onhwy61
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| Half speed master My understanding is that half-speed mastering was used to cut discrete 4 channel disc in the early 70s. It was developed so they could accurately cut 40kHz+ signals to the vinyl. It was thought that when used on normal stereo recordings that great... | |
| Is my room doomed? Pic Why are people recommending omni type speakers? If anything, assuming different speakers are even needed, I would think a controlled directivity design would be a better option. Just curious. | |
| Is it possible? A good solution? It's not stupid, but it does raise the question "WHY?"If you're going to go this route, then go all the way. Dump the traditional phono preamp and have your RIAA EQ done in the digital domain. I know Pure Vinyl offers setups like that, but maybe o... | |
| Is my room doomed? Pic The picture could be misleading, but your speakers seem very wide apart. | |
| Differences in sound as related to watts? In reading through the thread I don't see where there's a consensus about speakers. Although several people have asked you to explain what you mean by "big sound". | |
| Select Your Less Than Ideal System Great sound is possible with either B, C or D. | |
| Jazz from 1957 to 1967 was the most definitive. Certainly some of my favorite recordings are from this period, but by excluding the peak artistic/production years of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday those years by definition cannot be considered the most definitive jazz years.... | |
| Any feedback on the just released Hendrix albums Chashmal, you are such a pimp of orthodoxy! | |
| Any feedback on the just released Hendrix albums I'm not sure why there's such a negative reaction to this material? When musicologist find an heretofore unknown work by Mozart, it's interesting, regardless of whether it's high quality Mozart. A new sonnet from Shakespeare is by definition a maj... | |
| Are tone controls worth a second look ? Orpheus10, artist don't record music! Recording engineers record music. Mastering engineers, record producers and even music label executives generally have more say about the final "sound" of an album than the musicians. That being the situation,... | |
| Wynton - The Only Person in Jazz Who Matters? Jazdoc, very well said.When Mr. Marsalis first gained the music world's attention back in 1980 jazz from a commercial perspective was dead. No one was getting label contracts and established artists were still in their funk/fusion stages. Whether ... | |
| Grant Green's version of 'Round About Midnight There are any number of Charlie Christian compilations. Pick one with his version of "Stardust" and "Swing to the Bop".Oscar Moore was the guitarist in the Nat King Cole Trio. Although he is not that well known, his work is very impressive.Danny G... | |
| info about 1970's leslie stereo speakers Here's a link to some info. | |
| Help: My newly upgraded AA Capitole gives no sound Question: how did you make arrangements to have the player upgraded if 2-way communication with the manufacturer is almost non-existent? | |
| Why monoblocks? People seem to be presenting their opinions as facts. Not unusual, but somewhat suspect, IMO. |