frogman
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| GENESIS IM-8300 IS IT A GOOD SPEAKER Yes, it is a good speaker. I own a pair for a second system. I disagree with the comment about shrillness; if anything, I find it's treble balance a bit soft. HP in TAS referred to the ribbon tweeter in the IM8300 as second only to the Maggie ribb... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Agreed! Exclude the Avantgardes. My choice would be the Gallos. To properly reproduce the unique timbral textures of the Kazoo/human head interface; the speaker should approximate the shape of the human head. | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Ritteri, now you go maligning a fine instrument with a rich history. Don't you know that this instrument is based on the African "mirliton"? A sacred instrument used to disguise one's voice. Eric Clapton, Simon&Garfunkel, Peter, Paul and Mary,... | |
| Ageless Music? Not much I can add to Tubegroover's excellent post. Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin, Porter, that's what I'm talking about! Beatles, yes, as far as universal appeal (the tunes, give me the tunes!) if not ultimate quality. I would add Stevie Wonder; song... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Congratulations Ritteri, you get the last word. I stand by my comments.Happy listening and all the best. | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Ritteri, I am glad that your experiences have been educational (education is a beautiful thing); and that you have had the opportunity to take part in these "controlled tests". However, the best education is attained by accepting the fact that the... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Hey Khrys, how do I know? I don't! I don't need to "know", if "knowing" means being able to "prove" it. What my ears tell me is all the proof that I need. What I can tell you, is that I have spent hundreds of hours in concert halls, and the sound ... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Jsuso, you are correct; the use of subwoofers is problematic. Piano recordings are particularly good at demonstrating just how difficult it is to integrate a sub into a quality system. The timbral "sameness" of the piano throughout it's wide frequ... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Right :) | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Why not get a synthesized piano and be done with it?!?! you're kidding, right?The reason is that, unlike Ritteri's contention, even a less than perfectly miked acoustic piano, will sound better than any electric piano; assuming a real piano sound ... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? A few clarifications: Khrys, difference tones produced in theperformance/recording venue as a result of real instruments sounding the fundamental frequencies will, by definition, be more accurate than those produced in the listening room by the pl... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Let's get some facts straight. The lowest note of your typical grand piano is A 27.5 Hertz, so it could be argued that any speaker that does not go this low, and fairly accurately, is not a good candidate for "best for piano". To say that there is... | |
| Recomendation for speakers BEST for Piano? Ritteri, I hate to rain on YOUR parade dude, but IMO you have come on way too strong with your assertions. I'm thrilled that you feel so strongly about the merits of your chosen speakers, but...Are you suggesting that the human ear is not sensitiv... | |
| comments/questions/ suggestions for Agon Good thread!My suggestion concerns the abrupt deletion of threads that Audiogon deems controversial or inappropriate. I am assuming that these are the reasons, since there is usually no explanation given. It would be nice, and respecfull of the po... | |
| Grado Signature Tonearm I owned that very combination a few years back. IMO the Grado arm is a good arm, but not up to the standard set by several other arms, current and otherwise. The Grado replaced a Sumiko MMT, to obvious improvement. The Grado was replaced by an Syr... |