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| How to get the impact of a live concert? I know a small place in Maryland that books name acts in a club-like setting and the sound is always spot on. I have been there about a half dozen times seeing various acts and seated in the "sweet spot". Find a place like this, that cares about g... | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? "Most times concert sound sucks.Just loud."VEry true, but sometimes it is done well, sometimes to essential perfection. THose are the ones I have heard that I use as a reference.Omnidirectional speakers and the OHMs I use specifically are uniquely... | |
| Lossless Files Vs CD's "Configured optimally SqueezeCenter (Server) decodes FLAC at the computer/server and streams PCM to the Squeezedevice. At least that's the way I understand it to work."THat is no the default behavior though, right?I seem to recall there are ways t... | |
| 500 Greatest Albums of all Times Rolling Stone and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are also heavily biased towards mainstream music forms that derive from or resemble American roots music forms, like the blues primarily.Even "art" rock bands like Yes, Genesis, The Moody Blues, Por... | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? Socrates,That's a fantastic article. One of the best I've seen on the topic.Audio hell indeed! Stay away!!!I hope to see more and more "born again" audiophiles after reading that! | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? Ok, never mind then. | |
| What is a high end stereo SUPPOSED to sound like? Well, if its expensive, it should also sound pretty darn good.Aren't expensive things supposed to be better? | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? "Again, I'm not talking about volume. I'm talking about the impact, dynamics, feeling, whatever "Obviously, these all depend on volume/SPL levels attainable cleanly. Can't have impact and dynamics and maximum feeling without sufficient volume/SPLs... | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? Also remember to consider that continuous SPLS above 83-85 db or so are generally regarded to be harmful to our ears. SO, practically, be careful about what you wish for in terms of loudness and dynamics like a live concert. You just might get it.... | |
| Lossless Files Vs CD's Steve,Makes sense.Logitech Media Server and Squeezebox Touch convert .wav files to and from FLAC for higher bandwidth transmission over the network as I recall. It seems to do a good job based on results as best I can tell. Not sure exactly what c... | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? Roxy, My OHMs do it for me as well but require a larger amp to do it best.They are not horns nor conventional box/dynamic speakers. The OHM CLS Walsh driver configuration used is fairly unique.I have heard some very large and expensive conventiona... | |
| Lossless Files Vs CD's Audioengr,What is the reason for the sound difference between FLAC and WAV? Is FLAC a more limited format in some way than WAV?Is it a format related limitation or something more to do with software for creation or the playback?In my case, 99% of ... | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? Yep, in general, the quick recipe to best get impact of a live concert is larger speakers with more and or larger quality drivers, the highest power and current quality power amp you can manage to drive them, and a quality source to feed it all.Bo... | |
| Is a vinyl rig only worth it for oldies? Lacee,I agree with you about the recordings from the 50 and 60s and how they were made in a manner that set a certain bar, distortions or not.Now, given that we are in the year 2012 50 years later, does that mean that a vinyl rig is truly in fact ... | |
| How to get the impact of a live concert? The Audio Asylum thread is a good one with valid points.Its not easy and requires first knowing what "there" means to you, and then a lot of work and experimentation over time perhaps to get there. It took me years (decades actually) but I do not ... |