richopp
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| 3 things I learned from using MANY interconnect cables @clearthink:Yes, and so do each and every specific instrument that the musicians play and so do their individual choices of "stuff" they use to enhance their instrument to get the "sound" they want. As the writer of "The Buddy Holly Story" film h... | |
| Who are some of elite sub woofers? If you are building your own, try a pair of Hartley 24" woofers in custom cabs that you can find designs for all over...http://www.hartleyloudspeakers.com/new_page_2.htmfile:///C:/Users/Richard/Downloads/hartley%20box%20(1).pdfYou need a big amp (... | |
| Your favorite male soul voices Otis Redding--On These Arms of Mine the recording engineer said he could, "hear the tears in his voice." And this was at the end of a long day of recording work by the band he was a roadie for...great story to hear.Smokey Robinson--nothing else t... | |
| Electrostatic pros and cons. @broockies: Thanks for posting the relevant information about ROOMS. As I keep posting on this forum, whatever you think you like may sound different in YOUR ROOM. Take it home and listen and then buy.Next, Levinson loved electrostatics in the ... | |
| Why don't we make a list of best pressings ? Lincoln Mayorga for Sheffield Records recorded direct-to-disc albums in the 1970's. I would say the dynamic range of these recordings will reveal many system "idiosyncrasies" that audiophiles love to discuss.Is everyone one here too young to rem... | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? @bretmckee,Thank you for the clarification. I think what you are looking for, in my words to see if if understand, is something that will play digitally-recorded music, which you like better than analog (? I think), in a way that mimics analog bu... | |
| A DAC that can make digital sound analog? Not sure I understand this. You are looking for a transistor set-up that sounds like a non-transistor (tube?) set-up.Wouldn't that entail having the transistor (DAC) programmed to change the sound of the music so it sounds like something else rat... | |
| The truth about why modern music is so awful. You really have to look for decent songs these days. Here are a couple:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quRoX2Ym-Lkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTrNsAsjEmYAnd, of course, an old song from a true artist who not only sold 100 million records, but... | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? @cymbop You might be interested in knowing that Steely Dan, among others (Eagles) did some final mixes using Magnepan speakers. Cheers! | |
| Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing? I sold a ton of Magnepan and Audio Research products back in the day with both "Money" (Pink Floyd) and "Midnight at the Oasis" (Maria Muldaur).Linda Ronstadt was also a hit--as she should be, of course, as was the Lincoln Mayorga series of direct... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? @prof1Now your're talkin'! This is exactly what we did and even though the sounds produced by amplified instruments were controlled by the musician, the sound live and the sound recorded was compared and found either lacking, changed for the wors... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? @prof1 and terry 9:To take the one at a time--Quads are wonderful speakers. We built some stands for the Levinson HQD system and had the pleasure of listening to them with the full setup--Decca ribbons in the middle of stacked Quads and 2 24" Har... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? As a former dealer, we had pretty much every good speaker to listen to and compare to each other. After a couple of years of doing this with various electronics attached, we realized that all box speakers and electrostatic versions had some posit... | |
| Highest BUILD quality tube amps? @erik_squires4: According to conversations I had with Bill Johnson in the 1970's, those "simple" faceplates were the most difficult and demanding items he sourced for his products. He told me they gave him headaches for weeks and months and that ... | |
| BUY Bryston!!!!! As a dealer, I always found it interesting how a company backed their products--especially when I received a DOA item. Unfortunately, as a so-called "high-end" dealer, we were stuck selling "popular" high-end products from manufacturers who were,... |