erik_squires
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| … "And the government shall be upon his shoulders" Speaking from a historical and literary context, the OP has inadvertently hit upon one of the great tensions of the old and new testament with this quote. Messiah was composed in 1741 during the reign of George II and takes this text from the Kin... | |
| DSD with Delta-Sigma, PCM with R2R? SACDs? The article also explains how, on the other hand, many hi-res recordings are manipulated such that editing by the original producer as well as later digital transformations from one resolution to another wind up degrading the original sound quali... | |
| Auditioned Wilson Sabrina X vs B&W 803D4 and Shocked Hi OP, First, really happy that you found what you were looking for. If you put Mc + B&W together and you like that sound I doubt anything else would make you happy. However, to me, this is a very colorful combination which I would not be ha... | |
| Which sounds better 2 way or 3 way speaker design Implementation is everything. However, while designing a new speaker, choosing a 3-way may remove a number of constraints a similar 2-way would have, related to distortion and dispersion and dynamic range. I wrote more about this here. Having s... | |
| Nosferatu I know I’m in the minority and will never be asked to teach film, but WH’s Nosferatu was to me pure atmosphere with no suspension of disbelief possible. Stylish, with un-earned engagement or even horror. For me, The Last Voyage of the Demeter wa... | |
| Mystery with woofers. Help! Room. The room gain can do a lot. And woofers stop working for all sorts of reasons. Shipping can disconnect a wire or (my fave) break an inductor's connection right at the circuit board. Of course, next time you have this problem grab a 9V ... | |
| Anthem ARC and Subwoofers - A quick review I should update this. While I could get the Anthem ARC to work, what I can’t get it to do is use Dolby Surround correctly, and I cannot set my own parametric EQ settings. It also seems to have trouble synching with my LG television, requiring seve... | |
| Magico - Wide vs. Narrow What I think @tomic601 is missing is that the right kind of reflections are euphonic AND increase our sense of spacial perception. The idea of an anechoic cave in which the speakers sit, one approach of which was called Live-End, Dead-End (mid 19... | |
| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles @jonwolfpell - I am often reminded of the late, great director, Akira Kurosawa at times. While shooting on an active volcano he ordered extra smoke be brought in, much to the surpise of the effects team. He reasoned, accurately, that while the cre... | |
| What Speaker Cables Taught Me About Audiophiles But if I can derive just one lesson from this critical comparison, it's that cost is not the main parameter of compelling audio reproduction. Agreed. | |
| Magico - Wide vs. Narrow No insult was intended, really. Just being realistic that audiophile level imaging is not what most consumers buy for. Engaging, rhythm, and a wide sweet spot however are on most buyer's short list. | |
| SVS SUB BETTER WITH LOW PASS FILTER OFF doesn’t it also lessen the effective roll-off slope at the low end? Yes, but by that time it’s all pretty low in level. The point is not that this should always be done but to try it and listen for yourself. In some cases this can even help wit... | |
| Am I crazy to upgrade? For surround processors, I like the Marantz a lot better than Anthem. I think they give you better control (with advanced Audyssey only) as well as sound a lot better than the Emotiva. So, I hope you know the B&W sound you are coming from i... | |
| Magico - Wide vs. Narrow A wide sweet spot is by definition lossy. l think a lot more goes into that, and even if lossy, often highly desirable by most music lovers, if not necessarily by audiophiles entranced by imaging. | |
| ??? What Is The MOST Expensive System You Ever Heard ??? What Was Your Opinion ??? @jfuquay I've had this happen several times at shows. It's always a well treated room. You can hear how good it sounds all the way down the hall. |