learsfool
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| Why the obsession with the lowest octave Just saw this interesting thread. Mechan, you are basically correct, as are Elizabeth and Shadorne (who I must agree with in particular - what way too many audiophiles call "deep bass" is actually distortion). The vast majority of music happens wi... | |
| Flat Screen Recommendations: 50 to 60 inch Panasonic plasmas are definitely the way to go now that Pioneer is not making their model anymore. I have a 50" plasma, and it is fantastic, especially after having it professionally calibrated after the break-in time (I watched carefully so I can... | |
| Rega Turn Table Hum I have a stock P5, and do not have the hum you describe. Perhaps it is the groovetracer??? | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. I am mostly with Opus88 on this one. Also with NilthePill's comment: "Ideally Neutral is supposed to emulate natural but *it almost never does* in real life.'" This has definitely been my experience - just about every system I have ever heard that... | |
| How loud is loud, What DB is actually loud? When I remember, I am going to be taking out a sound meter at work and measuring the dB's. I have only done this once so far since getting the meter, at a rehearsal for a pops concert. In this particular case, we had an unusual set-up, and I was a... | |
| What makes the Bloom around instruments . . . Frogman and Swampwalker, love your additions to this conversation! I agree, Swampwalker, that one rarely hears "bloom" from a recording done in a studio. I think this goes a long way towards explaining why it is present on some recordings and not ... | |
| What makes the Bloom around instruments . . . Chuck, the quote you posted from Rtn1 is as good a description of the quality called "bloom" as I have ever read (though as Elizabeth said, many call it "air," an even more vague term). To me, this is one of the most undefinable of all audio repro... | |
| Help a confused newbie build his first setup... Hi - as a fellow musician, I can tell you first, that you will not be satisfied with anything smaller than floorstanders, and you will probably want fairly large sized ones at that. Second, I agree with those suggesting that you must not buy speak... | |
| Looking to get back into Vinyl. I have really liked my Rega P5 with their Exact 2 cartridge, and I use the Bellari VP129 phonostage. This could definitely be found for under $1500 total if you buy used. | |
| seeking turntable recommendations I have been very satisfied with my Rega P5 with Exact 2 cartridge, and I use a Bellari VP129 phonostage. I believe this combo can still be had, all of it new, for under $2000. | |
| Establishing a common analog listening bias Atmasphere, the Verdi and Bulgarian suggestions in particular are excellent ones! Agree 100%! Another good one for judging soundstaging and imaging is the Bernstein Carmen with Marilyn Horne, on DG. | |
| Component racks Another important consideration for your rack, especially with tubes involved, is that there is plenty of air circulation, so you should go with an open rack. I really like the Sanus Natural Foundations rack I bought, but it is not adjustable, if ... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever My favorite jazz vocalist is still Ella Fitzgerald. I think any jazz collection worthy of the name must include some of her recordings. Two personal favorites of mine are the 40th Birthday Concert, which was recorded live in Rome, and also one cal... | |
| When is digital going to get the soul of music? Frank - I see that I have missed quite a few posts on here today! This is a very busy season for me, as you can imagine. Anyway, Albert and Aplhifi have certainly gone much farther than I ever could towards answering the question you last put to m... | |
| Top 10 Jazz recordings ever A great many folks would argue that any jazz education should start with Miles Davis Kind of Blue, if you were going to name just one. |