frogman
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| Why 432hz Tuning? @tylermunns, it’s too great a change in pitch for the note to note relationship of a given instrument to remain accurate. When a wind instrument is tuned, say in preparation for a performance, the player (as I explained previously) can essentially... | |
| Why 432hz Tuning? A point of clarification: The eagle-eyed who read the article that I posted above will notice that there is a reference in it about the way that the pitch of a tuning fork lowers as its temperature rises. This may seem to contradict what I wrote... | |
| Why 432hz Tuning? @zgas-music, in answer to your question, note the reference to Gardiner’s recording in the “End Notes” of the article above. | |
| Why 432hz Tuning? Interesting reading. It should be noted that while it is true that tuning lower than A440 has been used through musical history, there is no indication that actual A432 was used; and certainly not as a “standard”. https://www.mozartpiano.com/arti... | |
| Why 432hz Tuning? @edcyn , I understand what you are saying. While this is really a separate issue, it further makes my point. It may not be practical, or may be impossible, to tune the fiddle to achieve the “magical” A432 tuning. In a way, it’s the same problem fo... | |
| Why 432hz Tuning? @edcyn , what does cross tuning have to do with reference pitch? I don’t think it does. Cross tuning “assigns” an open string pitch sequence other than what is standard. The reference tuning pitch that is used does not have to be different than A4... | |
| Which Songs Make Good Ringtones? Well, duh! “Call Me” Al Green 😊 | |
| Richard Strauss Recordings Richard Strauss was more than a fantastic composer and orchestrator. I say this in spite of the fact that, depending on my mood at a particular moment, I tend to have a love/not-quite-hate relationship with his music. If there is such a thing as t... | |
| Jazz for aficionados Some players put a smile on your face from the first note: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKjjIa7cwTkI2QComwAkjo2j-ssIp7LtR | |
| 6DJ8 vs. 6922? Not in a Herron phono stage, but for what it may be worth, yes I have tried GE 5751 black plates in place of Telefunken, Siemens, Raytheon and other 12AX7’s in an EAR phono stage that I used to have. Good tube with a distinctively different charac... | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? Simonmoon, I could simply say “lighten up”, as my comment was made partly in jest, Now, **** Not all, or even the majority, of audiophiles fit into the common stereotype, i.e., audiophiles get more enjoyment from the gear, than they do the mus... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm Great post! | |
| Can the level of pleasure derived from music be measured? Not entirely sure what you mean by “a true audiophile hierarchy” and why one would want to establish it. Having said that and since the question deals with audiophiles and “pleasure derived from music”, a simpler and more reliable test would be to... | |
| Sat front row at the symphony... Good for you! The level of musicianship possessed by today’s conservatory (college) age musicians is fantastic. Gets better with each generation due to better and better training. Attending performances at local conservatories is one of the sleepe... | |
| What became of schubert, more recently aka jim5559? The main problem, as I see it, is the intolerance often demonstrated by many of those who profess to be the most tolerant. |