onhwy61
Responses from onhwy61
| Sony SCD-C333ES a good buy? The 333ES is very solid player. If you can get one for $600, it's a downright steal. The build quality is not as good as the 777, but it's still built to a very high standard. Sonically, I've not made a direct comparison, but Dreamtime's post soun... | |
| Mix of RCA Balanced Cables. Is it ok? An RCA to XLR adaptor will not convert the audio signal from single-ended to balanced. The adaptor simply allows you to mate different types of connectors. There are real sonic advantages to fully balanced equipment. For interconnects, a balanced ... | |
| Modification of speaker cables Bare wire is better. The transition from one material to another is always a problem because the music signal can become degraded. Spade and banana plugs are convenience items. | |
| Applause: Bummer Realistic sounding applause is not any more difficult to reproduce than any other sound. What most of the above posts are really commenting upon is the poor quality of the recording of audience applause. In a typical live recording setup, everythi... | |
| the best not always the best Why are you continuously trying to change what you already think sounds pretty good? Rather than focusing on what is better or worse, consider shifting your focus towards what works. Your current setup sounds well balanced and I'm not surprised th... | |
| Too snobbish for SACD as it exists? There's probably some truth in what you say. IMO, Sony is an amazing company that for more than 30 years has produced high quality consumer and professional audio products. Just because Sony "panders" to the masses shouldn't blind us high-enders t... | |
| How many DVDs/CDs/LPs do you own? 1,900 LPs, 200 CDs, 20 SACDs, 200 DVDs, 270 LDs | |
| Bob Dylan, have an opinion? First there was Robert Johnson and then there is Bob Dylan. These two men, like Shakespeare, said everything worth saying about living life. I'm a big fan, revisted and otherwise. BTW, "Shakespeare's, he's in the alley..." | |
| Shipping amps upside down? I wouldn't be too quick to dismiss the potential of an upside down effect. I recall a mid-70's article in one of the Russian aerospace journals that referred to "capacitor confusion" resulting from quantum acceleration phonomena. Something about d... | |
| Need help: soundstage? The subwoofer will definitely help with regards to soundstage. Locating the sub is a trail and error process, but I would start in the front corner. Don't hesitate to experiment. Ideally, the sub should be setup such that you don't hear it until y... | |
| Calling all Recording Engineers Kudos to all who've responded. As with much in popular culture, there is a tendency to sink towards the lowest common denominator. The only force that seems to be able to raise itself above the average is "talent". To a large extent, talent makes ... | |
| Need help: soundstage? Setup is critical. Be sure to measure the speaker placement to a fraction of an inch. Also, a significant part of soundstage info, as opposed to imagining, is derived from low frequency hall reverb. If your speakers cannot produce deep bass, then ... | |
| if i could trade places...... I'd be Liberty Valance. | |
| Calling all Recording Engineers A similar question came up in the EQ Experts Forum - http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/Forum3/HTML/000837.html. Someone asked George Massengburg how the Beatles got their vocal sound. (GM is a major recording engineer and equipment designer - he inve... | |
| Am I Nuts or What? Is it so hard to believe that the designer(s) of the speaker knew exactly what they were doing? Trust your ears. |