toddalin
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| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? You killed all the ambience of the room. Sounds "dead" even compared to the original with no room ambience. Your clocks don't sound "natural." Let’s compare apples to apples. Make your recordings in a 5,000 cubic foot room. | |
| 3-Dimensional Soundstage Yesterday I was listening to Billie Jean and even though this (Thriller) was one of the first CDs I got with my first CD player, I was suprised when yesterday I heard how 3D this actually is with the latest mods. Michael sings to the center and h... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? Especially for mihorn who requested it. SACD played on an Oppo95 through a Yamaha RX-Z9 RECEIVER in Pure Direct mode with no eq or room correction, electronic or physical, through the Mermans recorded on a Nikon D750 DSLR in the sweet spot. Room ... | |
| 3-Dimensional Soundstage I am of the mind that "time alignment" is very important for the best 3D image. I had been working on a replacement pair of speakers for my JBL L200/300s that would do justice to the female voice and developed the "Mermans" that use JBL 2241H (18... | |
| Female vocals BTW, if you want a sampling of the various female artists, this gives quite a variety (double CD) and they are really cheap on the bay. | |
| Female vocals I've not seen Vanessa Fernandez mentioned. This SACD sounds wonderful on a really good system: https://youtu.be/3Omy_xI40Bo And for classic rockers, also in SACD: https://youtu.be/J-Rl8-tXCf0 | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? mihorn, I don’t use horns on the Mermans because I believe in time alignment and think that this is a prerequisite to a better soundstage and imaging. I do have horns on my JBL L200/300s, and one-off, custom tri-amped, Altec Big Red Supers, but ... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? I have neither of those selections, nor do I stream. I prefer classic rock, especially in SACD format. I use an Oppo95 through a 22 year old Yamaha RX-Z9 RECEIVER with over 30,000 hours on it. BTW, I hope that you are aware that the version of H... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? I don’t agree. I think that mine sounds more like the original BUT with the acoustics of the room added to it. I use no room treatment and the room is very large (~5,000 cu ft) open at the rear left to both the entry hall and dining room. Just try... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? mihorn, To me played back on my monitor your recordings sound "cupped" with a "deadness" in the midrange and less open and airy. | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? Not if done right. I've heard videos done this way where the separation is retained and the room acoustics are greatly reduced. Knock yourself out. Especially listen to videos made by Mr. Boochie on his JBL L300s (e.g., Page 331). And while ... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? mihorn, If you are posting a pic of the CD cover, I'm not so convinced that you are actually placing the mic in the sweet spot. How do we know that we are hearing the room? I know plenty of people who set up mics so many feet from each speaker ... | |
| Big speakers, are they really the best way to get great sound? @mihorn: I will compare to any audio system in the world. Please you show me any audio system’s live recording video sounds better than mine. Alex/Wavetouch audio OK, I've heard your videos and I’ll play. I cobbled these together with used pr... | |
| Why is solid state more popular when tubes are better? To the OP, you could "Put your money where your mouth is." With all the brew-ha-ha about tubes, I went out and bought a Melton P/P KT-88 tube integrated rated at 80 WPC to see how it compares to my 20 year old Yamaha RZ-Z9 in "Pure Direct" mode. ... | |
| How Do Amps Affect Soundstage? If we think about it in it’s simplist terms, a deep, wide soundstage requires a stereo signal. The more "mono" the signal is, the more it will "move to the center" narrowing the soundstage assuming the channels are in phase. If the channel intera... |