terraplane8bob
Responses from terraplane8bob
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? "Hypoman" made a comment about "eye candy" often being placed between loudspeakers and how distracting it can be. I once owned a gorgeous pair of B&W 801 speakers finished in Rosewood and sold them to buy the exact same speaker in black becau... | |
| Is soundstage DEPTH a myth? In the real world ---- not the make-believe world of the recording engineer [I can say this because I was one] --- musical instruments and the human voice have special characteristics depending on your proximity to them. The degree of warmth that... | |
| where and how to find blank "music" CD's I have had three TASCAM CD-RW2000 CD recorders that I used in my live music recording business. My recollection is that I could write a disc that could be copied an unlimited number of times or a disc that could only be copied once. How that was... | |
| OMG Moment I was one of a group of about 6 who regularly gathered at a friend's home to listen to his exceptionally good system in a room specifically designed for audio listening. One evening we found his system to sound less than ordinary. We realized th... | |
| Some famous reviewers have atrocious listening rooms! I recall posting a reference to a thread about "simple tweaks" to our systems and mentioned one of the easiest tweaks for people who normally wear glasses was to simply remove them ! Apparently the idea is still met with derision judging by this... | |
| Open Baffle Experience Since both "russbutton"and "eric_squires" both mentioned the active crossover in Linkwitz designs, I thought I might elaborate on my last post. I was fortunate to be good friends with one of Linkwitz's collaborators on the "Orion" loudspeaker. ... | |
| Open Baffle Experience I own a pair of Linkwitz "Orion" loudspeakers mated with Burmester amps, pre and DAC and can't imagine a more open and natural sounding speaker. If bass is on the recording it is heard in full bloom. The very complex crossover network is crucial... | |
| Sad songs- We love them- We need them I'm amazed that I am the first one to respond to this post with a "classical music" response, but here it is. Gustav Mahler's "Kindertotenlieder" - "Songs on the Death of Children". His loss is so great that he can envision the lost child enteri... | |
| Why not? Regarding the "Harley" post : I had a friend who was the sales manager of a large motorcycle dealer. He told me that the first thing they did when they traded in a bike was to remove all the accessories. Why GIVE the customer the accessories whe... | |
| Storage of other speakers in the room, shorting them while not in use? Myth or true? I got a real chuckle out of the aforementioned article by Bill Sommerwerck in the Stereophile magazine in which he mentions a reviewer's "One Speaker Room" devoid of any other speaker including a telephone. When he pointed out that the reviewer ... | |
| Something on top of a speaker=okay? The Victrola company once made a model with a gently rounded top to prevent users from placing ANYTHING on them. Anyone ever notice how many old speakers have flower pot and Martini glass stains on them ? | |
| most beautiful (looking) speakers Believe it or not --- "Terraplane7Bob" WAS already taken ! | |
| most beautiful (looking) speakers I realize that it is often the case that loudspeakers share a living space with other household members and that a certain attractiveness is a bonus and sometimes even a requirement. I credit Lewis Lipnick, when writing for Stereophile, for creat... | |
| Cost Effective System Improvement? My "Cost Effective System Improvement" is totally without cost, but only to those who are regular wearers of eyeglasses. If you fall into this category, try this -------. Sit in your "sweet spot" and listen to your favorite music with your eyes... | |
| System forclassical music If your classical music friends are also regular orchestra concert goers, I think that whatever speakers they decide on purchasing, they should be speakers with good "imaging". It is probably a characteristic that they would not think of seeking ... |