zaikesman
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| What is the standard for judging a systems sound? Oh, I agree Onhwy61, and there have been times that I've recorded or produced in the studio where what I heard when I got home made me sick by comparison. Unfortunately though, unless you're able to afford an unquestionably top-flight studio and e... | |
| What is the standard for judging a systems sound? "No two people will share the same illusion" - Bomarc"Use your illusion" - Axel Rose(Offhand, I can think of no more illusion allusions...)Newbee, I share your outrage at my suggestion that anyone here could prefer something other than the Real Th... | |
| What is the standard for judging a systems sound? Yes Onhwy61, but when we compare systems, should we judge which is superior based on which one most closely approaches 'the real thing', or by which one we find the most subjectively pleasing?... ;^) | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Over 30 $1,500 PC's in a year? Power cords been berry berry good to you... :-) | |
| What is the standard for judging a systems sound? Nrchy: Anything having to do with human perception is 'subjective'. You can of course measure some aspects of the performance of your gear, to establish some answers as to how faithfully it transmits its input to its output under certain condition... | |
| What is the standard for judging a systems sound? As I suspect Newbee correctly infers, I'm not sure that Uppermidfi's (great username) interpretation of my take is exactly what I had in mind. Nrchy and Newbee are essentially on target to point out that in almost any instance of listening to reco... | |
| What is the standard for judging a systems sound? Above, I said I wasn't going to try to go into detail about *why* 'naturally'-recorded live acoustic music might make superior audition material. But it seems to me like one of the main reasons should be specifically addressed at this point. From ... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Corona: Those words you addressed to me in your last post impress me as being completely devoid of meaning, but if you feel the need to expound further, please address the whole forum, so I don't feel obligated to respond personally if I perceive ... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? JB, be sure to keep track of the distinction between a marketing angle that impresses as 'snake oil', and the entirely separate issue of whether the product itself might be described as such.In my own system, when I got my Levinson 380S preamp - w... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Albert: That's why you are a better audiophile than I. :-) | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Albert: Maybe Corona will take you up on the audition offer, but I already stated previously that I am not interested, as a rule, in checking out products which IMO are marketed using specious claims. And oh, yeah, my system's alright I guess, but... | |
| What is the standard for judging a systems sound? Back atcha, Frogman. I must say to you all, I was curious about Frog's forum history after reading his post, so I clicked on his threads and answers, and I thought it was notable that he boasts around three times as many responses in the "Music" c... | |
| Power Cords Snake Oil ?? Albert, I think your method of choice is plenty scientific, or at least as scientific as choosing a cord based solely on 'scientific' notions of what 'should' be the case without listening. And the fact is, enjoyment is enjoyment, whether we can '... | |
| Suspended Basis vs Nonsuspended Teres I'm not at all surprised about Chris' experience with the granite slab, but I see it in slightly different terms than he does. I don't think that removing the compliant feet gave the slab a 'pathway' for resonant energy to 'dissipate', so much as ... | |
| What is the standard for judging a systems sound? And then there's the question of the different distortions added by the various microphones and recording techniques/machines used...Of course Nrchy you are right in your critique, but there's still validity in the preference for acoustic instrume... |