whart
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| DSPeaker Anti-mode 8033 ii works wonders with my new sub I use one with a pair of 15" Rythmik sealed subs to augment the bass on my Avantgarde Duos. It is effective and pretty straightforward to set up. Some of the test tones while in set up mode are earth shaking. Does the job at very low (relative) co... | |
| Why does all new pop music sound the same? @chayro - It’s a pretty good thread for other reasons too including musicology. The ’beat and hook’ formula fits with modern listening habits. We’ve all noted (I think) that music listening is background for other things, seldom an end to itself. ... | |
| Why does all new pop music sound the same? @chayro - that movie, of the three of them, was entertaining. I went with a guy who had at one point played with Link Wray. He was rolling in the aisle when "The Edge" claimed he invented the power chord. Pagey and Jack White are both OK in my book. | |
| Why does all new pop music sound the same? I fall between the extremes here, for several reasons. First, I think "pop" music was always cotton candy to some degree (though there was material I liked and still pull out occasionally). The major labels were dragged into the "youth explosion" ... | |
| Austin Texas area Audio folks? @lordcloud - any friend of Albert’s....You are welcome to get in touch with me. I relocated permanently to Austin early last year after about 5 years of shuttling back and forth between NY and Texas. I’m not much for audiophile spectaculars, but h... | |
| Vacuum tube suppliers I’ve used Brendan Bievers at TubeWorld for many years, though I got some NIB GEC driver tubes for my old Quad II amps from Tubemonger.Brent Jesse’s web site gives me a headache. Heard good things about Andy. I’m usually replacing ’small tubes,’ li... | |
| Most satisfying system change in 2017? I moved part way across the country earlier this year, few changes to the basic system components, but:1. room- longer, deeper room, with slightly higher ceilings;2. new power subsystem based on a 10kVa Controlled Power isolation transformer3. I i... | |
| Static Electricity on Vinyl Wearing shoes or socks on carpeting is a sure fire way to create a charge; I only play and handle records in bare feet. Re-sleeving a record can create a charge- some of the aftermarket inner sleeves are "anti-static" but you have to sort through ... | |
| Jazz for aficionados My interest in jazz on LP was revived by digging into so-called "spiritual jazz"- the Heath Bros. "Marchin' On" on Strata-East (many very cool records on that label but now pricey) and Lloyd McNeill's "Washington Suite," also expensive as an origi... | |
| Dedicated power circuits... Huge improvement!!! @wig- there are some threads where @jea48 has weighed in with some excellent tips, all in keeping with Code. This summary won’t do the subject justice, but:look for the quieter leg if you are in the States, the one with fewer noisy appliances, lik... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano @snapsc- I would venture that if a system produces piano convincingly it ought to do most everything else well, given not only the range of the instrument, but the other demands placed on its reproduction-- dynamics, power, timing, harmonics, etc.... | |
| Quadraphonic records (LPs to you and me) I remember all this stuff, but doubt I ever even heard a CD-4 record back in the day set up on a system to properly decode it; the SQ and QS formats had more market penetration, at least where I was in the NE in the early ’70s, but even those fade... | |
| What is your goto reference recording One of my go-to records for set up and dialing in is a standard issue early pressing of Janis Ian’s Between the Lines- has lot’s of the stuff you’d likely use to check sound- female voice, strings (real), some orchestral parts, some acoustic, some... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @newbee - my thanks. I'm not sure the entire body of Scriabin's work can be described as spare. There's a sound that I'll try and find a better example of, with fewer notes, more held notes. Appreciate the recommendations-- I abandoned classical f... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados @newbee -yes, Scriabin and similar spare, but ’modern’ circa the early part of the 20th century. Thanks for the recommendation re that CD set. |