rvpiano
Responses from rvpiano
| Synergy I think my problem is that I listen predominantly to orchestral music. ‘Almost everything else sounds wonderful to me. It’s the sound of those massed strings that are hard to reproduce. I wouldn’t be so compulsive if I listened mainly to jazz, ... | |
| Amp — Leave on or turn off Well, I called Benchmark and they say there’s no advantage in leaving it on all the time unless you have an investment in the power company. Guess it’s my imagination or my mood. I’m still leaving it on though just in case. The technician says... | |
| Synergy @mijostyn Thanks for the suggestions. I will investigate. | |
| Synergy @mijostyn The SoundSmith sounds very good. However I’m a little concerned about the low output. I know I can boost it with my phon, but I think I would prefer a higher output. | |
| Synergy @avanti1960 I know the Hana is very highly regarded. I think that I might have messed up the original setup by the technician, causing a drop in performance. | |
| Humminguru record cleaner Yes! | |
| Sound and Music In order to enjoy a record or CD (streaming,) one has to ignore the anomalies of sound which are inevitably there and listen to the music. Too many of us listen for the anamolies. | |
| Sound and Music Yes, live music, especially an orchestra, or big band can never be accurately depicted it the home. A concert hall is not a living room. It is true that smaller ensembles can come close. I also agree that records are especially troublesome, an... | |
| Sound and Music @ghdprentice I find that records vary so widely in quality I can’t make a blanket statement on the quality of LP’s, especially classical. | |
| Sound and Music @ghdprentice I’m just curious. How do you react to musically satisfying LP’s that have sonic defects? Can you listen past the inferior sound? Records are so variable. | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Brahms 4th Symphony ‘Eduard van Beinum conductor Concertgebouw Orchestra 1958 pressing fabulous performance and sound | |
| Volume levels @audphile1 @mahler123 i hear you!! I feel the same way, constantly comparing analog to digital. It’s a no win situation. But I have a big investment in analog and I’m really fascinated by it. The problem is, only the best records really are ... | |
| Transport Recommendations +1 Cyrus CD t | |
| Humminguru record cleaner @bondmanp i know of no downside to this cleaner. I was very surprised to discover it actually improved the SQ of records. Its frequency is evidently not too low to be effective. And it’s very easy to operate. | |
| Humminguru record cleaner @mijostyn My records are not by any means “filthy” and, it’s not my imagination, the SQ is palpably better after cleaning with the Humminguru. |