It takes quite a bit of energy to drive a cutting head. I recall Naim using a pair of bridged NAP250's on theirs. This was probably overkill. However for a direct cut disk you will need mics, a mixing console with mic amps, EQ etc, outboard compressors and limiters plus all of the lathe electronics. As Pat said, more or less everything you would normally use except any intervening storage medium such as tape/hard disk.
Also you are only going through the electronics once instead of twice. However, the crucial improvement is not the signal path reduction, it's to do with using cutting heads and driving equipment that have been carefully rebuilt/tweaked for the purpose so that you can cut a more "dynamic" groove. -- Phil Leigh You want to see the signal path BEFORE it gets onto a CD/vinyl...it ain't what you'd call minimal...SB3+Stontronics PSU - Altmann JISCO/UPCI - TACT RCS 2.2X with Good Vibrations S/W - MF X-DAC V3/X-PSU/X-10 buffer (Audiocomm full mods)- Linn 5103 - Linn Aktiv 5.1 system (6x LK140's, ESPEK/TRIKAN/KATAN/SEIZMIK 10.5), Townsend Supertweeters, Kimber & Chord cables ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phil Leigh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=85 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43045 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
