chayro
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| Amir and Blind Testing “Science is a bunch of guys in white coats cutting up frogs”. Woody Allen. But just to drag the thread back on topic, I really wasn’t talking about Amir’s measurements or reviews. I was talking about his comments on the “analytical brain” vs the... | |
| Sad to say I need a new amp… Look at the Heed Elexir. Sounds better than it has a right to and designed to be left on 24/7. Very good headphone jack and MM phono stage as well. I think Heed builds SS stuff for people who like tubes. | |
| Kansas band Perhaps some of the cds have the AAD or DDD logos on them. From what I can see, their CDs go for pretty cheap on eBay, so if it’s that important for you to know, you can pick them up. | |
| Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective The vast majority of traditional box speaker components are decades old. Woofers are usually paper or some type of composite and tweeters are often silk or aluminum dome. In recent years, diamond and beryllium tweeters have come in the scene, as w... | |
| Totem Mani-2 and Kronzilla I had them in my system for a bit when I had my Naim 250, which I think was about 70 watts, but with a hefty regulated power supply. It sounded good, but the amp got quite a bit warmer than normal, even when played at moderate volumes. So yes, you... | |
| Madonna's soundstage Spacial expanders go back a long way in the studios. I have a Cambridge table radio with a “wide” setting that makes the music sound like it’s 3 feet to the side of the box, yet keeps the vocals centered. Personally, I find it distracting when ov... | |
| Yeracito Master Series Unfortunately, I think that some producers boost the upper frequencies to give the music a superficial “wow” factor, which eventually ends up as listener fatigue. An old story, really. Speaker designers do it too. Hundreds of threads here over th... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing I have to chime in here just to say that I am gratified to see an actual discussion of a topic as opposed to the “wresting-match” mentality these things often take on. DCS vs MSB. Bruno Sammartino vs Dr. Tanaka, etc. Too much of a battle scenario... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing @spenav- thank you for the compliment, but it was Amir who actually articulated it when he spoke about the analytical brain as opposed to the music-listening brain. Like you, I have felt this for a long time, but couldn’t crystallize the idea as w... | |
| Amir and Blind Testing Amir from Audio Science Review. Quite prolific and a great believer in measurements. | |
| Amir and Blind Testing I know. I usually mark my calendar for a month before making any conclusions. But it’s not just blind testing. By Amir’s logic, any back and forth testing would be invalid, except, I would imagine, in the most egregious of cases. | |
| New speaker cables I think the argument that cables don’t matter has gotten garbled through too many repetitions. I believe the actual argument is that two cables with the same resistance, capacitance and inductance will sound identical. It has been shown through me... | |
| Looks like PS Audio has a hit on their hands with the new speaker The guy that bought them doesn’t seem overly thrilled. At 28k, I would want to demo in my own room before buying | |
| Looking at Turntable: belt drive or direct drive? I think the Pioneer DD would be the best choice for a first table. Just get your feet wet with analog and see if you want to continue playing records. Some people get too neurotic with record cleaning and turntable setup and constantly worry about... | |
| Looks like PS Audio has a hit on their hands with the new speaker Maybe it’s just me, but I would not consider buying the first product from a company that has never made that type of product before. Nothing against PSA in particular, but if I’m spending a decent amount of money I would like the dust to settle f... |