irvrobinson
Responses from irvrobinson
| How close to the real thing? Mapman says:"Well, the whole negative feedback issue has been beaten to death pretty thoroughly already in other threads.My conclusion is that it is just one of many design and execution factors that affect results depending on how well it is exec... | |
| How close to the real thing? Atmasphere, I noticed that the output impedance of one of your amps is about 4 ohms, and I assume that impedance is not perfectly linear across all ten octaves. So, isn't that high output impedance going to affect the audible frequency response of... | |
| How close to the real thing? Atmasphere says:"OK- you obviously understand how low the distortion levels are we are talking about. I think I did express that 100th of a percent is audible- seems like that needs more emphasis. Since we humans use the odd orders (5th, 7th and 9... | |
| How close to the real thing? Fas42, assuming the goal for all equipment is as much accuracy as possible, I do lay the entire blame on speakers. Solid state electronics can be designed to be, for home audio purposes, perfectly neutral, in that their noise and distortions are i... | |
| Active Vs. Passive There are active speakers, which include include at least one amplifier in the speaker, and speakers with active crossovers, which may or may not be active speakers.The real advantages come from speakers that use active crossovers. That's when, as... | |
| How close to the real thing? Atmasphere, there is no way that well-designed solid state amplifiers "tend to have these higher odd orders all the time. This is one of the reasons they tend to sound hard or bright. Now its important to note that these harmonics do not have to b... | |
| Revel Studio 1, B&W 802N or Sonus Faber Cremonas The new Revels are not made in China. My Salon2s, purchased earlier this year, were "Made in the USA". I understand Harmon is moving some driver production to Mexico, but I haven't read how it affects the Salon2 series. | |
| How close to the real thing? Interesting, Timlub, the speakers that led me to believe I could come close to accurately reproducing piano were the original Legacy Focus (circa 1996). My previous A/D/S/ M15s could not. I also have to admit that the Legacy's proficiency on piano... | |
| How close to the real thing? We have a Steinway. You guys are exaggerating. I'm guessing none of you have ever recorded your own piano and replayed the recording on your system? If you're using a recording made in a huge venue it won't sound as dramatic. Also, have you used a... | |
| How close to the real thing? Tbg, Have you ever had a live musician in your music room? | |
| How close to the real thing? Edseas2, not only did I read the OP's question, I own a copy of Katz's "Mastering Audio" book.OK, you got me - I didn't know about his Chesky work, so I learned something there, but if you read his book it is definitely pop music oriented, as is t... | |
| How close to the real thing? Bob Katz? You're quoting a mastering engineer for pop music, who's mostly concerned with mixing, compression, synthesizers, electric guitars, and drum machines, and his comment (taken out of context) about us not being able to reproduce "live" is ... | |
| Best way to Bi Amp? Latency differences between amplifiers? Not unless they do signal processing of some sort. If you're just talking about a run-of-the-mill analog amplifier latency is a non-issue.Sensitivity variance is a very real and important consideration, even... | |
| How close to the real thing? "Notice how Irvrobinson says all you need is a musician. A single musician? Talk about stacking the deck! Your system may sound "real" with a single musician softly playing a celesta, but can it handle a jazz big band or a full orchestra and choir... | |
| How close to the real thing? "All we need is five guys, earplugs, blindfold and a big box, like a Wilson crate, and a hand-truck. Also a Budget rental truck or even a pickup would work fine."No, all you need is a musician, an audio system, and a blindfold. |