mapman
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| "Slam"--what is it, is it really accurate? The recording as much as anything else will determine how the "slam" goes down, track by by track.More slam than ever in many modern recordings these days. Slam sells! Even good headphones like most Sennheiser phones these days do it VERY WELL!!!!... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? I think it is pretty logical that since no one can listen to everything, one has to make some choices to decide what to listen to or not. Even which fancy fuse one might try. | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Everything is an individual choice. One should attempt to be as educated as possible, but make their own decisions.Some sources are more reputable than others. I'll leave it at that. | |
| best headphones ALso, my son has a pair of these Sennheisers, which are also very good, especially for the size and cost.BTW, I find more than most anything else in audio, preference in headphones is a very personal thing. Lots of different ones get lots of love... | |
| best headphones Hi Zoe,I just went through this exercise. I settled on a pair of Sennheiser Momentum over-ear phones.Cost was $40 over your budget acquired used from Amazon Warehouse Deals.There is a smaller on-ear model that can be had in your budget range.Grado... | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? "but how can you make a decision without listening first? That's the problem! "Reminds me of a certain LEgend.No snake oil in that one! :^) | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? "but how can you make a decision without listening first? That's the problem! "Reminds me of a famous LEgend. | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? In the digital domain, as long as one starts with high quality source material, almost anything can be made to sound like almost anything else relatively easily, if done well.Christy Brinkley is a beautiful woman still, but does she really look li... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? If Philip Glass becomes underrated, I think the world is in some deep doo doo. | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? Here is what a square wave is and what used for:Square WaveRise and fall time relate to attack and decay times, transient response, ringing and other aspects of accurate sound reproduction as well I am sure. | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? "Problem I have with Ellington is you never know what was written by Strayhorn.Sorta like Beethoven publishing Schubert work as his own."YEs, but few in the musical "genius" category achieve all their accomplishments in a vacuum. Nor should they b... | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? I'm guessing digital done well in theory is better able to "pass a square wave" than vinyl, again due to the absence of natural physical damping factors like inertia, FWIW, similar to how wave bending (as opposed to pistonic motion solely as per m... | |
| Most underrated composer of 20th Century? I guessing probably some well known composers of music in eastern culture totally unknown in the west, much less underrated?Duke Ellington is far from unknown, but still hugely underrated as a top echelon 20th century music composer overall IMHO.I... | |
| Re-manufacturing of 45 singles Well, singles are still quite popular these days, way more so than entire albums. I download .mp3s these days for less than I used to pay for a 45 as a kid. Of course, you got two songs on a 45 but usually only one you really wanted.CDs and lp are... | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? "Interesting take on 'warm'. But, that does not explain why digital into tube amps produce 'warm'. Any thoughts on this?"TUbe amps, with their soft clipping nature and unique impedance characteristics among other things also tend to have a "roundi... |