bryoncunningham
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| Why does most new music suck? This has been an interesting thread, though IMO some of the responses have been a bit unkind.As I mentioned in my post on 5/28, Im one of the folks who believe that popular music is getting worse. I think theres been a bit of confusion on the th... | |
| Shunyata Hydra 06-02-13: JfrechBryon, I'd add a #5 to your list... noise the components generate and send back into the line...sometimes this can be substantial...especially with some digital gear or switch mode power supplies...I completely agree, and I should ... | |
| Shunyata Hydra I also have a Hydra 8. I've used it with 3 Shunyata Pythons, which I no longer own. I also used to own the same speakers, Focal 1027be's.While I cannot agree with you that the effects of Shunyata products are "nil," I will say that, in my particul... | |
| Why does most new music suck? Popular music keeps getting worse and worse, IMO. And for the record, I'm not one of those who prefers the popular music of his own generation (the 80's). I prefer the popular music of generations before mine. Virtually any of them.Some hypotheses... | |
| Neutral or warm? Which do you prefer? Hi Liquid-smooth -- I've been interested in the question of "neutrality" vs. "warmth" for several years. Two threads that may interest you are How do you judge your system's neutrality? and What is "warmth" and how do you get it?. Judging from the... | |
| Help with a system for a guy into electronic music I think Duke makes an excellent point about the value of high efficiency speakers for creating dynamic contrast. It is a point I overlooked in my previous posts.IME, high efficiency speakers often have the same kind of headroom that I associate wi... | |
| Help with a system for a guy into electronic music Colonel - I am by no means an expert on active speakers, but 4 that come to mind are...-- Dynaudio, like these.-- Focal, like these.-- ATC, like these.-- PMC, like these.It will be quite a challenge to audition all of those, but if you could liste... | |
| Help with a system for a guy into electronic music I previously owned Dynaudio Focus 140's and a JL Audio F113. I think both of these are a good choice for electronic music. The Dynaudio 140's were surprisingly capable in the bass, and could play loud while remaining composed. The JL F113 is a gre... | |
| Coconut Audio $1.5 million power cord My favorite tweak are the seashells, which you can see here. Here is the description...SeaShell BlackRain gives a blacker background with higher resolution that is sparkly and fresh. It sounds like the rain at night. It can be used on top of the c... | |
| high power tube amps vs ss I recently switched from two SS amps (Pass XA30.5 and Parasound A23) to two tube amps (Prima Luna Dialogue 4 and Prima Luna Dialogue 7). FWIW, I am very happy with the new tube amps. To my ears, the tube amps are less neutral than the SS amps. But... | |
| Interconnects Roller Coaster Ride Has anyone experienced this continued roller coster ride in good-to-poor sound from the Morrows?FWIW, I have used both MA-1's and MA-3's from Morrow and I have not noticed the effect you are describing. Anything is possible, but I think variations... | |
| Cables more hype than value? I agree.Bryon | |
| Cables more hype than value? Some people never fail to miss the point. The point is not that value and expense NEVER correlate. The point is that value and expense do not ALWAYS correlate.Bryon | |
| Cables more hype than value? 03-26-13: AlmargDoes a $5,000 watch tell time any better than a $30 watch?I am somewhat reluctant to admit that I once owned a $5000 watch from a very well regarded manufacturer. It was an automatic watch, which is to say, its mainspring was wound... | |
| 3 channel sound In my current system, I listen to Trifield through my Meridian G68. I have three identical speakers and three channels of (nearly) identical amplification.I can tell you from experience that Trifield presents quite a few challenges to set up, as t... |