eldartford
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| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Lousyreeds1...If you will check my original posting you will see that it was prompted by a conscious effort to listen and appreciate what I have termed "modern" music. As always, (for more than 50 years) this effort led to naught, and I began to t... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Lousyreeds1...I don't think that I ever said that my preferences are the only acceptable ones. I have merely commented on some objective evidence that most (yes most) people prefer music that has melody, harmony and rhythm, and that, IMHO, these e... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Shubertmaniac..."Inventive" is great, but the real skill is to be inventive within the structure of some rule set...in the case of music, melody, harmony, and rhythm. A random collection of notes, or some obscure musical algorithm, just does not t... | |
| The Past 5 years The very best stuff has changed little. It is the low and mid level equipment that has markedly improved. This is bad news for high end dealers because their costly products, even if they are the best, are harder to justify to the majority of buyers. | |
| Bi-amping with 2 Rotel RB-1070. Jeffreybehr...It ain't rocket science. I've been doing it since the 1950's. But it is less beneficial today since power amps (except some tube units) don't sport one percent or more of IM distortion, and watts are cheap. Passive crossover componen... | |
| Help Speakers trapped on bookshelves Rogercmd...I may now be "floging a dead horse", but here is another idea. As you proceed with your room tuning and other tweeks you really need a spectrum analyser to understand what your problems are, and to evaluate the effect of your efforts. T... | |
| Cable Characteristcs - Silver vs. Copper Marakanetz...Why do you need low resistance (silver) conductors in a line level interconnect, where the current is tiny, and the source impedance is often hundreds of ohms? | |
| Bi-amping with 2 Rotel RB-1070. Do it right and get an electronic crossover. | |
| Break In Time..just being on...or music played ? Jmcgrogan2...Is it also necessary for someone to be listening? | |
| CD Redbook versus DVD Audio I also have been surprised by how good some 24/96 recordings sound. I have several AIX discs that include, in addition to the DVDA program, Dolby and DTS programs that give you a choice of "Audience" or "Stage" multichannel sonic perspectives. Som... | |
| Alternative after Soundlab. Horns? Heil Tweeters? The metal grill is a great idea. Hook it up to an electric fence charger. | |
| rca and xlr inputs connected simultaneously? If you connect both, the (-) line of the balanced interface becomes ground, so the "balanced" interface actually becomes single-ended (regardless of using XLR conncetors). I don't understand Kal's description of this setup as "crude". It's just no... | |
| Best sounding Broadway recordings? The best renditions of Broadway shows are the original stage cast recordings. I think this is because those who do revivals are always trying to be different. Usually the original performers got it right, so "different" is inferior. IMHO the great... | |
| A trick with Scotch Whisky Put a jigger of Port wine into a bottle of cheap whisky, (like 4 Roses) and it tastes like good stuff. You need to try it to believe it. | |
| Help Speakers trapped on bookshelves Rogercmd...As the saying goes..."you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink". |