i would add cello and bowed bass
How does solo piano help you evaluate audio gear?
A pianist friend just recommended this article and pianist to me, knowing that I'm presently doing a speaker shoot-out. My question to you all is this:
How important is solo piano recordings to your evaluation of audio equipment -- in relation to, say, orchestra, bass, voice, etc.? What, specifically, does piano reveal exceptionally well, to your ears?
Here's the article:
https://positive-feedback.com/reviews/music-reviews/magic-of-josep-colom/
Showing 4 responses by jjss49
sounds like you are having fun... 👍 i think someone mentioned earlier that piano is also hard to mike, that and overall recording/mix quality is really important in how sound is then portrayed in room by a well set up system, i think that is what your experience thus far is highlighting (not to mention the challenges this poses to a system to handle transients, the full range of frequencies, overhang of notes etc) i look at a piano, how big the enclosure is, say a grand with its lid open, the nature of direct, reflected, resonant sound, quite a complex set of sound waves emanating... |
this may be relevant to the discussion - most would agree that voice is critically important... https://www.cnet.com/tech/home-entertainment/insanely-great-the-harbeth-40-2-monitor-speakers/ |
for me, it is a useful comparison in many respects we are fortunate to have a lovely 1920’s bechstein grand in our living room - sometimes it is fun to hear it being played live, as a reference, then compare various aspects of its sound to what can be reproduced by the hi-fi (albeit in a different room)
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