Can anyone find any data/calculations/measurements regarding the amount of drag generated by a cartridge tracking an LP?

I've seen mention of static stylus drag and dynamic stylus drag, but I've never seen any attempt at measurement of the effect or force calculations.

Also, wouldn't these effects be greater at the start of a record than at the end?

Anyone notice more or less "PRaT" at the start or end of an LP?

I'd really be curious to see what's been investigated with regard to the dynamic effect of the stylus while it's playing an LP.

Hey, one of my favorite bands - Deerhoof - posted a sheet music to the 1st single from their upcoming LP on a website. The song's called "Fresh Born" and the band's inviting people to record their interpretations and post the results on their website! Fun!!! Several covers by Joe Schmoes are up already, so hurry hurry!

http://deerhoof.cashmusic.org/

Ariel - you gotta take this on.

Just got done with some travel and had a chance to catch up. The Esoteric review killed me!

"Although my review samples had been used at audio shows, Esoteric's Mark Garvey warned me that they'd need further break in....yada yada yada."

First, Esoteric is in the habit of demoing speakers that they are aware are not yet sounding their best?

I wonder how they could solve that problem? Jeez. Did that make anyone else wonder? Does Esoteric, like, not really give a shit? "Aw, it's just for a show. Screw it."

I have a Denon AVR-3803 Amp and a Niles SI-1230 Amp.
The Denon sits in the family room and facilitates a 7.1 home theatre setup. The Niles SI-1230 is a 12-channel amplifier that delivers 30 watts per channel RMS into 8 ohms and 37 watts per channel RMS into 4 ohms.

Have you guys seen this Saskia TT? I don't know how the designer worked the ol' idler technology, but it sure looks booty-ful. 200 lbs. It seems that he makes slate plinths for Garrards, and obviously, a lot of slate used for this TT, too. Wait, I just checked his site & he uses slate for virtually everything!

http://www.oswaldsmillaudio.com/products%20-%20saskia.html

Hola,

After reading Art plotz for the Audio Notes speakers, and everyone else swooning for the Harbeth line, it made me wonder about a topic that doesn't seem to come when discussing those speaker lines...diffraction.

Some manufacturers seem to design speakers trying to minimize this phenomenon, others like Audio Note and Harbeth don't seem to 'care.'

I was wondering if Stereophile will be reviewing any of the Rockport speakers in the near future. There's a lot of noise about these speakers on other forums, especially when they get compared against Wilson Audio. A lot of folks are of the opinion that W.A. represents the current state of the art for speaker design, so I think it would be extremely interesting and informative, to compare the Watt Puppy 8 against the Rockport Altair, for example.

I hope Kal or JA are available to comment on this to let us know if this review is feasible.