mapman
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| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? The massed strings off DCS source I heard on a standard issue Duetsche Gramophone CD was the closest to vinyl I have heard, I do not think I could have known it was CD in a blind test, whereas often not the case for me.Massed violins=digital acid ... | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? "Digital does something to the sound of massed violins, a real acid test for sound reproduction, that can make them sound harsher and grittier than vinyl does. "YEs, has a lot to do with jitter though I suspect.The best massed violin CD reproducti... | |
| What is behind a "warm" or "vinyl"sound? A quick Google search shows some well documented cases and images of square wave tests with CD and the limitations there due to bandwidth, especially at higher frequencies.Can't find much at all for a similar phono test. Stereophile apparently had... | |
| Bi-wire: is it worth it? The answer is....it depends!Surprise! | |
| Hi-Fi Fuses - SNAKE OIL? - or something in it? Lacee,Determining the happy path to enjoying the music is what its all about.No two are likely to be quite the same.Some might involve fuses. But many may not.I've agreed on several occasions that no two anything sound exactly the same and acknowl... | |
| "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 <$80 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 ... | |
| 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. |