mapman
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| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? It all comes back to what is your reference for good sound. As long as you know what it is for you, there is a good chance of a happy ending. Otherwise, chances are slim. | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? "The reason live drum sounds don't go through your hifi is the fact that uncompressed drums would blow up most any home system's speakers, "Not to mention the amp clipping that would probably occur and totally ruin the sound anyhow in most cases e... | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? "an amp alone has tonal characteristics"Maybe if you listen with a large enough sample size of different speakers to determine.But what is "best" or even better will be determined more by other things I think. | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Live music, in studio or otherwise is the reality, FBOFW. Right?How much anyone cares about it though is totally up to them.Alan Parsons has never invited me into his studio, so I will never know what that was supposed to sound like.But I can walk... | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? BTW, I am not saying all amps sound the same. But an amp alone has no sound. So what specs/measurements on an amp alone can be used to determine a pecking order in regards to timbre, depth, and spatial resolution? I am not sure there are any. But ... | |
| Does anyone really need to spend 10k on power Lots of audio things I would like to be able to spend even way more than 10K on. Why? Mostly just because its cool stuff to own, look at and play with. Might even sound better, but don't really care.List includes:1) Lots of expensive tube gear fro... | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? So here's a question in line with the OPs. How does one determine teh pecking order for amps alone in regards to timbre, depth and spatial resolution? There is nothing I know of that canbe measured on an amp that would clearly determine this. The ... | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Liz, didn;t realize the term "live music" was open to so much debate and qualifications. If its live guys playing and its not a recording, however they do it and whatever tools they choose, electronic or otherwise, isn't that "live"? What is it ot... | |
| Badfinger, perfect end for Breaking Bad Never saw the show but can't argue with anyone using that song when appropriate. It's a true lesser known classic! | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? "Indeed, but what about my Winebago idea?"Way to think "out of the box" !! I like it. | |
| Best Amp for Timbre, Depth and Spatial Resolution? "and the colorful personalities in the audiophile world are one thing that makes it a worthwhile hobby"I've always found the same to be true of the colorful personalities in pro wrestling.Our music sounds better but I bet we can't "sell" a devasta... | |
| Review: Ohm Acoustics Walsh 3/3000 Speaker Seikosha and I did our joint listening session a week or so back. HE brought his ls50s and we listened to those and my OHMs a good bit. We ran the ls50s both in my wife's 12X12 sunroom off my main system off 500w/ch Class D Bel Canto ref1000m amps... | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Wolf, for example, in recent years I have attended live events at Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, Carnegie Hall, Rams HEad live in Annapolis Maryland, and Fedex field in DC all of which had excellent sound that I found to be useful as a reference myself.... | |
| $9000 speaker Orangutan or speaker + amplifier Larger speakers might be overkill for smaller or more lively rooms. Definitely worth considering. | |
| How to meaningfully audition speakers?? Frog,Thanks for pointing out the value of listening to all kinds of live music in all kinds of venues as a means of establishing a reference for what music can and does sound like. I realized after posting that I missed that important aspect of "e... |