newbee
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| Help. System sounds thin and bright or harsh I'm not familiar with your speakers, but FWIW since you're moving them around.... IME, floor and bass driver interface (distance between the bass driver and the floor as well as the side walls) goes a long way in determining bass reinforcement. I... | |
| need amp recommendations for more separation of instruments Re your flute question. Have you heard it live when it is playing in competition with a full string section? Unless it has been spot lit by a mic (many orchestras do use spot mics) I bet not. In a recording session the man at the mixer hitting the... | |
| You know when you are dealing with a BS company.... Too funny! 15% of what? :-) | |
| Relative Importance of Analog Components You can get excellent sound from a cartridge/phono stage with a modest but well designed turn table/arm IF it is set up properly in the first place and maintained. IMHO vinyl is not plug and play. It in itself can/should be a hobby if you really ... | |
| You know when you are dealing with a BS company.... Or they say that improvement should be based on price. The more expensive the component the better it sounds. And they ignore the reality of the effect of set up and synergy. They would lose money if they did, wouldn't they. :-) | |
| Dr, Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Yep! The worst thing that happened to me was that I learned how to listen to ’audio effects’ i.e. the cause/effect of imaging and frequency response. Hard to get off that train. One really needs to get a substitute. Exploring music I’ve never hear... | |
| Speaker Height Problem You may have a 'null' where the speakers or listening position is located. Try moving you speakers forward and/or backward (or sideways as well) a bit and see what happens. Ditto listening position. And in combo. | |
| Patricia Barber - Cafe Blue is an effects album At least you like her! I haven't gotten that far yet. :-) | |
| Anotherspeaker placement question (distance measurements) You can reduce the sidewall distance (from the center of the driver to the wall) somewhat by deadening the surface of the wall adjacent to the speaker and slightly forward of the front of the speaker. This in combination with some sharp toe in hel... | |
| Jean Sibelius Recordings LOL. Re Bruckner's influence - Much as I like parts of #8, I usually only listen to #9 and, sometimes #7. Sometimes I think I'd like to hear Bruckner done by the COE. :-) | |
| Jean Sibelius Recordings Love your descriptions of the symphonies. My favorites are the 3d, 4th, 5th, and 6th. The 7th not so much. More abstract - a one off I think. #1 and # 2 are a great place to start with Sibelius but not to end up (That #2 never seams to end sometim... | |
| Jean Sibelius Recordings LOL at myself - I guess I don't know the difference between a conductor and a director! Nice that no one thought to correct me. :-) | |
| Jean Sibelius Recordings FWIW, I think Sibelius sort of crossed over into being a neo classicist with his 3rd Symphony where he starts to develop his own distinct voice (which coincides with my interest in his music). I agree with your assessment of Van Karajan's 4th Sym.... | |
| Favourite Guitarists If you ever get the chance to hear Sharon Isben, don't miss it. Even if you think you don't like the unamplified classical guitar. One of the greats I think. | |
| Need tube help! Lots of folks like the Gold Lion KT88. I don't see how you could go wrong, but I've never listened to them. If they are available they do cost about $100 apiece. I've used and still do Tung sol 6550 in my Dialogue 2. I suspect from what I've heard... |