simao
Responses from simao
| The Tragic Decline of Music Literacy (and Quality) Wow. Cultural gatekeepers shaking their fists at the societal deterioration playing on their lawns and airwaves. Im not suggesting that formulaic commercial enterprises like Maroon 5, or sounds du-jour like trap or 21 Savage are indicative of any ... | |
| When do you turn off the tubes? I see tubes like I see an oven: if I'm home, then they're on. If I'm away for a few hours or not listening for the same amount, then they're off. They're energy-sucking, heat-emitting components and I have more peace of mind when they're on if I'm... | |
| What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why? My speaker history is fairly limited. Chronologically:Triangle Celius Magnepan 3.6RTotem ArroReference 3A de Capo (installed the beryllium tweeter)Acoustic Zen AdagioASW Genius 100Reference 3A VeenaSpatial M3 Turbo SI've owned the Spatials only fo... | |
| Cartridge Mounting Hardware And, as @folkfreak points out, never over-tighten! | |
| Cartridge Mounting Hardware Aural memory is like gustatory memory: capricious, inconsistent, and unreliable. Much like my college dating history. If you don't notice a sonic difference, then don't worry about it. Listen to the music, not the system. Anyhow, my cartridge moun... | |
| Favorite band or artist of all time? Wasn't Miller also the bassist on Fagen's "Nightfly" album? | |
| Imaging question I agree. I can't see why my system would be damping ONE specific recording and no others. | |
| Vinyl Sleeves and Jackets I ditched all my outer sleeves; I mean, I just couldn't see the point in encasing every lp cover in plastic. As for the inner sleeves, I'll wait to slide them into something more than what they came with when I eventually get an ultrasonic cleaner... | |
| Imaging question Huh. But why would that particular LP - and not any others before or after - sound that narrow? | |
| Imaging question Curiouser and curiouser. This is even better! Now I'm intrigued to start figuring out why this LP, and not others, is getting damped. | |
| Imaging question I have the original '83 pressing, too. It's an anomaly in my listening experience. And it may well have been what Lillywhite and the band wanted to sound like, except I would never deem Big Country a band that goes for "an assault to your ears." A... | |
| Imaging question No obsession implied. I was curious from a technical point of view whether it was a production thingie or something from the pressing itself. The second song on that LP seemed to open up a bit. | |
| Speaker suggestions Spatials would handle classical just fine; however, you'd want the Triode Master version of the M3. It was designed to work with 20w and below tube amps and has 12-16ohms! | |
| Speaker suggestions Since you have a powerful Decware amp, have you considered talking to Steve at Decware about which of his speakers would work best? | |
| Blue Circle Audio is Out of Business Had the classic BC 2.1 pre back in the day. Solidly built and sonically blissful. Mr. Yeung knows how to design and build components, so I'm glad he's refocused his passion into the Saturn Audio line. |