The AC system was a statement setup , a necessity for any designer with dangles ..!
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The AC system was a statement setup , a necessity for any designer with dangles ..!
It is what it is...you just have to do with what the vendors decide to play.
It's interesting to consider whether we really need specific tracks to help us reveal the strengths and weaknesses of a system. I'd say that any music can give us a pretty good idea of the "personality" of a system/room, and an audio show is not the place for in-depth analysis of a system anyway.
I'll add that the best thing to do, prior to a show, may be to familiarize ourselves with a wide variety of music on our own system (or with headphones). I often also take note of the tracks demoed and listen to them after at home.
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Listened to an FMA video last night it was fantastic sounding off utoob , Roberta Flack ..!
Okay. I understand your perspective and thanks for the follow-up. Mine seems different.
I don't think self-interest is poisoning the well. There is a sense where one needs to trust one's judgement. If I get nothing from an exhibit because it's playing pachenko music, then I say to myself, 'that wasn't helpful'. It doesn't work to deny my opinion to myself -- that would be acting in bad faith. That's my reaction and having it impacts no one else and changes little about the relative joyous time others may have listening to it. Maybe it comes from being a reviewer disinclined to gloss over what I think for the sake of a happy opinion or some amorphous other thing.
My original point was I did not hear much in the way of unprocessed acoustic music in the videos I saw of the show and the music I did hear was not engaging. (Okay it was mostly shlock.) I believe acoustic music is important for assessing audio systems and components. I don't believe that is a radical opinion. No one needs agree with that, but that is what works for me.
no, they don't. at least anyone under 60.
ESD played Hugh Masekela and Kenny G at Axpona in the 15 minutes I sat down. I'm mean, seriously, Songbird!
ping ping music - I like that description for crap music that no one listens to at home
I think Tokyo Audio Show is much better in this regard. Bigger, better isolated rooms, better organized demonstrations, far less visitors and more importantly quieter and kinder people.
The main problem with Munich is time. It should be spread over one week or two.
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My birthday is today. I’m not yet 60… Something might have gone south with me…
Many Happy Returns Of The Day … I am lead to believe that there is a surgical procedure available for that , Milan told me ;0}My birthday is today. I’m not yet 60… Something might have gone south with me…
I am under 60... I think you are confusing age with sophistication...
Keith, I've been listening to chamber music at home since my 40s and I pay to hear it live. I enjoy it and it can also be very revealing of system quality. There are a lot of good classical musicians around Boston. Of course, I was just in Dallas and enjoyed hearing Travis Tritt at Billy Bob's Honky Tonk in Forth Worth after the rodeo. My wife and I were up on the dance floor. Different music for different occasions, and much of it has to do with local culture.
What's wrong with Hugh Masekela (no comment on Kenny G...although he has a Latin flavored album that is good)? I saw him live in Zurich and it was an amazing show.
Going back to post #1047 the cartoon depicting the crowd vs Aries Cerat, is that really necessary? Is that really fair? Is that really factual? IMO, that is over the top in denigrating a brand. Sad commentary.
Agree and I think the moderators should look at that post in context of the TOS for this site and remove it.
Elliot G.
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As someone that has a room at multiple shows and plays and picks the music the task as you guys are describing is impossible. We try to play a variety of music without taking specific requests as that is a rabbit hole that can not be gone down. If you are at a room at a show and ask for a certain type of music many rooms will try to accomodate you. I may not play exactly what you ask for but I try to play something similar. Shows are impossible to please everyone and remember what you may not like someone else loves. Jazz, no jazz, rock, no rock, chamber , no chamber , Orchestral, no orchestral. female vocals, no female vocals etc.
I can say that in my observations most people , well over 90 percent of the room visitors leave in under 30 seconds anyway. THose who stay stay for a cut or two and then a small percentage actually sit and listen for a while and most of them return multiple times.
As the "DJ" I try to read the room and play what I think people will enjoy without playing ever the same old six cuts,
Do I please everyone? LOL no but hopefully I please most of the visitors some of the time. Maybe a new Yogy ism LMAO ( only some will get this one)
I can say that in my observations most people , well over 90 percent of the room visitors leave in under 30 seconds anyway. THose who stay stay for a cut or two and then a small percentage actually sit and listen for a while and most of them return multiple times.
As the "DJ" I try to read the room and play what I think people will enjoy without playing ever the same old six cuts,
Do I please everyone? LOL no but hopefully I please most of the visitors some of the time. Maybe a new Yogy ism LMAO ( only some will get this one)
It was just a funny, ironic play on the unfortunately coalescing factions on this thread.
Chill out, don't take it too seriously.
Disagree. Nothing to moderate here. Moderators should not feel obliged to micromanage anything that might threaten certain members in their sensitive emotions and 'safe spaces'.
I guess people were just laughing with the cartoon and moved on.
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