ojgalli
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| Is listening daily at an average of 85db safe? There are all kinds of ways to justify excessive levels. Although peaks do matter, just limiting them is not a recipe for safe levels. Loud is loud. It is a matter of the total exposure: pressure level, length of time, frequency of exposure, and s... | |
| Ribbon tweeters...out of favor these days? Ribbon and ribbon-like tweeters are "faster" in that they can produce extended ultrasonic frequencies. The questions to ask are, how important are ultrasonics, and are they in the recording?Ribbons/planars typically have a rising response or peak ... | |
| Room acoustics how ? My image is not centered Acoustics can be very tricky, especially in asymmetrical rooms. Your room may look symmetrical, but the reflectance of glass and concrete at various frequencies is differentconcrete being more linearhence the bias in the image towards the left. ... | |
| New Magnepan 1.7 Learn about and listen to Gradient, ATC, Morrison, Linkwitz Lab. They each take a different approach to solve the same problems. | |
| New Magnepan 1.7 I guess I should have understood a $2k budget. I have only heard the 1.6, and for the money, to my ears, there's nothing better. In that priced range, I don't know of any sealed and/or active to beat them. | |
| New Magnepan 1.7 2chnl: From your description of what you want, maggies would be good, but you can do better and get both dynamics and clarity if you consider active speakers that are not ported. Do some research. Look for sealed or dipole systems with good disper... | |
| what percentage of us really knows sound Col. Jessep: You want answers? Kaffee: I think I'm entitled. Col. Jessep: You want answers? Kaffee: I want the truth! Col. Jessep: You cant handle the truth!** A Few Good Men (1992) | |
| How low is a piano? The Bösendorfer 290 does not extend a full octave below the standard 88 key piano. The 88 key piano goes down to A0, the 97 key Bösendorfer 290 goes down to C0, approx. 16 Hz, an additional 9 keys, a little more than half an octave extra.http://ww... | |
| Contemporary composers. Please help. Robert Maggio, "Seven Mad Gods," and "Riddles." If you want something more eclectic, try Eighth Blackbird, any of their recordings. They do works by various contemporary composers. (Another vote for Gorecki's Symphony #3, it's sublime.) | |
| Differences in sound as related to watts? If I understand "bigger sound," then louder is not the same thing. More watts will give you louder, but not bigger. To my ears a big or full sound is accomplished with a balanced, flat frequency response. Too often speakers have a boosted mid-bass... | |
| Best way to test your system? Second the solo piano test. It has the frequency range and strong percussive attacks that will challenge a system from playback component through to speakers. Also modern symphony orchestra, the complex textures and wide dynamic range can quickly ... | |
| Ribbon tweeters: Do they create a ringing sound?? I have auditioned the Adagio, and yes, one of the speakers I listened to did have a nasty "ring," "buzz," or something not right with one of the pair. It's not uncommon with ribbonsthey are easily damaged by overdriving, and some have edge resona... | |
| Who Are the Best Young Lions of Jazz Today? A big second for Joshua Redman, energy and finesse in one package, a rarity. Add James Carter to the list. Also Michel Camilo (not young enough?) and don't forget Branford Marsalis, far more adventurous than his brother. | |
| Wynton - The Only Person in Jazz Who Matters? Group think, bandwagon mentality. It's the reason EVERYone knows Mozart, Ansel Adams, Ella Fitzgerald, and many other examples of people with talent, but who've been given excessive praise at the exclusion of other greater talents. Have you every ... | |
| Alan Parsons: Original or Remastered CDs? Would be interested in how the remasters are improved. What specifically is better? Has anyone done an A/B of the originals and remasters? |