joe_coherent
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| Audio & the Emperor’s new clothes. Nilthepill thanks for sharing your own views of closeness to perfection. Once again, itis a highly subjective topic. I think we are closer to live sound when you refer to amplkified sound i.e. a rock concert. But even then, more accurate in a smal... | |
| BAT VK-500 vs. SIM W-5 I believe the Moon W5 is considerably superior to the BAT. More transparent, more bass control. Just plain better amp. The BAT sounds colored in the mid-range to my ear. The Moon may not be the amp for very damped speakers such as Paradigms. The M... | |
| "Burn in" Are you serious? If burn-in exists, I have no proof or indication. My psychological state seems to have more of an effect on how my system sounds than any burn-in. After the second beer my system sounds much better. If burn in exists, it is likely to be very subtl... | |
| Audio & the Emperor’s new clothes. Another thought. It is innapropriate to relate "how many times" a more expensive piece of equipment costs with "how much better" it sounds. There may be an absolute measure of perfection with regards to sound, i.e. live music. But the gradations t... | |
| Speaker life expectancy I've seen many cones deteriorate significantly over time. Have you checked them (just remove the grilles) ? | |
| Best reviewers Gentlemen, this post has clearly degenerated. But i'll throw my two cents anyway. Nothing tops LOTR (Lord of the Rings). Star Wars is OK, but it is commercial fare. Comparing it to LOTR is like comparing a Big Mac with dinner at Taillevent in Pari... | |
| Anyone heard the marsh and odyssey amps? I think we all agree that every individual has the right to choose whatever he/she wishes. But also in my experience individual wishes may evolve, change as one is exposed to new experiences and learns more about what there is out there. Certainly... | |
| Do CD-R's sound the same as originals Yes they do if they are done properly, in my opinion. No one who thinks otherwise in this post has so far presented an even remotely satisfying explanation to the contrary. And it is clear that at least some of the people who hear differences are ... | |
| Anyone heard the marsh and odyssey amps? Brulee, were you being cynical when you replaced the word "slaughtered" with "annihilated" ? Now, seriously, which ARC do you own and believe sounds better than the Marsh ? I love ARCs. Still, in my experience the Marsh is better than both the 100... | |
| Best reviewers Also, I'm surprised, given the nature of this forum, that no one mentioned Verdi's Falstaff (based on yet another of Will's plays, The Merry Wives of Windsor, in which the character appears). Falstaff is in my view Verdi's greatest work. You will ... | |
| Best reviewers eber, I concede that you know more than Falstaff than I since YOU ARE FALSTAFF !!! | |
| Bryston 4B ST Opinions Needed Please My amp of choice until the Marsh came out. Read my recent posting on the Marsh in a recent thread (Marsh vs. Odyssey). Compared to the Marsh the Bryston has thinner highs (read more compressed), less bass control and a less refined midrange. Still... | |
| Anyone heard the marsh and odyssey amps? Brulee, you may be right but please be more specific. What amps in the $8-10K range are better sounding than the Marsh ? Which tube amps that you posess "slaughter this amp"? | |
| Anyone heard the marsh and odyssey amps? The Marsh A400S bottom line: aesthetics C+, warranty C+, sound quality straight A ! This amplifier is about what's inside it. And at that, primarily its "intellectual" content, namely the circuit design and smart parts choices. Mr Marsh must know ... | |
| Most achingly-beautiful music Rach's 3rd piano concerto. Martha Argerich is my favorite interpreter, Performance is A-, sonics are B (somewhat distant miking, good tonal balance, ambiance). Also that Puccini aria used in A Room with a View (forget the opera, ask me again if in... |