rvpiano
Responses from rvpiano
| Accuracy vs. musicality Yes, my use of the term accurate should have had parentheses: “accurate.”What you say, Charles: “dry, analytical, clinical sound,” is often mistaken for accurate. Similarly, muddy coloration is often confused with musical.Actual accuracy IS music... | |
| Accuracy vs. musicality I totally agree with most of the comments here.Whatever rings your bell. | |
| Speaker recommendation Aseaman,good advice. Already did as you suggest.Am very happy! | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Al, Thank you much for your good wishes. I can’t tell you how much these speakers have exceeded my expectations. Listening to them is like being at an orchestral concert. The full spectrum of sound is there.The Solti recording is a digital from 19... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados As a sort of celebration for my obtaining new speakers (GoldenEar Triton 1’s) and to see what they can do, I played Beethoven’s 9th recorded by Sir Georg Solti with the Chicago Symphony. It was a magnificent experience. I didnt realize the perfor... | |
| Speaker recommendation As I’m listening to the GE’s right now, violas and oboes indeed sound exactly as they should. As a classical musician, I do know how they sound in real space. | |
| Speaker recommendation Yes, I agree the B&W ‘s are indeed precise. Quite good speakers.The GoldenEar’s also are precise and have the advantage of the subwoofer. | |
| Speaker recommendation I think synergy is the big thing. In my listening, the B&W’s sounded puny in comparison to the Tritons. I’m employing them with a Conrad-Johnson tube preamp which really makes me them sing, and a 160w per channel amp driving them. The built... | |
| Speaker recommendation The quest is over! I’m really thrilled with the sound of these Tritons.The synergy with the rest of my equipment is terrific.I can just sit back and enjoy the music! | |
| Speaker recommendation Thank you, shkong78 for your good wishes. | |
| Speaker recommendation So far, I’m loving the Triton 1. Of course I’m agonizing over setup and positioning, but I think at least I got the subwoofer setting right. | |
| Speaker recommendation I auditioned several speakers today, including the Revel F208, the Focal Aria and B&W 702, but I selected the GoldenEar Triton 1 as suiting my taste the best.It had a transparency and bass fullness the others lacked. I’m trying them out in my ... | |
| Speaker recommendation Twoleftears,Right you are! I’m going to have to hear for myself. | |
| Speaker recommendation Twoleftears,Right you are! I’m going to have to hear for myself. | |
| Speaker recommendation I just read a glowing review written in Stereophile of the Revel F208 speakers.Luckily, I’ll be able to hear them this week in locations near my house.Any knowledge or opinions of them? |