Re: [LAU] How is the bass mixed? Per-channel frequency analysis? Histogram?

On Fri, Feb 07, 2014 at 08:58:49AM -0500, Rick Green wrote:

> I'm not a mechanical engineer, but just from observation
> of instruments such as organ pipes, Marimba keys, and grand piano
> bass strings, I imagine achieving a resonance <20hz in a physical
> structure of ~30cm length would be a non-trivial exercise.

We're not talking about resonance in the tonearm itself (which
can also be a problem, but quite a different one), but the
resonance of the combination of the mass of the tonearm and the
compliance of the cartridge. See for example

<http://www.ortofon.com/support/cartridgetonearm-resonance-frequency>

Ciao,

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