stuartk
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| Does it have to sound good for you to like it? @frogman While, as I wrote earlier, the two can live side by side, I think that one is being unrealistic to think that when listening to music we can appreciate ALL that the music is offering if we are also scrutinizing the sound and allowing o... | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? @larryi Thanks for your patience. Out of ignorance, I'm apparently oversimplifying things. | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? @larryi What I’ve noticed is that most often when reviewers use terms such as "lively" or "exciting" they then go on to say that whatever they’re reviewing presents highs in a tipped up, forward, accentuated fashion that prioritizes detail. I re... | |
| Does it have to sound good for you to like it? @frogman However, FOR ME, the idea that the pursuit of great (subjective) sound quality as the end-all is worthy of anywhere near the level of concern or attention as does the appreciation of the vast artistic riches found in a great performanc... | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? @larryi I don’t know of any speaker that is perfect in every way, so I mentioned what I heard as a mild weak point. It may be a matter of a tradeoff—if that slight peak is tamed, something might be lost in terms of sense of speed and dynamics... | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? but that is your bespoke wart likely introduced by some link in yiurvsystem ???? | |
| 1 song you never get sick of? Just a few of many... "Driftin’" (Hendrix/Cry of Love) "Jack Straw" (G. Dead/Europe ’72) "Let it Loose" (Stones/(Exile on M. Street) "Tulsa Queen" (EmmyLou Harris/Luxury Liner) "Rain Just Falls" (Jimmy Dale Gilmore/Fair and Square) "Lock All... | |
| Songs this good don't come around every day. Why do even her happier songs still make me feel sad? | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? @donquichotte I suppose that tendency for sibilance in the upper mids is another way of describing what I heard in the 30.2’s Thanks for your input. I'm inclined to try Spendor Classics first. | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? @larryi It does not have the slight tendency to have a sharp edge or sibilance in the upper midrange that the Harbeth has, but, it sounded a bit drier than the Harbeth, so tradeoffs are involved. I only just resolved a sibilance issue that pl... | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? @larryi Interesting. As it happens, we have an A. Note dealer in Sacramento. My attempts to find prices for A. Note speakers have been unsuccessful, however, which has inclined me to discount them as a possibility. | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? @desktopguy I think the 30.1s have a truly lovely sound. I listen to a lot of classical music and jazz, and they are ideal for that. About 3/4 of my listening is to acoustic Jazz and other acoustic genres. I think the 30.1's would be worth ... | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? @desktopguy How far are you sitting from the 30.1's... or is the answer already provided by the "desk-top" portion of your moniker? | |
| Jazz for aficionados RE: Sonny Rollins, I can’t tell when he’s being humorous and when he’s unabashedly mocking a tune. It often sounds to me as though he holds standards at arm’s length, refusing to get too caught up in their emotional content and co-opting their har... | |
| Differences between Harbeth, Spendor, Graham, etc. ? @yashu @desktopguy : Of those you've heard, which have the the most fleshed-out mids? I ask because for me, well fleshed-out upper bass/lower mids are critical for my emotional engagement. |