whart
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| Why not the piano as a reference for bass I find piano recordings to be largely unrealistic- either too closely mic’d or a portrait in miniature but often lacking the gravitas of a big concert grand. I’ve had some large concert sized grands in homes- there is a growl to the lower bass tha... | |
| Shipping advice for Esoteric When I shipped my C.E.C. transport to Audio Union in the States for a check-up, I had it double-boxed in the factory packing. I took it to the local UPS store, and when I told them what I wanted it insured for, they said the only way they'd cover ... | |
| How competitive are you with your system? Competitive? No. Instructive as a learning experience? Absolutely. I learned to listen critically having the original Quad Loudspeaker beginning in 1974 and experimented with augmenting it with ribbon tweeters and a subwoofer. Although that made f... | |
| Don't try to fix these electrical prolbems with a conditioner! I'm a big advocate for doing a power audit of a single family residence starting at the meter (which the power company will pull so you can see if there is any corrosion at the contact points) and having the feed traced to the main service panel w... | |
| What exactly is critical listening? Who does it? There are different types of "critical listening" for different purposes. In audiophile land, I think it is often meant to describe listening for shortcomings in the presentation of a system or given component. But it can also involve listening to... | |
| Encouraging people to consider a traditional 2 channel stereo system. I think even if we look among our own demographic, there is only a small fraction who are bitten by the bug. Most are satisfied with a modest set up (the standards for that have changed too, and some would argue for the better), without delving de... | |
| Seeking horn array loudspeakers with a maximum price of $17,500.00 per pair. The advantage of extremely efficient speakers is that it allows you to use SET amps. I've had Avantgarde Duos for a long time, not necessarily recommending them-- they require supplemental woofers and in my experience, a change in front end- but I... | |
| Are you operating in the correct SPL window for high-fidelity listening? Some recordings are "cut" hotter than others. There is also the ambient noise of the listening room to take account of, leaving to one side the noise threshold of the system itself. Using high sensitivity speakers (104db), I had to work like the d... | |
| Phono Stage - The great analog tragedy I can think of a few great preamps from the "golden era" with good phono stages, including the Marantz Consolettes (never heard them with the "bridge") and the tube 7 (often called a 7C but the C was for the cabinet). The ARC SP3-a-1 was great in ... | |
| Is 15amp 120v all the same? Battery Technology There was a high end audio battery solution offered for larger systems by Definitive Audio/Living Voice folks in the UK. It was quite elaborate and spendy. I use a line stage that, when operating, runs from lithium batteries, it is built to aerona... | |
| transferring music to SSD @lordmelton -that's inaccurate. The old law, effective until Dec 31, 1977, was two 28 year terms if renewed. When the 1976 Act came into effect, an additional 19 years was added to the renewal term, and renewal eventually became automatic= 75 year... | |
| Any Consultation available to set up a system with used equipment Just to clarify, are you looking for an A/V "consultant" or are you asking for our advice? I've done plenty of home theater set ups for myself, from large projection systems using old 3 gun CRTs to more modern types, and did substantial sound syst... | |
| transferring music to SSD @fuzztone-- the copyright law makes a distinction between ownership of the physical object (say an LP or CD) and the copyright. Ownership of a physical copy does not afford much in the way of rights to the copyrighted "content"-- this is spelled o... | |
| remembering Eva Cassidy, 25 years after her death We used to go to Blues Alley from NYC b/c it was a nice club and in some ways, less of an ordeal- a nice weekend or overnight trip. This was long before Eva Cassidy. I'm not sure when I first got on to her-- she had already passed away and I had a... | |
| transferring music to SSD Does Tidal offer a download facility like Qobuz does? I would not rely on Sony as precedent--"free" broadcast TV, case was based on a very stale record (facts in the case) when blank tapes were cost-prohibitive--thus, "librarying" was not practic... |