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the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
glevinson : Watcfed the wonderful video. I was surprised by how clear and listenable the sound was though the tiny speakers in my laptop! The beautiful playing, the articulate discussion.Very interesting about the old and new mics and their spacin... 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
jrbirdman333: I'm a little slow--after all this time it suddenly hit me......"this a fascinating STRING".  P U N !!! 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
Thanks to terraplane8bob for clarifying even further what other posts have been developing: it's in the recording. I'm sure there are components that exacerbate the problem and,hopefully, others that might ameliorate it.  We probably have diiffere... 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
hypomam : thank you. your post makes sense and reinforces what several others have been saying.the problem is in the recording and you and others have made a strong case for the causes.i feel the best thing to do is to find components, amps and pa... 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
thats per channel. 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
Whoops! left out the "ce". 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
 the proton d1200 amp can produce 540w/1000w/1500w   20ms          '450w/650w/800w  100ms                                                                                 '380w/500w/520w  200ms                                                       ... 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
sniff9 yes, as I mentioned, when starting this thread, I don't hear any of this roughness from the Houston Symphony in Jones Hall. I have often gotten a seat 2 to 3 rows back in front of the violins just to listen for it, since the phenomenon has ... 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
frogman:Shostokovich,Sym.No 5,Bernstein,N.Y.Phil. original pressing,ca 1960. Same recording, new pressing [very thin vinyl},same recording CD.All 3 rough, gritty strings. Rest of orch.clear,open spacious. Mozart piano concertos,Ashkenazy,Philharmo... 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
pwerahera:If you google PROTON D1200, you will see that it can deliver several hundred watts per channel. there is a tube demo showing how much power it is capable of. 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
P.S. Yes, I hear that artifact in solo voices and choirs, a kind of "rattle" from certain notes on the scale. Eileen Farrell Puccini Arias. What a voice! But on certain notes' kind of "cackle/crack"reverb. No problem with flutes....so far. Regardi... 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
Thank you all for your caring, thoughtful responses.I did an exercise today and wrote about it here in detail. I left the room for a moment and when I returned, Felicity,our dearly beloved cat was sitting on the laptop and all of my brilliant,insi... 
the sound of massed violins in classical orchestral recordings
Thanks "no romance" and" millercarbon" for your articulate responses.What I have learned is that the phenomenon is real [ which, strangely,gives me a sense of  relief ] and it is formidable.I'm not sure I'm ready to go " on and on" at this stage o... 
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crustycoot; thanks for the input. My Proton d1200 can put out several hundred watts per channel. there' a youtube about it. but can i put a 3.7i in an 11x12 ft. room? very thick carpeting,llive walls. back and front walls sheetrock, side wall bifo... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Lennie/NY PHIL, Mahler 5th and 6th on vinyl,Keith Jarrett trio "Up For It" CD and Elton J." Capt. Fantastic" on vinyl.