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| Greatest Composers of All Time Learsfool, Thank you - I learned something today. I haven't listened to any symphonies by Mozart or Haydn in many years. | |
| Is soundstage just a distortion? Csontos, could you say the same thing about the difference between tubed and solid state stuff? Think, coupling digital and ss could be a perfect combination for 'definition', 'resolution', etc. Or not. :-) | |
| Any ideas regarding Diagonal room set up? No reason that your set up shouldn't sound great, but it might be improved if you space your speaker apart about the sme distance as it is to your sweet spot, i.e. 8 to 9ft. You might also try crossing the axis of your speakers 3 ft or so in front... | |
| Greatest Composers of All Time Schubertmaniac, Only slightly off topic, but since Schubert is your favorite composer I'll ask you - or anyone else who can respond for that matter.What do you think of Paul Lewis' recordings of Schubert's music for solo piano released in the last... | |
| Greatest Composers of All Time Learsfool, If you ever get the chance you might enjoy hearing Wagner performed in a small hall with period instruments as it would have during the times he composed. Enjoyable and informative. Hard to find though I think. Barry Wordsworth/New Quee... | |
| Greatest Composers of All Time I agree with Learsfool about the value of 'best' lists. Silly and at best fun. Ultimately, in most audio forums anyway, it is a value assigned with no foundation beyond which composer's music impresses that person at that particular time. The alte... | |
| Is soundstage just a distortion? Note that when you listen to your system 'out of phaase' that while the sound may extend beyond the sides of your speakers that it also looses center image specificity. This is not a 'distortion' as such coming from your system or the recording. S... | |
| I was Tempted I just love Eva Cassidy's voice and I too have all of her CD's. That being said, I really don't find the mix between Eva and the 'band' all that flattering to her role. I find the instrument accompaniment to be too forward and this takes away from... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Krellman, Well said. FWIW, I agree with I with you on all three points. One of the reasons I recommended the SPL meter was for the OP to see for himself that his problem was not with absolute volume level of the bass. He just likes his system's so... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Fishing, When you run your tests with the SPL meter, set up as Al suggested and using your test disc, be sure to chart your results on a graph. This will allow you to have visual evidence of the changes you experience and will serve as an easy ref... | |
| Speakers vs. headphones Is this a single purpose room? If so, I agree with the others, near field listening with everything well away from walls and with speakers toed in so that the axis crosses in front of you. It's kind small, but if you close your eyes it can relly s... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? Not only credibility, which isn't too important unless you are running for some type of award, but more importantly it might lead to a solution. I have not read all of the posts. This has probably been addressed, but I'll risk it. When using a SPL... | |
| Mcintosh MC240 + Audio Research SP-8? What aspect of your system's present sound are your trying to 'improve'. And, for those of us not intimately familar with your speakers, what is their nominal impedence, minimum impedence, and what is their efficiency spec? What in your budget for... | |
| All of a sudden getting a hum in my system? Loud pop's and hums usually are related to tubes and/or caps. With you unit's history it is probably caps. FWIW, it is recommended for any tube component user to have a spare set of tubes on hand so he can rule out tubes issues when problems occur... | |
| Bass leaves after amp warms up? I wonder if the problem could be better addressed if the OP had a SPL meter and a test disc so he could actually measure the SPL's at the listening seat. That way he would know if it was in his audio system or in his head. It would also help to kn... |