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| An encounter and lesson in speaker prices ... Shopping for speakers can be a very challenging exercise. Our "acoustic memories" are relatively short making A to B comparisons difficult. At the REVEL speaker facility in North Ridge California they have developed a system for blind listening t... | |
| The Science of Vinyl/Analog Setups The process of setting up a turntable for optimum performance is a laborious process that can only be achieved with the proper equipment designed for the task. Test records, cartridge analyzation components, microscope, and oscilloscope are all r... | |
| CD no more produced? The sooner you stop buying CD's and start downloading and streaming the better off you'll be. Properly configured, with like processing, your TIDAL streaming service should out perform your compact discs. Downloading music from sources such as HD... | |
| Speakers for aging audiophiles - What's with today bass emphasis ? First let me say I've been in the audio business with a brick and mortar facility for over 40 years offering clients outstanding choices for speakers at all price points. We continue to provide a state of the art environment for auditioning speake... | |
| What Matters and What is Nonsense Excellent thread. Thanks to "phomchick" for kicking things off. These responses have been most interesting. Start with a nicely engineered recording, add a nice (subjective) well positioned (not subjective) speaker system, address room problems a... | |
| Stand mount loudspeakers It's always humorous reading responses to someone looking for recommendations regarding new speakers. Answers vary widely and likely predicated on what's sitting in the respondent's living room. One post asks the question "what type of music do ... | |
| If you like Revel F208, you would love .... Be careful paying much attention to these responses to your question. Several are recommending speaker systems that in NOW WAY approximate the sound qualities of your Revel F208s. An example would be anything from the B&W line. The trap is l... | |
| New Speakers ... Can't Stop "Listening" With so many speakers on the market sounding quite different from one another the question becomes not what sounds the best to any given individual but rather what system more closely represents the original image. Assuming control of the variab... | |
| Speakers least affected by room acoustics Several speaker companies design their speaker systems for reduced vertical dispersion in order to minimize room effect from both ceiling and floor. This characteristic was one of the many design requirements when the team at Lucas Arts developed... | |
| Classical Music for Aficionados Any recording by the great Dutch soprano Elly Ameling. The great ones make it sound so easy. Also the wonderful American soprano Barbara Bonny. | |
| Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? Integrated amplifier vs. separates? It all depends on who's baking the bread. Certainly if you tell your design team they can design without sharing the apartment the end results have the potential to outperform. This assumes we are operating at... | |
| Best full range loudspeaker for the used price of 10 to 13,000 dollars "THE BEST" in speaker performance is subjective. To properly compare A vs B variables must be controlled. Ideally listening should be blind where the listener has no idea of the brand or physical characteristics. Connections are made to the same c... | |
| Best female vocal recording on CD? THE SOPRANO Arleen Auger possessed a pure-toned voice of great flexibility and absolute accuracy of intonation. She excelled in the music of Monteverdi, Bach, Gluck, Haydn, Handel and in particular of Mozart, but also sang works by 20th-century ... | |
| What do you think of soundbars compared to speakers? Ironically motion picture soundtracks are MORE DEMANDING of a sound system than a vast majority of music recordings. The ideal scenario for both motion picture and music playback, in all but a classic two channel environment, is to have IDENTICAL... | |
| Let's see or discuss your desktop speakers! The GENELEC G2 in combination with a nice DAC makes a wonderful desktop system. I'm currently using the Marantz HD-DAC1 but also find the ARCAM irDAC-II a very fine performer. Don't scrimp on the cabling. Upgrade your power cords, USB, and sign... |