Frogman's description of bloom and the sound of real instruments in a real performance is awesome. Great stuff!!! I'd just like to add that these qualities are rarely present in a studio recording. It does not have to be "live" recording but if the recording is built up instrument by instrument in a conventional studio with all its acoustic treatments, its unlikely to be present. IMO, this is one of the ways that most people can immediately distinguish between a live performance and a reproduction, even when heard from some distance away.
What makes the Bloom around instruments . . .
I recently tried a Pass XA30.5 amp in place of my Spectron Musician III Mk 2.
In my particular system, the Spectron outclassed the Pass in every category except one: that magical Bloom surrounding each instrument and vocal entity.
I really liked that Bloom and I would like to understand how and why it's there because it is something very special and I'd really like to have it again in addition to everything the Spectron brings.
Thanks,
Chuck
In my particular system, the Spectron outclassed the Pass in every category except one: that magical Bloom surrounding each instrument and vocal entity.
I really liked that Bloom and I would like to understand how and why it's there because it is something very special and I'd really like to have it again in addition to everything the Spectron brings.
Thanks,
Chuck