shubertmaniac
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| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Eldartford: Not all but 99% of modern classical music is structured. The notes are the same notes as Beethoven, that is C is still C (middle C is 256 hz). The stops are still the same. They use the same time signatures. It is just that they no lon... | |
| Why do you never near anything about Spectral Hmmm..........tubes and turntables are like coming from a cold wintry day into a warm home with the smell of hot cinnamon rolls coming out of the oven! Warm and fuzzy and oozing with icing. Euphonic warmth, if that is what you want great, but not ... | |
| Why do you never near anything about Spectral The last show was late 1990s showing off the introduction of the DMA360, no sound. There is a pair of 360s for sale on this site. There are a couple of reviews on their website. R. Harley when he was at Stereophile reviewed a complete Avalon/Spect... | |
| Why do you never near anything about Spectral Spectral does not need exposure by the review process. The company produces unique products for the audiophile who wants the highest fidelity from the input signal to the output signal without degradation. Once you experience its pleasures all tub... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. The question of art is a valid one particularly in a post modern world where the aesthetics of art is blurred by the culture that surrounds us. That is culture and its definitions are no longer top-down arguments but bottom-up. We see now that qui... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Robm321: hmmm....done right.....hmmm, what does that mean?An audience has nothing to do with it. Either music as art stands or falls on being autonomous. If it is a slave of fashion then it is not autonomous and therefore not art. In fact, there h... | |
| An observation about "Modern" classical music. Sorry I did not see this post until now. Great modern music is still being made and much of it is ascetic and atonal. Much of it, and just like all music 90%, is not very good, but that 10%....! Technically playing modern classical is extremely de... | |
| Budget Amp for Avalon Eidolon Awhile back a friend and I compared Spectral vs ARC on the Eidolon (old version, not vision or diamond). No comparison: the Spectral just blew away the ARC. I use strictly solid state gear on my Avalon Radians( which in my opinion is a better spea... | |
| I am thinking of buying the Avalon Osiris. Hugo7: Buy them! I have the Radians with an all Spectral setup. Avalon speakers are holographic, imaging is superb and the soundstage just wraps around the room. With the Spectral, it gives the best presentation of the cello I have heard to date. ... | |
| A brutal review of the Wilson Maxx Early this summer my wife and I had a chance to listen to the Wilson MAXX2 premiere at Overture's in Wilmington DE. Robert Harley was also there. All three of us were sitting listening along with some others. The Meridian representative was spinni... | |
| Opinions on Viola Audio Labs Earsnova in NYC has them on display with Avalon. At least their ads say that. Have not heard them or been there. Somewhere on the upper east side. Review coming up in Stereophile for their lower end stuff. | |
| Avalon Isis No, No, that is ok. Personally I like the very edgy sound that my Avalon Radians with total Spectral front end can give when the music is recorded that way. I have yet to find something as totally involving with my chamber music as this setup. Fro... | |
| Avalon Isis Mike: what is "hifi" sound to you, and opposed to what?Just asking! | |
| Cats and audiophiles If you asked a dog to jump off a cliff he would be stupid enough to do it. If you asked a cat he would look at you and look at the cliff and say "If you think a dog is man'sbest friend why don't you jump off with him", turn around and go find some... | |
| Cats and audiophiles "Of all God's creatures, there is only one that cannot be made slave to the leash. That is the cat. If man could be crossed with the cat it would improve the man, but it would deteriorate the cat"---Mark Twain"When I play with my cat, who knows if... |