martykl
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| Newbie Setup Question - Digital Will the computer be in the same room as the rest of the system?If not, AE+Toslink to a DAC of your choice makes sense - provided you're happy with your remote interface. Apple remote can run on a laptop or i-phone and works well. The Sonos system... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano Oops!I just looked at the photo of Plaser's room. As per Emily Litella...never mind!MartyPS - For those interested, Synthology software makes a program called Ivory, which contains hypersampled "voices" of 3 pianos for use with a midi keyboard con... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano Jax,The lowest pitched key on a typical piano is tuned to 27.5 hz. Bosendorfer makes a 96 key grand which adds an extra octave of bass - so the spec you cited is about right. Now, finding a recording which contains that information is another stor... | |
| basement renovation - ideas? Two thoughts (one practical, one performance) from my last home:Built ins. CD/LP and equipment storage will make the room more enjoyable to use."Built Outs" Cabinets or other structures that protrude from any section of any of the walls will help ... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano Halcro,Well beyond the question of compression, piano is a pain in the ass to record.As noted in an earlier post, close miking and ambient miking both have their advantages, neither is perfect, and combining the two is an art unto itself. I once "... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Map,I'm using subs - so it's hard for me to say much about the low end. John S told me that the 100s don't fall below 4.8 ohms, so a tube amp might work well. However, quick impressions reveal that the tonal balance of the speaker shifts noticeabl... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano BTW,A very nice Yamaha baby grand with disclavier will run app $10K - maybe half that for a used model. If you have room, you may want to consider this idea. You'll have a beautiful piano, a good selection of music available (not what you'd ideall... | |
| Digital Drum Kits I understand the principle, as I have a Kawai digital piano. Digital keys work in a similar fashion and the current batch of high rez software (Garritan, Ivory, Piano Teq) is very good. I was just struck by the tone of Mr. Reyes' kick drum - a big... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano I agree with Dlanselm - a player piano is really the only way to go, but obviously your choice of source material is severely limited. By way of reference, even the hyper-sampled digital keyboard software like Ivory or Virtual Steinway isn't compl... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Map,The Bel Canto amp is class D. You may be right about break-in or amp matching as the tube experiment is proving most interesting re: dynamics. Could be the switch to tubes or could be time passing, but dynamics are improving - at this point, I... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Map,I've used 150 wpc Bel Canto and 200+ wpc TAD ss amps with similar results from my Ohm 100s - in a large room with dual Velodyne subs. To address your curiosity from a previous post, I'm now experimenting with KT88 (and KT66) based Prima Luna a... | |
| What would you buy Sub $350 Firewire/USB DAC Prof,I use a DacMagic with my digital piano via Mac into a quality stereo as a supplement to the piano's internal sound system. It sounds great! I use a Benchmark DAC-1 in my main system. In order for direct comparion, I hauled the DacMagic, (all ... | |
| Speaker advice I'll second the sub/sat approach. SVS sells a sub for $600 that -on paper- provides astonishing performance. The informed sub crowd on this forum, Bob Reynolds, Shadome and Drew Eckhart among others can provide more detail if you decide to go this... | |
| Ohm Walsh Micro Talls: who's actually heard 'em? Wine,You're not the first to observe that imaging is more characteristic of good stereo than of most live performance. However, it does contribute to the illusion of live performers in the listening room. Strangely, I find that the Ohms do an exce... | |
| Bookshelf Speakers That Bolt or Screw Into Stands The Sunfire CRM ribbon monitors (app $1,000 street price) accept a 1/4 20 screw. They are tiny, very fine sounding, and flexible in placement. However,they require a sub.Marty |