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2nd Jan '08
(~1.30pm):
Forum restored... Have a good year ahead!
1st Jan '08 (4.23am):
Oops... Managed to crash
the database server while trying to do a database backup...
What a way
to start the new year?! So the hifi forums are down until
the server admin restarts the database server... Bear with us
while we learn how to do this right... The good old Buy/Sell
section still works though...
Happy
New Year! :)
14th Dec '07 (4.06am):
After endless hours of trial-and-error
with setting up and database conversion, I am glad to announce
that the Echo Loft HiFi and Music forums are back with an all
new interface! Some recent postings were lost during the server
migration, but I am sure we will make up for these postings
in no time at all! :)
Work is not done yet... But I can't leave you guys without a
forum for too long... So here goes nothing! *fingers crossed*
Log
on to the Echo Loft HiFi and Music forums:
http://www.echoloft.com/hifi-forum/index.php
9th Dec '07 (3.40am):
The forums are currently down due to yet
another server migration.
Unfortunately, the file transfers will take same time due to
the large number of files that comprise our forum database.
We are also taking this opportunity to work on an upgrade of
the forum interface. We hope that server stability will be improved.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused...
Do continue to visit this page often for updates! :)
A
temporary Buy/Sell Section has
been set up at the link below:
http://www.echoloft.com/cgi-bin/buysell2/YaBB.pl
Do
drop me a mail at jason@echoloft.com
if you encounter any errors.
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Basis
Audio 2200 Signature Turntable
"The 2200 Signature represents an all new Basis model,
placed between the 2001 and 2500 in our lineup. The 2200 incorporates
an innovative adaptation of the Basis fluid damped suspension
of the Debut model. By incorporating the suspension under the
turntable platform Basis has been able to reduce the size of
the subchassis, gaining an advantageous “thickness-to-length
ratio” for improved resonant behavior. We have named the
suspension isolators “Resonance Annihilators” as
they indeed perform the function of converting vibrational energy,
on each side of the Annihilator, into heat energy. The close
proximity of the tonearm to the adjacent isolator is a great
advantage of the 2200 over any other turntable design: tonearm
energy, created as the stylus traces the record groove, is effectively
and immediately eliminated by this close isolator. The result
is an immediate and direct sound, the hallmark of the suspended
2000 series turntables."
Basis
Audio Vector Tonearm
"The
name “Vector” is representative of the analysis
used in the design of this tonearm. There are a multitude of
forces present during the playback of a record with a pivoted
tonearm, including tracking force, inertially generated dynamic
horizontal and vertical forces caused by record eccentricities
and warps, skating and antiskating forces, and torque reactions
about the tonearm pivot, to name some of the more prominent.
Each of these forces has a specific direction, which is the
essence of a “vector”: a quantity that can be specified
by both a magnitude and direction. Through the use of “free
body diagrams” and vector addition each of these forces
was broken down into orthogonal components and a summary of
all forces acting on the tonearm was analyzed. The Vector 3
was designed to compensate properly for and be absolutely stable
under the influence of each force. A true, fundamental, quantitative
and qualitative engineering understanding of each of the pertinent
parameters, along with a knowledge of the relationship between
the objective science and the subjective musical performance
(“the sound”) of analog playback devices has resulted
in the Vector 3 tonearm. Without such vector and “free
body” analysis this astonishing result could not be achieved.
Hence, the name “Vector”."
[Find
out more at Basis Audio's website...]
[Read
Hifi News' review of the Signature 2200 turntable...]
[Read
Hifi News' review of the Vector Model 3 tonearm...]
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Here's
a compilation of active Hifi sites for frequent
surfing... Some are updated daily, others once every
week or so... If you know of any good active sites that
we missed out here, send the suggestions to jason@echoloft.com...
Help build the Echo Loft! :) |
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Stereophile's
News Desk |
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Enjoythemusic.com's
News Desk |
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Web
Equipment Reviews |
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TNT
Audio News for the week |
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Web
Equipment Reviews |
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SOME INFO
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the
Echo Loft "Lounge" (a.k.a. "FORUM" in
other places)
the Hifi & Music Forum
Many
will ask... why "Lounge"? Well, you see... "Lounge"
kinda fits in with the "Loft" theme (ya noe, like
a big house with a lounge for members to yak, bitch, drink,
fight, etc.)... Or perhaps the truth is that, we DO NOT
know ourselves...
Join in the discussions at the Forum... but at the end of
the day, don't forget to grab a beer, sit back, relax, and
enjoy the music... :)
Post your Hifi Setup
We
have a new section in the forum for you to list
your hifi setups... You can also attach URLs to pictures
of your setup... the whole idea of this section is not for
showing off mega-buck setups, but rather to provide a useful
reference for other forumers...
Hifi Journal
Articles
are on backlog cos' the digicam is waterlogged... hehe...
we are working on coming up with more "rubbish literature"
for you to read...
Contributions from you!
Any juicy information, tweaks, etc. to share? Latest news?
Want to contribute an article / link? You can always send
an email to jason@echoloft.com...
Of course, you can also always post it on the forum... :)
Any other local Hifi Dealer's websites?
Tell us!! So that
we can compile a complete directory
for them.
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