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| Badly recorded albums needing upgrading tablejockey, yes Darkness (my long time favourite Springsteen - though the sonically superior Western Skies is another contender) is a great example of a difficult (muddy) recording. Apparently Springsteen was into endless takes and overdubs, corr... | |
| Badly recorded albums needing upgrading Glupson, https://www.stereophile.com/artdudleylistening/927/index.htmlThanks for the Art Dudley review link. I love reading these kind of articles penned by the hand of those who were there then.Hindsight can be a wonderful thing, but it can also ... | |
| Speakers that reveal bad recordings? Not for me. jaybo,"its been my experience that the most neutral loudspeakers i've heard throughout the bandwidth are also the most enjoyable with all recordings. its no coincidence that many of the ones with dynamic drivers are also acoustic suspension"Me too... | |
| Badly recorded albums needing upgrading Unfortunately finding good issue pressings (vinyl or CD) is not a straightforward business - like much else in audio.As others have said I'd agree that vinyl pressings generally went downhill after the mid 80s and also current vinyl issues often e... | |
| Badly recorded albums needing upgrading Some great advice posted so far. I would argue that the digital Sex Pistols back catalogue leaves a lot to be desired - especially The Great Rock 'N' Roll Swindle. (Best comp might be Kiss This).In fact a lot of music cut for vinyl often never ma... | |
| What is the most FUN pair of speakers you've ever had and why? Tribit X Sound Go Bluetooth speaker considering it's size must be the best pound for pound speaker I have ever heard.It's not stereo and it's far from wide bandwidth, but there's enough there for a whole load of fun. Lovely tone too.Indispensably ... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 prof,On my Thiels it's a big, rich, dense sound, satisfying in it's own way. There is what I'd call a "generalized organic tone" to everything.However, that same track played on the Joseph Perspective2s had a timbral aliveness, variety and vividn... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 prof"..the Thiels were as usual a somewhat richer, thicker sound, with very dense, round imaging, very organic and relaxing, but also dynamic. The main thing missing in the Thiels vs the Perspectives is the exquisite refinement of timbre up in to ... | |
| Which is the most important part of a stereo system? The single most influential component for playback sound quality is universally accepted as the loudspeakers. It’s been this way for decades, perhaps even from the days of the birth of audio.No two pairs sound the quite the same, sometimes nothing... | |
| New Joseph Audio Pulsar Graphene 2 Prejudice is a very useful tool in life but sometimes, especially in audio, it can blind us from seeing what we may actually be ardently searching.The Pulsar 2's according to Joseph Audio's website feature "a newly developed precision cast Graphen... | |
| Which is the most important part of a stereo system? @mahgister, I enjoyed reading your post but it doesn’t seem to be entirely logical. I agree that a good sound reproduction does not have to cost the earth but your ideas about importance seem just a little ’left field’.You seem to be implying that... | |
| Which is the most important part of a stereo system? @audioman58 , yes I think everyone would agree that mastering matters. It's virtually impossible to make poorly mastered records sound good - no matter what the size of your endless audio money pit may be. We also happen to be fortunate to be liv... | |
| Toole and why I like Tone Controls For me tone controls fall into the 'set and forget' category, along with as many other tweaks as possible. Of course back in the days of using Naim amps they weren't even an option and neither are they on my current Creek amp. I still find the occ... | |
| Which is the most important part of a stereo system? @shangyien said "The weakest part of your system is the most important."My thoughts exactly. With the arrival of digital sources many have now come to accept that transducers (loudspeakers, cartridges, arms, turntables and microphones) are where y... | |
| So What Is Real? @kfz03110,"after listened different cables: The differences are so small that I can’t even repeat my own blind test picks. So I just buy decent entry level cables( low hundreds) and spend my money on speakers, electronics, and source."Same advice ... |