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| Beatles Remasters: Mono vs. Stereo Debate Thread Seditious,More so the "Rubber SOul" stereo tracks in the mono box set, but in the "Help" stereo tracks as well. "Run For Your Life" as well as the cuts I mentioned, "The Word" and "Norwegian Wood" were places where I recall things sounded a lot di... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Good point also on the effect of placement relative to walls and corners on tonal balance and clarity Rebbi. | |
| Beatles Remasters: Mono vs. Stereo Debate Thread Spent some time listening on Stax headphones last night. If you know these recordings by heart having heard them so many times over the years, you can really notice subtle differences and details that way. The stereo remasters in the mono box set ... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Joekapahulu,Are the tweeters oriented towards your listening position? That will typically brighten up the highs. If you sit further back, you might need to toe the OHMS outward to point the tweets more towards your listening position. | |
| Which matters more, DAC or transport? Yes, you need a good jitter free signal but getting one from a transport or other source and cable or via reclocking right at the DAC is not rocket science these days and no longer must cost a fortune either IMHO.Assuming a good signal can be had ... | |
| Been listening to The Beatles ... "just one awsome band front to back , and its great to hear them with such clarity"That says it all very nicely! | |
| difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar " I wouldn't call them a rock/rhythm music oriented speaker."A true statement in regards to low-end impact and dynamics if that is important to you, but they are still very versatile in all other regards and do very well with all kinds of music. I... | |
| What's your favorite Turntable tweak? 1) protractor or other measurable alignment tool2) record cleaning (even if manual)3) Thorens automatic arm lift tweak on my Linn | |
| difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar I used a 360w/CH cARVER M4.0T WITH MY mAGGIE IIIa's (and Icon MkII). This was a pretty good combo that I lived with for over 15 years. That power did not go to waste with those Maggies at all.For an inexpensive experiment that should offer an impr... | |
| Trying to sharpen the vocals...EQ related question THe cube/sub-module configuration is surely not optimal for midrange vocals as mentioned.You can try to tweak it and see what happens but a change may be needed depending on what it is you are looking for. | |
| difficulty finding CD player match for Magneplanar I used to have an Icon player and the MG IIIa's also.I replaced it with the Denon player I use now and I thought that an improvement. The mhdt Constantine DAC I use with the Denon currently in my system is the best combo that I have had yet.You ne... | |
| Beatles: Mono a Mono In general, I'm finding the new monos have a more dynamic and meatier low end that makes the rock and roll stuff in particular much more involving at more realistic listening volumes. The difference between this mastering and prior CD are marginal... | |
| Trying to sharpen the vocals...EQ related question That's a satellite system with separate bass module, right?Often high bass levels tend to obscure mid-range detail, which is where most vocals occur.If applicable, try lowering bass levels by moving bass module out from walls and away from any cor... | |
| best vocal harmonies in rock In that its now Beatlemania 2009, just reminding everyone that theirs are certainly quite golden and part of some of the best pop/rock music ever...still. | |
| Beatles Remasters: Mono vs. Stereo Debate Thread Shadorne, Ripped the disks to music server and spent the afternoon servin up the tunes randomly, with a couple original CD masters and "Live at the BBC" mixed in (while watching US football in HD on the tube...I definitely have it too good).Here a... |