bryoncunningham
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| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Learsfool wrote:"I can tell you that no two of us would agree on what this "neutrality" would sound like."I agree with this. But I do not conclude from it, as many of the posters seem to, that neutrality is either (1) unreal, or (2) unknowable.Lea... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Newbee wrote:"Using the term neutrality as a goal is, for me, no different that using the phrase absolute sound, i.e. live music (thanks to Harry Pearson). It is unachievable and serves no really purpose other than to put consumers on an endless (... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Jult52 wrote:"When you are asked whether you like a particular recording, do you ever say, with great approval, 'It was neutral!' Didn't think so."I agree with this, as I said in an earlier post. Again, neutrality is not a virtue of music or of re... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Recently, I had a dilemma that nearly every audiophile faces, and that I believe demonstrates the importance of judging a component’s neutrality:I was comparing two pairs of analog interconnects in my system. Both interconnects were from highly re... | |
| Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic Frankk - I certainly understand your hesitation to sink a bunch of money into a cable without being very confident that it's going to work in your system. I have done that, only to be disappointed. For what it's worth, I believe a used pair of GG ... | |
| Treble Grain? How to Eliminate? My guess: It's jitter on the USB input. The measurements in the recent Stereophile review of the DacMagic confirm this:http://www.stereophile.com/digitalprocessors/cambridge_audio_azur_dacmagic_da_converter/index2.htmlTheir conclusion: "...its USB... | |
| Subwoofer for Focal Utopia Be's. I use a JL Audio F113 with my Focal 1007be's and the results are excellent. Good luck. | |
| Why don't gold based cable fans try Synergistic Frankk - To my ears, the GG Raptures don't have a "golden glow." Perhaps the GG Revelation Mk1's that I used briefly could be described that way, but the Raptures sound quite transparent to me. Good luck. | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Tvad - Thank you for welcoming me. This is, indeed, the first thread I have created, though I have been lurking on Audiogon for some time. I've read many of your posts, and always found them informative. | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Learsfool wrote:"You posted that you want to hear as close as possible to what is heard in the recording studio. My point about the actual recording studios is that you would NEVER want to do this. Recording studios are not designed for listening ... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Learsfool - Excellent post. I don't think we are much closer to agreeing with each other, but I definitely understand and appreciate your point of view better now.Your observations about recordings being colored is well taken. I have spent time in... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? So far, the majority of posters seem to be Subjectivists with regard to system neutrality. That is to say, they believe (1) that there is no real distinction between a more or less neutral system, or (2) if there is a distinction, it is not one th... | |
| Is there a better quality Firewire cable? I do not know if firewire cables make a difference, but for peace of mind, I bought Granite digital firewire (800) cables from MacGurus.com for my computer based setup:http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/firewire/FW800Cables.phpCheers. | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Learsfool wrote:"Music is not, and never should be "neutral." As a professional musician, the term has always been hilarious to me when applied in this context. No musician wants to sound "neutral," that's for sure!"The term 'neutral' is not a des... | |
| How much does your system retail for? $44K for 2 channel. Another $16K for home theater. Only $3K in debt at the moment, so I consider myself a model of self restraint. My wife, however, does not. |