mrtennis
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| Sacrilege Going from Tubes back to Solid State my most enjoyable experiences using ss amps with quad 63s included the aragon 2002 and the b&k st 140.to my ears those amps exhibited minimal objectionable characteristics of solid state amps.i find that the current production ss amps are lack... | |
| PRat: a DAC or transport thing? my reaction to music in the home is more dependent upon how i feel and how much i like the music. it is much less dependent upon the sound of a stereo system.i own an acoustic guitar and when listening to the raio, i would sometime try to play alo... | |
| best bang for the buck tube preamp? consider the zbox from decware. | |
| PRat: a DAC or transport thing? sean, i proably ignore this aspect of recorded music, as i tend to concentradte on timbre and tonal balance.i believe it is a term which applies only to recorded music.i tend to think in terms of live music and try to relate to recorded music as i... | |
| Should a good system sound bad with bad recording? i value my ears too much to listen beyond 85 db.besides some small ensemble chamber music is not very loud.a harpsichord does not play loud and baroque and renaissance music sounds better at lower sound pressure levels.one of the best speakers of ... | |
| Qualitative Aspects to Your Dream Listening Room i don't think i missed the point. i take music where ever i can get it. if it is on the street, on a subway platform, in somebody's basement, it's always about the music.the other stuff is unimportant. i guess we will agree to disagree. i am more ... | |
| canary audio cd 100 better than bluenote koala? it serves no purpose to quantify perceived changes in sound.one person's 2 percent is another's "i don't hear any change".i beleive for ordinary communication it is sufficient to use qualitative terms. the intent is to explain that a change in a c... | |
| PRat: a DAC or transport thing? as i understand, prat is an acronym--pace, rhythm and timing.these words are metrics, they can be measured.i have listened to 100's of stereo systems at ces. i have not been aware of prat on any of them.sean, if you were with me, you could have po... | |
| Should a good system sound bad with bad recording? even on a mediocre stereo system, one can recognize an excellent recording.stereo systems are bad for a variety of reasons.i have not experienced a problem with overly dynamic material played on bad stereo systems. i am referring to music only rec... | |
| How does one get off the merry-go-round? it is very simple. buy a decent fm radio and listen.you may be surprised how enjoyable it is. you may realize that you don't need a "stereo" to enjoy music. | |
| Qualitative Aspects to Your Dream Listening Room i have found that listening to music in a darkened room, or blindfolded is more enjoyable than listening when the room is viewable.therefore any aspect of the decor or other visual cues are irrelevant.i try to ignore that which is not important an... | |
| PRat: a DAC or transport thing? if you listen to live unamplified music, the playing exhibits a tempo, and within that structure the individual notes may vary. for example, in 4/4 time, there are 8th notes, quarter notes, etc.if a composition takes 10 minutes, there is a sense o... | |
| Should a good system sound bad with bad recording? the best recording with the worst system will sound better than the worst recording with the best system.if a system is forgiving, i.e., subtractively colored, aan excellent recording will still present the cues to indicate its recording quality.w... | |
| What dynamic spkr. did you go to from electrostat? i find it hard to listen to cone speakers, because they have a driver and cabinet coloration, which in most cases is evident after about 1 to 2 hours of listening.i think di polar radiating loudspeakers, not hybrids, are characterized by less inac... | |
| canary audio cd 100 better than bluenote koala? bartokfan, how do you determine the extent of an improvement ?if i hear an improvement, i can not quantify it. how do you do it ?wouldn't it be sufficient to say i hear a small improvement and leave it at that ? my earlier statement about observed... |