learsfool
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| How Big is Too Big? Both the manufacturers and the motion picture industry recommend much larger sized screens than one would think, claiming that it is much easier on the eyes. My viewing distance is 9 or 10 feet, and they recommend 50" as the minimum for that dista... | |
| Why not horns? Thanks Duke and Johnk for the responses, very informative! It would be interesting to hear a pair of the model 19's sometime. | |
| Why not horns? To Johnk or any other person knowledgeable about Altecs - could someone briefly describe the differences between the Altec model 19 and the A7 Voice of the Theater? I am very familiar with the latter, as my uncle owns a pair, but I have never hear... | |
| Why not horns? Hi Macrojack - many of us cannot afford the current horn designs, even if they are "only" $5000. I think I paid about that for my entire modest system. No, it probably isn't the very best out there, and yes, I do wish I could hear some of these ne... | |
| Why not horns? Both Altec and Klipsch are great. I would love to hear the Altec model 19's and hear what everyone is raving about there. My uncle's A7's sound amazing. And yes, the Spanish will prevail on Sunday! Viva la Roja! | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? Well, perhaps some of my issue with subs and people's description's of "deep bass" is that almost no acoustically produced music goes anywhere near as low as 28Hz. Some pianos don't even go that low. An organ, some pianos, perhaps a doublebass pro... | |
| Why not horns? Spain will prevail, if they play how they are capable, as I think they will. | |
| Why not horns? Hi Weseixas - I can't resist commenting on this part of one of your recent posts - "I do find musicians to be a funny breed, I'm sure there are many in the business with similar stories, regardless ...." This, like many another comment seen fairly... | |
| Why not horns? Hi Weseixas - you yourself listed several in one of your previous posts, and I already mentioned the Altec A7's, which I happened to hear again today as a matter of fact (my uncle owns a pair). Properly set up and driven with tube electronics, the... | |
| What percentage of audiophiles use a sub ? Personally, I have yet to hear a sub that sounds anything like live, unamplified acoustic music. For me, they are for movies or electronically produced music. | |
| Why not horns? Unsound, you are definitely mistaken - many, if not most of the greatest symphonic recordings of the "golden age" were monitored with horns. To name the most famous example, the Mercury people most often used Altec A7's, driven by MacIntosh electr... | |
| best recordings for a sense of scale Oscar Peterson 6 at Montreux, for a nice jazz record on Pablo label. I could name many classical and opera selections, but you said you were uninterested. | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? Musicnoise, just saw your post here - I would say you are absolutely right. When I mentioned decibel levels of 120 in a concert hall, I am thinking more along the lines of pops concerts where we are playing just as loudly as in Tchaik 6 AND there ... | |
| What decibel level do you listen at? As Almarg points out, if one listens mostly to classical or other types of acoustic music, the decibel level will be constantly changing, often over a very large range. Many audiophiles like to listen to their systems much louder than is actually ... | |
| What is Musicality? OK, I am again reminded of why I became a musician instead of a writer. Kijanki and Jax2, my statement "as professionals our much deeper knowledge of the music gives us much more pleasure in listening to a great performance" was not at all intende... |