akukho nalinye lamarekhodi ami angaphezu kwama-30 ahlelwe ngokwedijithali elizwakala lihle kangako, njengokuvalelwa ebhokisini, yize wonke ezwakala ecacile, ehlanzekile, ehlabayo, futhi “elungile” ngokwedijithali.
Njengoba ngisanda kuthumela ku-Phono Forum lapha, lapho ngidlala i-Vienna State Opera Orchestra eqhutshwa nguPierre Dervaux okokuqala, ngadlala okokuqala i-LP yelebula elidala laseColombian Masters elihlatshelelwa nguRichard Tucker: i-French opera aria, ngamangala kakhulu. (Ngawo-1960?) Empeleni ngazithola ngihleli phakathi kwemigqa emithathu yokuqala yendlu ye-oera (isihlalo sami engisithandayo: imigqa engu-10-13 phakathi). Ukusebenza kuzwakala kucacile, kuvulekile, kunamandla futhi kuyaheha. Wow! NjengoTurner (owokuzalwa eBrooklyn, NY) ehlabelela ngaphezu kwami ​​​​esitejini. Angikaze ngijabulele ukudlala bukhoma kangaka ekhaya ngaphambili.
Angikaze ngithenge irekhodi le-vinyl emashumini eminyaka, kodwa kusamele ngisho ukuthi umshini wakudala awukaze ube muhle kangako. (Kukhona okuhlukile, vele, yingakho i-HP endala yazikhawulela ku-Vintage Living Presence).
Kubonakala sengathi uMnu. Kasim uthenge umshini wokunyathelisa otholakalayo futhi usakha kabusha ngangokunokwenzeka. Uthengisa amarekhodi akhe amasha e-vinyl ngo-$30 kuya ku-$100 lilinye.
I-vinyl isiyinto yokuzilibazisa ebiza kakhulu manje! (I-Koetsus yami yama-1980 ayizange ishibhile, ekuqaleni yayithengiswa ngo-$1,000).
Ngisebenzise izindlebe zami nekhanda lami ukujabulela i-vinyl ngaphandle kokuphazamisa i-akhawunti yami yasebhange!
Mhlawumbe lesi yisixhumanisi esilindelekile: “https://swedishat.com/SAT%209%22%20vs%2012%22%20paper.pdf”