kokomo
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| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? Richard, distortion is likely an issue for lots of people, especially those who use traditional dynamic speakers. That’s one reason I’ve mostly been attracted to planars, either Magnepans or, for the least 15 years, Quad 63s. I would think horns w... | |
| Does loudness play a part in your appreciation? I think @hilde45’s post is the most enlightening in this thread. All this discussion of levels has been divorced from the reality of live music, which, IMO, is what we all should strive to emulate. And the idea of listening to anything but the sof... | |
| George Kaye George was certainly brilliant, and a truly great guy. I met him when my NYAL Superit needed a minor repair, and he suggested his upgrade in addition, which of course I took him up on. I dropped the unit off at the shop he had at the time, probabl... | |
| Help me build up a jazz album collection. Can you suggest a must have album? You might want to do some listening and accompanying reading so you get a better understanding of what you’re hearing. I’d suggest the Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz. It takes you chronologically through the history of the music, with a we... | |
| A great singer you may have never heard, or even heard of. Billy Price. I had heard him on a Roy Buchanan album, then happened to see him with his Keystone Rhythm Band in Frederick, MD, c. 1980, opening for BB King, then many times around DC. | |
| Question on Speaker Placement Many years ago John Rutan at Audio Connections in Verona, NJ had a listening room configured with the speakers along a diagonal of the room, rather than parallel to a wall. It sounded great with all the speakers I heard, probably four pair. For th... | |
| Phono preamp hum Did you try changing the tube? | |
| The Great DAC Mystery @shadorne, your item 3 has always struck me as a highly significant issue. When the Redbook standard was announced back in the late '70s, I heard about it from a physics teacher friend, and my reaction was that a 44.1 kHz sampling frequency was to... | |
| Leave it Open or Close it Off: A Listening/ Living Room Dilemma I had a DM question regarding the Spectrum RTA app I use on my iPhone, as there are many apps that use the word Spectrum in their names. The app is called Audio Spectrum Analyzer Pro. Here's the web page for it. Looks like it's also available for ... | |
| It’s true what they say/and a question The Great Jazz Trio’s Direct from LA is not just the best sounding album I own, it’s the best sounding album I’ve ever heard. All three instruments are in the room on a good system. I saw Tony Williams several times in clubs in the years shortly b... | |
| Leave it Open or Close it Off: A Listening/ Living Room Dilemma I realized I should have shared the track I’ve used, but I can’t find it. However, I did find this. Looks really useful. For analogue I use the old Shure Audio Obstacle Course test record. | |
| Leave it Open or Close it Off: A Listening/ Living Room Dilemma @veerossi, not to hijack the thread, but which app do you prefer? Also, what are you doing for a white/pink noise track? | |
| Leave it Open or Close it Off: A Listening/ Living Room Dilemma Oh, and no affiliation, just a satisfied customer. | |
| Leave it Open or Close it Off: A Listening/ Living Room Dilemma I think you’re making the right choice to install the doors. One thing I’ll add is that I find a real time analyzer app like Spectrum really useful for system setup—both for ensuring equal loudness from both sides and optimizing speaker placement.... | |
| Experienced Maggie Lovers Please Advise I've owned MG-Is and the original 2.7is; I had the 2.7is for five years before moving to a home that couldn't accommodate them and taking a different approach. The 2.7i in particular was an incredible speaker, very lifelike. I eventually settled o... |