mapman
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| neutrality vs musicality Its all semantics. You can't hear written words, so impossible to accurately describe whaqt something sounds like. Plus recordings are seldom accurate reproductions of what occurred live, rather the technical product of the engineers who created t... | |
| Perfectionist Audio Roads are imperfect. Sterilize them too!Maybe not the blonde. What does she look like? | |
| Wanna feel old? Elizabeth,I've learned to sit well back (in the sweet spot) for best sound and to not see wrinkles, liver spots, pot bellies, etc. It works! They can still sing and play (at least as of last time I saw them and have not read anything more recent t... | |
| Synergistic Research Comes Down to Earth " So far, I have not been able to take out any cables without the quality of the sound deteriorating. "SAbai, is it possible that the sound merely changes from the optimal (as you have it tuned to your liking) to something different? Does having a... | |
| Perfectionist Audio Sterilize... | |
| Perfectionist Audio I am NOMAD!Recordings are imperfect. Audio gear is imperfect. Hearing is imperfect.That which is imperfect must be sterilized!!!!Sterilize imperfections! Sterilize......Rumour is the Enterprise D holodeck had great sound. Still imperfect though. N... | |
| Favorite Pianists Anyone heard any recent releases from Keith Emerson? Any good?I have not kept up with him since his ELP days. | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... "Just more solid state amps that sound so "neutral" you simply cannot enjoy your music collection."FWIW the SS amps I use may be the most neutral I have ever owned and I enjoy all my CDs these days more than ever for what they are, rather than try... | |
| When's enough, enough? You have to know the goal/target and be able to assess what you hear in relation to it in order to eventually hit it. No easy task...."It is not natural to be disatified with your system. That disatifaction is a learned behavior encouraged by maga... | |
| Wanna feel old? The Moody Blues...getting up there too and still kicking, with extended tours still each year.Will see them for the 6th time (5th since 1992) and first time in about 4 years or so on Dec. 1. THey have yet to disappoint. | |
| How big of a difference do amps make? Crucial. | |
| Fremer lays an Ostrich egg... 1) no piece of gear has a sound alone. It has to be in a system. The system as a whole determines the results.2) there are many different flavors of systems. SOme may be more like vanilla or chocolate but few always prefer the same kind.3) Peoples... | |
| Ohm Walsh 2000s vs Vandersteen 2Ces i'll be seeing the moodies for the 6th time dec 1. you and me from seventh is likely in the program.:) | |
| Ohm Walsh 2000s vs Vandersteen 2Ces Hi Mamboni.How far are your 5000s from the sidewall?Also, I'm curious what the room dimensions are?Thanks. | |
| WA-Quantum GmbH's Quantum Chips "That's an interesting question. What exactly would he be looking for and where would he look for it? Let's he's using a scanning electron microscope. First place to look: under the big W. :-)"Geoff, as a supposed resident quantum audio expert, I ... |