newbee
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| Chopin Fantasie Impromptu, Opus 66 Tough assignment - recommending a 'great' recording of a great performance for someone who has a great audio system, with no clues as to what aspects of this piece, or Chopin for that matter, are important to him. Only an idiot would respond! Well... | |
| Gallos how good are they? It was just a passing thought. But on the subject of omni's vs direct radiating speakers, wouldn't your preference be somewhat influenced by the location you prefer when you are actually in the hall? Row A where the halls contribution from reflect... | |
| What makes up an I wish English were not my mother tongue....then I'd have a great excuse for my absense of skills. And I wish pigs would fly! :-) | |
| Gallos how good are they? Mapman, I would agree with the statement that 'the dispersion pattern of most conventional speaker designs is nothing like that of live acoustic instruments', but I would stop there. Just as most speaker types have different radiation patterns, so... | |
| Question on NOS tubes bias doubt If you are saying that the center image of your stereo systems drifts substantially with these two tubes that they must not be matched, despite what you have been told, I agree. In fact I would suggest that not only were they not matched, but that... | |
| What makes up an Detlof, Re......"that you are taking the side of the weak, the newbees, and those who simply can't afford "better".He ain't taking my side, not that I noticed, and I'm weak (in the head, perhaps), I can't afford better (whatever afford might mean)... | |
| classic sounding 25 watt tube amp Well I have not heard the Primaluna One with Quad 57's, but it is based on the old Dyna and it certainly has the capability of producing vintage tube sound. It sounds nothing like the other Primaluna amps or combos. It has a warm and full sound, b... | |
| Placement question Agree with Tvad and So good. Go for #2. FWIWI had a similar option by just reversing the speakers and listening chair using the same distances. One end had a 7x7 ft opening into the dining room the other was a closed a wall. My listening chair is ... | |
| Impedance question Yes. No problem what so ever. You can't damage anything by just experimenting. You might even notice a bit of bass boost/solidity, especially if your speakers have an impedence droop in the bass. Many do. | |
| How do you explain slow/lazy sound? Slow rise times and slow decay (slew rate) will make square waves into low mounds. Visualize that, with rise time for example, a component that can replicate the leading edge of a 'square wave' can replicate the leading edge of a cannon shot so re... | |
| Impedance question IF you are picking speakers that are properly matched to tube amps in the first place, those having relatively flat impedence curves with no really large sharp peaks or dips in the impedence values, the the issue of 4 or 8 ohms is not a big deal a... | |
| why are two subs harder to place than full range? The issues are the same for full range speakers or subs. The problem with full range speakers is you often have fewer options regarding placement to optimize bass response whereas with two subs (assuming you have crossovers that roll off the main ... | |
| The closest approach...really Mr T, LOL! "there is one fly in the ointment' you say. A gadfly perhaps?Detlof, I do agree with you. For myself, having overall satisfaction with the audio system(s) allows me to hear thru it to the contents of the recordings. Sometimes they are w... | |
| The closest approach...really Hi Detlof, Although my post had no one person in mind other than myself and my musings, your post reminds me of things I should have said even though they might appear redundant to yours and Mr T's.I gained most of my appreciation of live music in... | |
| Reference Level Recording of Classical on CD's? It would be helpful if you narrowed your inquiry some, at least to composers and or periods of composition (baroque, classical, romantic, modern, neo classical, neo romantic, etc). BTW, Goode has been one of my favorites with Beethoven's sonatas, ... |