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| music, colors and psychic abilities When I was in graduate school studying psychology, I met a psychic who said he saw colors whenever he heard music. I ran an experiment using random sequences of pure tones and had him tell me what color he saw with each. The match between frequenc... | |
| what's so special about center speaker ? Stacked speakers have long been used in sound reinforcement. For example, Bose makes a speaker with 4 drivers in a vertical array. The effect is to 'fan' the sound in a horizontal plane with less sound going toward the ceiling and floor -- great f... | |
| Grado SR-225 or Sennheiser HD580? The pads from the SR-60s deffinately help the Grados. I use them on RS-2s. -- The HD600s are worth the difference over the HD580s IMO. The lack of resonance from the carbon makes a difference. The also have considerably more bass. You really have ... | |
| best digital cable I tried DH Labs D-75 (silver coated copper), Illuminations D-60 (silver), and Cardas Lightening (copper). The Lightenings had great mids so that's what I use. The D-75s were ok for the price and the D-60s (like all silver cables to my ears) were b... | |
| AC Conditioners: Must Have Tweak or More Voodo Fixing the wiring first sounds like good advise. -- As to AC accessories, my guess is they all have their own character. As an example, I've tried the PS Audio P300, Ultimate Outlet, and Juice Bar (and still own and use all three) with a single br... | |
| Power cords The only measurement that is truely relevant to this discussion (and that is almost never performed because of its cost) is a statistical analysis of a psycho-acoustic experiment properly designed and executed. All our electrical test equipment on... | |
| Interconnects: Silver, Copper or Silver Plated? I like carbon as in Van den Huls but then I like a really laid-back sound. | |
| Should I buy headphones? The Headroom gives a fair amount of information at www.headphone.com as well as selling headphone amps (which I use in combination with tubes). As with speakers, it's a matter of taste. I liked the HD600s but sold them, preferring Grado RS-2s (whi... | |
| Has anyone hooked satellite radio to their system? Follow up: Though xm radio ($10/month) may have started out commercial free, they've now started slipping in commercials. On beyond jazz they use a softspoken approach to selling insurance. Even worse than the fan. | |
| Has anyone hooked satellite radio to their system? I have the sony xm receiver with adaptors for car and in house. The antenna has to go out a window since it needs a clean line to the satellite. In the car I never noticed that the unit has a fan in it. As soon as I set it up inside, I couldn't be... | |
| Top 20 or Top 100 Classical Music Charts Thanks for the info Sugarbrie. | |
| Has anyone used the PS Audio Ultimate Outlet? I use several and like what they do. To me, they increase the sense of black/emptiness around the notes being played. I've observed this with both tube and ss systems and with my headphone system. I think they're worth a try since PS Audio provide... | |
| Two systems? Why? Three+ systems:HT: Lexicon-based solid state surround with Tannoy PBM6.5s (CLR), Spendor LS3/5As (far LR), Def Tech bipolars, and Janis W2 sub system. (all Monster cables)Studio: Soundcraft board, Hafler Pro 2400 (ss), and Tannoy NFM8s with Janis ... | |
| What are we listening to...for...with? I've been listening to sound and music since I was a kid (still am and still do). Since it's principally about taste, both aspects play a role in listening to recorded music. I listen, nearly exclusively, to Bach and 20th/21st century 'classical' ... | |
| cables for GUITARISTS from audio companys Monster Cable makes ProLink and StudioLink cables listed under ProAudio on their web site. They have interconnects (balanced and unbalanced), microphone cables and instrument cables (guitar, keyboard, etc). They even have guitar cables specialized... |