shadorne
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| Burn in question and evaluation before burn in My example will be the Almarro A205A. Low power but very nice sound, even stock. The total number of hours to "settle in" will, of course, vary with the equipment and the caps, but you get the picture. Exactly! I completely agree. Those tubes and ... | |
| Using CD player without Preamp? The gain of the analog output circuitry can be changed under digital control. Exactly! A Crystal digitally controlled resistor network volume control chip with 0.5 db SPL intervals costs around $10 and has excellent performance. (Surprisingly thi... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano this generally requires doped paper/pulp or woven fabrics - anything to "deaden" the sound of the diaphragm itself and prevent ringing I would add that the latest approach is to this problem is to use "Constrained Layer Damping" - instead of dopi... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano Shadorne,How true, but I hate to have my head mimic a soundstage. Exactly - me too. I don't like the sound being in my head. Headphones eliminate the pinna and that means they can never sound realistic even if they have superb performance. | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano People say panels like the Quad 57 sound fast...this is the effect of a clean waterfall...there is no lingering ringing coloration to the sound - everything has a "light" realistic quality about it and you just hear more of the details on the reco... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano Hello, Shadorne said a while back in this thread,"Let me say you need a very clean waterfall plot."What exactly do you mean by that? Also why do you want this? What does it mean ? And how do you get this? How do you identify this? The best is to ... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano Anyone else feel that best headphones do better justice to piano than most speakers? Headphones have very low distortion levels and only a handful of speakers are designed such that they could begin to compete with $1000 headphones. I mentioned t... | |
| What happened to Plastic CD Cases? Less plastic and recycled paper = Green CDGreen CD's also sound better ;-) | |
| Burn in question and evaluation before burn in If my current experience about burn in is jusitified, I would not judge a brand new equipment just because it does not sound good right out of box. That is exactly what the manufacturer and salesman would say. Just be patient - eventually it will ... | |
| Digital Drum Kits I was a drummer for nearly twenty years. I know drums. You might enjoy the V expressions custom kits much more than me. I bought the Hodgepodge - 30 kits - all Acoustic and more dynamic/realistic than what the TD-9 came with (although what it cam... | |
| Digital Drum Kits I love my V-Drums but you need to buy special samples as what they come with is only good - rather than awesome. V Expressions is where you can get some cool sounds for your kit. | |
| Burn in question and evaluation before burn in I know of no contributions from Mr. Self that rival these designs, In fact he's probably one of those that think Radio Shack, Cardas and Nordost wire all sound the same with no audible effect on a high end system and the music it produces. Fair e... | |
| How to reproduce sound of piano Try ATC active speakers and a JL 113 sub or SVS PB13 Ultra (with the ports blocked) - I guarantee it will get you pretty darn close. Piano is not easy as it is both percussive (110 db dynamics) and has precise timbre as well as a presence (like a ... | |
| Ayre CX-7e or Aging Krell CDP + Benchmark DAC-1? I suspect it will be a close call. Some like the clinical clarity and resolution of the DAC1. Some don't. I suspect a lot will depend on whether you already like the rest of your system (especially the speakers) or not. | |
| Burn in question and evaluation before burn in what prompted me to ask the question was that I was frustrated that my new solid state preamp sounded good at first install, but became too bright, and strangely, the tight bass was gone too after a week. Something is not right, IMHO. Check your ... |