mglik
Responses from mglik
| Is Rap a valid musical form? Now having listened to many Rap artists I feel I can give a more complete evaluation. In general, Rap is not made for audiophiles. Mostly, it is electronically based. Acoustic instruments are mostly absent. Surely, I have heard some pieces that ar... | |
| Atma-Sphere vs. Supratek I started with an A-S MP-3 and moved up to the MP-1. I was using an Audible Illusions preamp and was set on adding a Zesto phono stage. But after quite a few talks with Ralph and owning the great M-60s, I came to understand that the Atma preamps w... | |
| Best Bang for the Buck Upgrade Without a doubt, the Best Bang for the buck is $349 for High Fidelity Cables NPS 1260! Even only applying it to the phono IC, the improvement in SQ is stunning. Hard to imagine but HFC is introducing NPS Q45T saying it is twice as effective. Boy... | |
| How long ago did you catch the bug? Correct me if I am wrong but it appears that a majority of us Forum dwellers are about the same age. My Freshman year in college was 1971. Boomers! As a Voice Performance major in the conservatory I had to have my first serious system. Anyone rem... | |
| REVIEW: Silversmith Fidelium Speaker Cables My feelings about Fideliums is that there should be many, many much pricier speaker cables flooding the used market. I replaced $6K cables that are now relatively junk. Fideliums trashed them! And that Jeff Smith is a terrific guy with an intense... | |
| Great results with NPS 1260?! Can it be applied to the female IEC plug? There is no YouTube for that. | |
| High Fidelity Cable replaces NPS 1260 I am so impressed with NPS 1260 that I felt it needed its own thread! If there is going to be an upgraded model do I have to order some and reapply? | |
| Recommendations on small ESL speakers for tiny room +1 Quad 57s were designed for small rooms. They can be enchanting even though missing highs and lows. However, the current best rebuild is Electrostatic Solutions (ESS). They are said to give much more highs and lows. | |
| How much “suspension of disbelief do you need?” A great experience listening to a stereo system is moving. A great experience listening to live music is once in a life time. | |
| Question about sound stage I like your system. Must sound very good. I have the Silversmith ribbons too. Excellent! And I have the exact same problem. Also on the right. Now that I think of it relative to your right leaning issue, I think I have the answer. About 20-30% ... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? Listening to Kendrick’s “M.A.A.D City”. There are comparisons to “To Pimp a Butterfly” but it pales in comparison. So far, it just moves from one musical line to another more like other Rap. However, it does add some spoken dramatic sections. ”Bu... | |
| How much “suspension of disbelief do you need?” Apples or oranges. Of more like apples or apple pie. An electronic recreation of a live event, no matter how advanced, can only be that: an electronic recreation. Sure, when good electronics, one can think of a live event but it will never be th... | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? @simonmoon As said in my OP, Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a 🦋 Butterfly” is as sophisticated musically as any music I know. The musical themes evolve and develop including a brilliant rhythmic rap and sound effects that create “deep and broad emoti... | |
| Bit the Dollar and bought headphones. I am delighted with my ZMF Verites. They are made to order and take several months. Check out the reviews for the Verite Closed. I have the open but most are focused on the closed. For $2500 I think they can stand up to ones costing much more. | |
| Is Rap a valid musical form? @audiocaseevan I just listened to a couple of Kendrick’s videos and want to buy that album that was on the Billboard charts for 400 weeks. Think that was something like M.aad. The little that I just heard was less complex than “Pimp” but still ... |