mapman
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| How do I smooth out violins? Jmcgrogan is right about digital and massed strings. I suspect jitter can have a noticeable effect with sustained high frequencies as is common with bowed mass strings, particularly violins. Some of he best massed strings i have heard from cd came... | |
| Help me discover some new music... "I forgot to mention Zappa. I have a few of his LP's -- Sheikh Yerbouti and Apostrophe come to mind -- but my collection's not very deep. I sometimes have trouble getting past the 8th grade potty humor on those lp's, but the musicianship and creat... | |
| Spectron Musician III MK.2 or Audio Research DS450 If D-sonic is price competitive with wyred with alternate/newer technology I will have to read up on them. Last time I looked, they were selling essentially stock Icepower models in a box for reasonable cost. That's not hard to do, and might offer... | |
| Should Sound Quality of Computer Audio be improved I think Petty is one of those nostalgia lovers that just yearns for the "good old days". I can understand that to a certain extent and share that fondness to a certain degree. My wife is even more that way. We live in a Victorian styled (but moder... | |
| Magnepan MG-1 sonically challenged? Have not a/b'ed directly but I think the latest and greatest Maggies including mmg have better dunamics overall than older MGs. | |
| D-SONIC SOA Class-D Core Amps. The best Class-D ? Have not heard but do not doubt that high end Class D technology is not fully mature despite being highly competitive currently and that newer CLass D amp designs will only get even better over time.I do think that sound of better tube amps I have... | |
| Sealed, Ported, or Passive Radiators? Ported in all cases currently because I like full range sound with lots of meat on the bone to go with good detail and all the rest and size is a problem otherwise, although a good sub integration can help alleviate that, in which case sealed/acou... | |
| Coconut Audio = LOL "This guy is completely making fun of our audio scene. Just read..."Yoga classes + meditation is practiced by many worldwide and are a lot cheaper. :-)Watch out for the upcoming pricing war between these guys and their cousins. Will the cost of sc... | |
| Power Cords - Just Say Yes "Everything matters"Not to everyone as you point out though, plus no two things to exactly the same extent, so there is a pecking order in general to what matters most or least"everything has a sonic signature and contributes to the end result we ... | |
| Spectron Musician III MK.2 or Audio Research DS450 BTW, I suspect average sound quality for most listeners on various devices including portable is better today than back then, but the frontiers of hi fi/sound quality have moved forward, as has the cost of "high end sound" in many cases, plus also... | |
| Spectron Musician III MK.2 or Audio Research DS450 I remember selling a large format video disk player at Radio Shack back in teh 1980 timeframe or so. The only two movies we had to show though were "MASH" and "The Muppet Movie" both of which I know by heart from ongoing store demos. | |
| The one and only acoustic instrument? That chart helps me understand why my 2-way speakers that cross over at ~ 7khz sound (blue zone on chart) so coherent and right compared to many that cross over in the yellow and green regions. That and them being omnis make for an effective combi... | |
| Help me discover some new music... "Rock2kid, I would say that music scene today is far more divergent and is teeming with talent and innovation, then in the sixties and seventies."I would tend to agree, or at least it is much easier to discover new talents and innovations, where t... | |
| How do I smooth out violins? Power conditioning is a practical first step to consider because if done right, ie a reputable product with ample power/current delivery for the task at hand, like Furman line for example, the result is usually always positive regardless of system... | |
| The one and only acoustic instrument? This is a useful reference for what various instruments can do.I have a framed print copy hanging in my listening room for reference. |