simonmoon
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| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? @atulmajithia On the assumption that this thread addresses DIY speakers in general, and apologies if I am slightly off-subject: Has anyone here dabbed in a DIY kit for Electrostatic Speakers? I am tempted to build one, but have never built ... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @frogman “……….no genre boundaries”. No matter the genre, sometimes a performance is so locked in and with such strong collective sense of purpose that it brings a different meaning to “spiritual”: Perfect description of the vast majori... | |
| A music thread for diehard analog guys that get great sound from cd Kairos Music, seems to be unable to release a bad sounding recording on CD. Not a shred of harshness that many associate with digital. Very natural soundstage with great imaging. Timbre sounds natural. And consistently good dynamics, detail, and... | |
| Do you have a speaker that’s not a big name maker but punches above its weight? Why? Can I mention my Curt Campbell and Jim Holtz designed, DIY, "Bordeaux"? They punch at 5X over their weight category. Aurum Cantus Aero Stricture tweeters. Accuton 6" ceramic mids. 2 Dayton woofers. Cost me about $3500 total per pair, and som... | |
| A music thread for diehard analog guys that get great sound from cd For jazz fans that go beyond the usual warhorses from the 50's and 60's ("oh wait, you mean jazz is actually a living, evolving art form?"), the label ECM is a great source for excellent sounding CD's. It did not take them long to do a good job... | |
| Incredible Audiophile Imaging -- at a Concert! I am not so sure I would ever consider that "audiophile imaging" could be reproduced with amplifiers and sound reinforcement speakers, at a live concert. Here in LA, at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, we used to have these free classical ... | |
| DIY Speaker Kits, a good idea? As a long time DIY’s, I would say that kits are an excellent way to go. From a sonic standpoint, the end results well end up sounding like a commercially available speaker at several times the price (5X is not unusual. That difference will dro... | |
| Seeking a new loudspeaker, horn, single driver, concentric or open baffle @erik_squires You know, you are sounding experimental and creative right now. What about a DIY build in any of those categories? Check out Madisound, Meniscus and Parts Express for ideas. You can build 3 different types of speakers for ... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @mahgister Is Monteverdi 8th book of madrigals, all Gesualdo and Josquin Des Prez are boring or correspond to your definition ? For me there is no relation between genius and chronological time ? Those composers you mention, are not... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @audio-b-dog I could not make a list like @simonmoon of the musical attributes that appeal to me. Szymanowski’s Symphonie Concertante. It sounded "experimental" enough (although probably a hundred years old) to be on @simonmoon’s list. D... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @saugertiesbob God, I wish I had half the time you all have to come up with these thread topics that generate thousands of hours of down the rabbit hole minutia, Maybe when I’m retired and have done everything else I plan to and literally find ... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries @johnnotkathi Yes, Riverside is a very good modern prog band. Although their latest recording didn't so much for me. | |
| CD's or Vinyl? @jl35 Based on "rumours" I did some research - current estimates are that 30-50% of LP buyers do not own a turntable - they are buying LP like some buy books simply to decoratively fill a bookcase or record shelf... However, this is a ... | |
| CD's or Vinyl? As much as I enjoy vinyl, I would have to go with CD's. For me, the sound quality is on par, or better, than vinyl. And I own fairly high end vinyl and digital playback systems. But my main reason may be, I am in the constant search and discove... | |
| Let's talk music, no genre boundaries Sometimes I feel as if I am a bit unique on various music forums I post on, because I have almost zero nostalgic feelings connected to music. Once I reached about the age of 20, music stopped being the "soundtrack to my life", and became someth... |