shadorne
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| Help me order my new APPLE Computer The best value option is the new intel based iMac with the 20" screen and 2.4 GHz and 320 GB drive. It runs very quiet compared to previous iMac's and power macs. If you are serious then you probably nead to hook it up to an external RAID drive an... | |
| most accurate loudspeakers.... Roy,I have not seen the plots you refer to so perhaps you could PM it? Your observation that ATC powerful mid domes can sound harsh when driven hard is a fair one. ATC claim IM distortion in the inner ear affects hearing at extreme levels (could i... | |
| What speakers can b considered as world reference? He said his major design constraint when engineering the Bose cubes was how to get decent sound pressure for a $4 manufacturing cost. $4!!! How did you think they got that huge advertising budget? I believe it. Sadly, even on high end speakers th... | |
| most accurate loudspeakers.... Perhaps, but it was mainly the fact that they can play loud and not break. Agreed but isn't that what accurate reproduction is about? The 120 db dynamic range of our hearing! Many unamplified instruments have huge dynamic range, which means they ... | |
| most accurate loudspeakers.... If you look at the history of ATC you realize why it is popular in studios. It has nothing to do with the way they sound. Perhaps it is the way they look - such aesthetically elegant black boxes the likes of which few have ever seen!Perhaps they ... | |
| Compromises (recording quality) Let me play the devils advocate...Are some actually suggesting that you dumb down a system so it can play bad recordings passably...disguise them by changing the sound through added distortion or fundamental changes in tonality or timbre?The tail ... | |
| What speakers can b considered as world reference? Since MBL seems to depart from most other designs as far as being omni, what are people's opinions of MBL's? I think Omni or dipoles are similar. They will load the room more evenly and you can achieve a natural sound with cheaper drivers in a di... | |
| what kind of audiophile are you ? Timbre refers to the sonics of a single instrument and believe it or not it's root is the Drum think tympanny Mechans...good one! I will be interested how Mr Tennis can reconcile his love for timbre and Quad ESL 57 when this speaker sorely lacks a... | |
| Gallo Ref 3.1 or PMC GB1/FR1 3.1 no contest. PMC make some nice speakers but the GB1 is not as good (have you seen the measurements on the GB1 - worth a visit to soundstage} The tweeter on the PMC is probably more reliable if you are considering this aspect. | |
| Unplugging / replugging Anti Cables Changes things Perhaps you were out of phase before and now have got it right. Out of phase will have a more airy sound which you might call sumptuous. In phase is generally more of a solid sound. | |
| what kind of audiophile are you ? I thought there were only two typesThose who have found Shangri-La (just playing music and thrilled every time)Those who have not (changing gear each year, tweaking, planning upgrades etc.)It is all in the mind. As far as sound quality, some focus... | |
| Vandersteen 3a sig vs. Paradigm studio 100 Step forwards but a small step. | |
| listening to low quality Just thinking out loud. Could something like a very tubey, bloomey, bufferstage that actually lowers resolution by a large amount and blurs musical details be a potential bandaid? Of course, this is why systems that add coloration are so popular.... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all Dave Clark of Positive Feedback says of Pear Anjou Cables, way better than anything I have heard Simply put these are very danceable cables. Music playing through them results in the proverbial foot-tapping scene with the need or desire to get up ... | |
| James Randi vs. Anjou Pear - once and for all I am not upset but you have no idea how much a cable can contribute to the sound of a system. Switching to Synergistic Research Tesla cables was easily the single biggest and most clearly audible improvement I have ever made to a system.LM and Re... |