lonemountain
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| Tubes becoming hard to get? There are 3 major tube suppliers, one in russia (electro harmonix- now closed), one in slavic republic, (J+J) (still open) and one in China (still open). There are couple small ones like Western Electric in the US (they build one or two hi fi tub... | |
| ATC or Audio Note (2-way) In ATC's case, the level of engineering expertise applied to drivers, crossover and their integration sort of tells you it's not realistically possible to "better" their design effort without equal test gear, facility and experience. If you chang... | |
| Can a great system make a mediocre recording sound good? With an accurate system, you have to get to your head into "context" to enjoy them. Many recordings of particular era are limited by technology and share a family sound- say English recordings of the 70s and early 80s or US recordings of the 60s/... | |
| ATC or Audio Note (2-way) ATC's are not midrange centric, they are not "smiley curve" sounding as so many speakers are. Smiley curves sell MUCH better than flat speakers so they are vastly more popular. Manufacturers know this as most are not in the business to build the... | |
| The magic of outdoor listening I always tell people if they think their speakers don't sound "right" take them outside where there are no boundaries. This is the single best way to hear your speakers as they actually sound and for some, it is shocking. It's not about loud, it... | |
| 2022 Grammy Award Show? Larsman Wow you are right about 10 years ago! 20 years ago it was different yet again. The tour used to be the marketing for the record sales; now its completely flipped: the money is in the tour, not the record. So many artists self fund records... | |
| Why is most everything remastered? I sure don't agree with the Giles Martin remixes not sounding good-I think they are fantastic. Sgt Pepper sounds as though a veil is removed and Abbey Road has brought some buried parts forward that are nice to hear. | |
| 2022 Grammy Award Show? gpgr4blu: I think your answer is the answer i expected from most here. I work in professional and hi fi circles so I know many of the people behind these records, even a few at the Academy. I used to ask how could Katy Perry win a grammy for Fir... | |
| 2022 Grammy Award Show? Wow 2chFreak: That was a dark, cynical post: if I don’t like it, its worthless junk? I am not sure what American Idol or the Voice has to do with the Recording Academy (the entity behind the Grammy Awards). The Academy’s mission is to elevate qua... | |
| 2022 Grammy Award Show? If you dive into the grammy site, you can fidn th3e best of the best from the last year in every category you can think of: 2022 GRAMMYs Awards Show: Complete Winners & Nominations List Look under "General Field" | |
| Happy Birthday Bob Marley I saw him live as well, in 1979. The thing I never expected was how charismatic he was, how you were drawn in like a magnet. An amazing experience I remember to this day. There was the definitely a spiritual aspect to his shows. | |
| Tom Jones I was friends with his music director and saw a few shows a few years back in Vegas. He has quite an entertaining show, most of the people there were over 70. The band was indeed very good. Tom and artists like him know that the fans must be impre... | |
| Speaker relative efficiency/sensitivity when using a high pass filter In pro this comes up in "bass managed" speaker placement in ATMOS systems. When you roll out the bass of a small speaker, how much does the total SPL capability change? The answer is you have to measure it. We did so at the ATC factory and it o... | |
| Commonly mentioned speaker brands? Its rather simple: regardless of product, if you can sell more than you can make, marketing is not needed. The speaker brand one I work with fits that description. There are many manufacturers that do not market at all other than attend a trade ... | |
| Dynaudio customer service ignoring me I think getting a non Dynaudio part is a bad idea. Chances of it matching sensitivity and response of the dynaudio part is very slim. Brad |