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| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? Ghosthouse, a great post. It is true that once a "star" has been identified, it appears that the machine of promotion follows and incessant flogging of what sold before. I do find it disheartening that in 1973, there was an incredible variety of... | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? Ha! That's funny. And maybe a few church people?Brad | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? Its interesting to think that Mozart was thought of in his day to be way too busy, way over the top, "way too many notes". While he did get the acclaim within his lifetime, he was a completely different style to all else of his day. He probably ... | |
| Your thoughts about ATC loudspeakers It is true that ATC passives need a bit more power, the average sensitivity is 85-86dB 1 w/1m. This is because as a driver designer you have a choice: more efficiency, or more low end. ATC does NOT use transmission lines, passive drivers or other ... | |
| Your thoughts about ATC loudspeakers Dragon_vibe: in the spirit of sharing information I can add something. The disclaimer is I am the ATC importer. Hans ZImmer's main scoring mixer Alan Meyerson (who works in Hans's building and has worked exclusively for him for a long long time)... | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? czarivey: great list of bands! A friend off mine recorded the EWF album that is without doubt iconic. It was an extremely controversial "sound" at the time, very clean and clear, no distortion or lack of dynamics. Not at all the Motown/Stax soun... | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? One note: pop music by definition is viewed differently depending on perspective. If you were 13 in 1962, the Beatles was the most amazing band ever.If you were 19, the Stones was WAY cooler, much more the street band and avant garde of the time.... | |
| Room treatments I think if people focus on first reflection points with some absorption, then go for bass traps, they can make some big differences in the room and improve sound tremendously. A dead room is no good as is the reverse, hard reflection surfaces eve... | |
| Why is modern pop music today so terrible? I think there is a lot of great music out there but they have no widely visible method to distribute it. Back in the "good old days" of the Beatles, record companies invested and promoted bands. They also ripped them off at times. So now recor... | |
| Voice and instrument image bunched in the middle?? Deal with the incredible reflections of small hard wall room will improve image dramatically. That "first reflection" from the side walls next to the speaker is bounced to your ears at a different length of time as the direct sound, partially canc... | |
| ATC Monitors vs. Paradigm S8? I would think passive ATC 50s which add ATC's famed midrange device and the "SL" 9 inch woofer with your current subs would be something to look into; might be a better comparison to the S8's than the 20's. The high crossover is at 3500 on the 50s... | |
| Calling ATC owners ATC has quantities made in cherry and walnut, which is why those are more reasonable. All woods (you name what you want and they quote it) are custom, hand done, one at a time. ATC's cabinet maker is extraordinary, matching grains, doing about the... | |
| Speaker stand height There are a lot of questions here in this thread that should be settled easily by listening. Most of these problems or issues are so room related, unique to each room, or speakers related, there is not size fits all answer. Speakers have a designe... | |
| Speaker stand height You must know where the acoustic center of your speaker is. It may be the tweeter in the 2 way, or the midrange in a three way. This should be the ear height level. Then the distance between speakers should be the distance to your ears-an equilate... | |
| Frustrated with the sound of my system From the pro side, anyone recording music knows that rooms are what its all about. The sound of so many great records was the sound of the room it was recorded in. You cannot divorce the sound of microphone from the room it's in anymore than you c... |