shadorne
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| When will rap music be less mainstream? I don't hate rap/hip hop at all. I think it's very important socially, but I don't consider it music at all It is ok to not like it - I don't care much for country or opera but I do not dismiss these genres out of hand. In fact, on the contrary, ... | |
| When will rap music be less mainstream? Rap and hip hop have roots in funk. I love funk. I enjoy rap and hop also. I agree with Bongo - lots of great stuff out there! My favorite BEP numbers are not the hits you hear on the radio.The BEP cover (sampling) of James Brown's "Mind Power" is... | |
| Speakers for live piano performance I would add that if this were at all easy or cheap to achieve in a realistic manner then there would be no need to buy grand pianos (except for their aesthetic beauty). | |
| Speakers for live piano performance ATC PA 65's will do the job but you are talking mega-bucks and back breaking work to move them. I would be cautious about using home hi-fi speakers or studio mini-monitors for this task - if you happened to get aggresive on the keyboard then you m... | |
| How do you judge your system's neutrality? Great ideas for a Gazlay's sequel. | |
| Why do preamps improve sound of CDP? CDP probably has a poor quality preamp or your headphone amp has a low impedance input (poor quality headphone amp) or you are passively attenuating the signal.A well designed preamp (high input inmepdance and low output impedance with good output... | |
| New favorite VINYL Album? Tom Prtty & the HeartBreakers "The LIVE Anthology". Not just great music, very very good and flat vinyl and fantastic sound, BUT the nices BOX set I have ever seen. FIRST CLASS! I am a fan - is the CD version as good - anyone know?Tom Petty i... | |
| Is active speaker the future? Now active with external amps that is interesting.Good point. That is how active speakers originated - I believe Westlake and ATC and others still use this approach on large models especially where severe heating from high levels of amplification... | |
| Is active speaker the future? I agree with Kal. Part of this hobby is "cooking" - making your own sound and individually unique system - for many people that is where the fun and pride is generated.The problem with high end active speakers is that you get a reference sound. Th... | |
| Speaker recommendation. have $2,500 There is a review of the PSB Imagine T in Stereophile - thanks to Kal for pointing it out - it looks impressive and we are talking excellent value. | |
| Room matters Kal,I may not have been clear enough or I oversimplified things too much but I can confirm we are in complete agreement. It is only below the critical frequency that spatial issues dominate. I very much agree with that and for the sake of a "crit... | |
| Room matters Meridian's use of correction in the sub-300Hz range on all channels (optional and modifiable) is a great solution and one that should be an option on all other room EQ systems. My choice of 100 Hz may be a bit low and as you correctly point out -... | |
| Room matters However, every one of these systems that I have auditioned works wonders, particularly in the bass. To reconcile the conflict, I use DRC only for subwoofers - where it makes the biggest improvement - and run a (mostly) "purist" main signal path. ... | |
| how to side-grade from B&W 805's? I agree with Kal - judging from the Stereophile measurements the PSB Imagine T is an outstanding value speaker reminiscent of Energy's best speakers - a beautifully smooth on and off axis response. | |
| Energy RC or Veritas Veritas 1.8 - what excellent value for a good soundingspeaker. |