charles1dad
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| Are We Talking CDs And CDPs Out Of Existence? Knghifi,You're right they could be the minority and very vocal. There have been enought of them though that I dont believe their numbers are insignificant or the complaints without some level of merit. When someone like you is very satisfied with ... | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Learsfool, I can hear your frustration and I understand why . But why do these "untrained sound guys" record jazz well and wreck havoc on most of the other genres? Or are these types as you describe them barred from the jazz sessions? | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house Nearly every aspect of audio is a matter of tradeoffs and trying to achieve some sense of proper balance, power supplies are part of this equation. | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Wolf,I understand the notion of pleasing the mass public, but I'd think most would appreciate bettet sound of their preferred music if given a choice. My preference is jazz on both major and obscure labels . Most of my friends who love jazz aren't... | |
| Are We Talking CDs And CDPs Out Of Existence? Knghifi,For some the transition to CA has been smooth (as with you and your friends) and with others it's a pain in the butt, expriences do vary across the board. This why I said the two formats easily coexist, it need not be a case where battle l... | |
| New Lampizator Level 4/ Version 4 DAC in the house Hey Glory, Good points!Shootouts are entertaining and in some cases informative but as you say different ears will result in different outcomes, how else could it be? When all is said and done it always about what we like as opposed to some absolu... | |
| Does anyone really need to spend 10k on power Vhiner, nice! There's no substitute for good reasoning and common sense. | |
| Are We Talking CDs And CDPs Out Of Existence? Computer audio is here to stay and will steadily become more user friendly in terms of implementing a home system. Currently people still experience glitches and bugs too often and there's no standardization amongst the many products available. Th... | |
| Magico S5 vs Tannoy Westminster Royal SE Pointless? I dont agree, the OP raised the question and people simply responded. Based on your criteria most of the discussion threads would be considered pointless. Vinyl vs digital, tubes vs solid state, big speaker vs small monitor etc. We're j... | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Hi Bifwynne,I appreciate your generous attitude, recording quality has been a persistent mystery to me. Why are there such wide fluctuations in the sound of recordings amongst engineers (there seems to be no established standard). Why do recording... | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? If Frogman wants to answer there I'm sure others will appreciate his thoughts and viewpoint. | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Frogman, Thanks, I didnt mean to disrupt this interesting thread. | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Hi Frogman,I always appreciate your well reasoned and insightful contributions on this site . I'd like your perspective as a professional musician concerning recording quality as related to genres. Jazz recordings with rare exception are much bett... | |
| Loudspeaker Cross-Overs and the Recording Arts Quad-man,I know it's purely anecdotal but in my experiences it seems most often the minimal/ simpler speaker crossovers do sound more natural and present a more realistic tonality. I'm sure additional factors play a role in what I hear. | |
| Coincident Frankenstein mk.2 amps Joe I'm not home right now but believe the fuse is 3 amps, slow blow and the short length version. The fuse is very essy to access on the rear of the amp. |