waldenpond
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| Do you listen to your music with your eyes open or closed or a combination of both? Interesting. Both, each one a different experience. Eyes open, "they" are here, performing in my space (not MySpace ;-) Eyes closed, I am there, at their venue, in their space. With eyes closed, it is sometimes shocking, almost disorienting... | |
| I’m considering upgrading my speakers internal wiring OP - Much good advice here. Quick suggestion: If you decide to proceed, do one speaker at a time. Listen to the differences (if any) while playing a variety of HQ mono recordings. Try a few setup locations: 1) Next to each other if you can... | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. OK, Rhodium is off the list. Presumably the copper needs a periodic Deoxit wipe. I have done that before when using bare wire to degunkify. Looks like it's "Hi-yo, Silver, away"! | |
| Bananas rule, spades drool. End of discussion. OP Erik - I always enjoy your informative and well-informed posts. Thanks! There are 4 metallurgical options on the Viborg link you provided, Each one has a brief summary as follows: 1) Gold Plated - 【Enhanced Sound Quality】 2) Pure Copper ... | |
| Extract vocals or instruments from tracks with AI! Hi, Bliss Thank you for posting this! Sent me down a most helpful set of rabbit holes. Turns out (of course) that there are other alternatives. A kwik google surfaces, among other links: Top LALAL AI Alternatives for Audio Extraction in 2... | |
| Contemporary Classical Composers - new discoveries OP Nice way to open the discussion. +1 Re: Silvestrov. And big +1 for Helene Grimaud. She will be touring US and Europe (although with a more traditional repertoire) Here is the link should anyone out there be near any of the venues. Unfort... | |
| Speaker placement Quandary +1 on getting the sliders. Many references to Jim Smith's Get Better Sound on other threads here. Book, DVD www.getbettersound.com Jim also does direct consultations. Highly recommended. | |
| Music that has a hold of me beyond understanding “Chi il bel sogno di Doretta” from La Rondine* Wonderful that the OP started out with Puccini. I suggested that a friend take a listen to a few arias I particularly like. “I hate opera” said my buddy, politely yet firmly refusing my offer. OK, ... | |
| What was your first record? Me? Introducing the Beatles on VeeJay records. Hi, Glenn. If you like Mary Robbins, may I suggest you check out the Carolyn Sills Combo. Great musicianship, brilliant songwriting One of their albums, Return to El Paso, retells the story in 5... | |
| Costliest Brainfart My beloved KEF Ref 105.2s... Two wall sockets next to each other, one always on, one switched so it can turn on/off the table lamp. Plug the amps into the wrong outlet (switched). Turn off the lights. Oops, the music disappears. Double oops.... | |
| Amplifier stability with very low impedance, high efficiency mid/tweeter section??? Ralph (atmasphere)- Thank you for all you clear and concise info. Question: What about the potential use of autoformers to improve impedance matching? ,,. e.g., Paul Speltz' autoformers:, quoted here (not a recommendation, I I have no connection... | |
| Looking for an amp that punches way about its weight and I can grow with Hi, Justin (OP) and all, Subject to... your system, ears, preferences, etc. I have had great results with Odyssey (Kismet mono's in the Khartago cases). I don't have Martin-logans but have run the Kismets through my various systems that include B&... | |
| What makes speaker's sound big? Hi, Martin (OP) Much wisdom spread throughout the thread here and elsewhere online. My 2 cents... For a great condensed reference that touches on all this and much more, you may want to get a copy of Jim Smith's "Get Better Sound" https://www.getb... | |
| Looking for a Great Sounding Outdoor Speaker I am looking for speakers for my boat (outside) & am considering the NHT Outdoor One. Some of their other gear has been rated Class A in Stereophile & has always been reasonably priced. So, in the home rig, if 'the room matters', so must t... | |
| Magnepan Unitrac+Denon 103 to need a turntable Hi, Dgd. I've also got a Magnepan Unitrac Arm. I also have an Oracle Mk III with full Brooks Berdan mods as well as a Rega P3 TT. The Unitrac has been mounted in the Rega since I put a Graham arm in the Oracle. I bought the local dealer's personal... |