Tin Pan Alley and Thanks to You- which speakers play the tap on the snares the best?


Looking for speakers that bring out the tap on the snares the best. Thanks!

saummisra

Speakers are a very good starting point but the equipment also matters a great deal.  If you are looking for detail in your sound, you need to have components that are quiet.  That usually starts with the power supply design, etc.  Old style tube amplification where the sound was sort of warmish most likely won't bring out that tap that you are seeking from most any speaker.

Happy Listening

Any pair of Aerial Acoustics!   Listening to Tin Pan Alley on my Aerial Acoustic Model 6 's now!

There’s so much more within this track I’m not sure to focus on that one aspect of the snare is a best case. it would eventually become a one note without the complexity of the whole, I think  


The dynamics here are huge, getting that alone is worth the price of admission. The background 60hz hum of Stevie’s amp? Where does it change?
 

The pistol shoot! that was a 44!  How do these come forward?
 

Where is the vocal? Front of or back of his lead guitar?  Can you hear when he moves?


Does the bass roll in and out like the monster it should be? 
 

Others have mentioned this to be an easy tune to reproduce on any decent system, which I would tend to mostly agree with, but as always the devil is in the details 


 

I have used Tin Pan Alley as a reference track since it was released. I have heard it on hundreds of systems. My current Altec A7 do a fine job. JBL’s that I have had too do a great job in this track. 15” woofers are one of the keys to unlocking the magic as well as horns. 
SRV blended a Vibratone with his massive Dumble head into 15" JBL cabinets and Fender Twins. Listen for the Vibratone in the left speaker. 
Another classic SRV track is Riviera Paradise. At one point the guitar notes circle the whole room. That’s when you know you’ve got your system dialed.