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Here's a fun track for all you old-timers. Remember when you were young and playing music was so much simpler?
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Here is an interesting video on the "purist" approach to audio:
Some of it is outdated, but I'll get into that later.
Some of it is outdated, but I'll get into that later.
I mentioned in another thread an old recording (Art Tatum live in a club, recorded on the early 1940s), explaining that "too much emphasis was placed on recording quality"... I think this led to some misunderstandings.
en.m.wikipedia.org
"Jerry Newman was a student and jazz fan in New York City. He used a disc recorder and acetate discs to informally record pianist Art Tatum playing in clubs in Harlem in 1940 and 1941."
I am always surprised by how good these "poor" recordings can sound. That's all!
God Is in the House (Art Tatum album) - Wikipedia
"Jerry Newman was a student and jazz fan in New York City. He used a disc recorder and acetate discs to informally record pianist Art Tatum playing in clubs in Harlem in 1940 and 1941."
I am always surprised by how good these "poor" recordings can sound. That's all!
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I was also asked in the "Natural Sound" thread, as a result of that comment, about my goals and priorities. Well, the goals articulated in that thread seem relevant, and I have had hard time seing how we could have different objectives than those:
Post in thread 'Natural Sound' https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/natural-sound.32867/post-716800
We can follow different approaches to reach those goals, and the one I have followed is described in this thread. I'll see what it leads me to ultimately.
Post in thread 'Natural Sound' https://www.whatsbestforum.com/threads/natural-sound.32867/post-716800
We can follow different approaches to reach those goals, and the one I have followed is described in this thread. I'll see what it leads me to ultimately.
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Check out ECDesigns' soon to be released products on their updated website:
www.ecdesigns.nl
The new SX model will soon replace my current powerDAC-S. These new models include a number of improvements (I am sure they will provide technical details soon). The SX model has an output power of 20 watts (current model is only 4 watts). Based on the information they have provided (and the performance of the current model), I am very eager to hear this!
ECdesigns – Discrete Multibit PowerDACs and Assesories
www.ecdesigns.nl
The new SX model will soon replace my current powerDAC-S. These new models include a number of improvements (I am sure they will provide technical details soon). The SX model has an output power of 20 watts (current model is only 4 watts). Based on the information they have provided (and the performance of the current model), I am very eager to hear this!
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Check out ECDesigns' soon to be released products on their updated website:
ECdesigns – Discrete Multibit PowerDACs and Assesories
The new SX model will soon replace my current powerDAC-S. These new models include a number of improvements (I am sure they will provide technical details soon). The SX model has an output power of 20 watts (current model is only 4 watts). Based on the information they have provided (and the performance of the current model), I am very eager to hear this!
Correction: the SX model has 16 watts per channel, not 20.
Some details have been added to their website. The improvements over the current models are numerous and deal with better converter accuracy and lower noise (THD was already below auditability...). They have also improved source immunity (which was already high), making the use of a low interference source now irrelevant?
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Someone mentioned organ music?
Not the best recording (mine and the original), but it swings!
Recorded in New York City on January 30, 1952
Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
Count Basie - organ
Freddie Green - guitar
Walter Page - bass
Gus Johnson - drums
www.discogs.com
Not the best recording (mine and the original), but it swings!
Recorded in New York City on January 30, 1952
Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone
Count Basie - organ
Freddie Green - guitar
Walter Page - bass
Gus Johnson - drums
Paul Quinichette - Vice President - All Stars Sessions 1951-1953
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1994 CD release of "Vice President - All Stars Sessions 1951-1953" on Discogs.
www.discogs.com
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I take no credit, I did not invent anything here, I am simply using others' ideas and products.
One aspect that interests me, is to see how the "electronics" (source/amp) contribute to the sound quality, versus the speakers. It may be a stupid question, as both obviously contribute to the end result. But from a practical standpoint, I don't have the space, time, budget to invest in the type of speakers I would ideally like to use, or even spend the time to explore interesting speaker alternatives. So I have to work with constraints, and try to optimize what I can to achieve reasonable results.
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This morning I was reading on a French forum a thread about a visit to listen to this guy's custom build system:
From the comments, it seems like it sounds fabulous. It took years to build and fine-tune. Kudos for the commitment and expertise.
In French: http://forum-hifi.fr/thread-31763.html
From the comments, it seems like it sounds fabulous. It took years to build and fine-tune. Kudos for the commitment and expertise.
In French: http://forum-hifi.fr/thread-31763.html
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Here is an interesting system that got rave reviews at the Munich show this year:
The speakers used are Pawel Acoustics PA-1, which can be found second-hand for around 1000€!
They were matched with Grimm Audio's subwoofers (19.000€), and fed by Grimm's MU2 streamer/dac/preamp (18.000€) and a prototype amp.
Food for thought.
There are so many ways of achieving pleasing sound.
MU2 amazes High End Munich audience - Grimm Audio
The presentation of our new MU2 music streamer with built-in DAC at the High End Munich show was a great succes. Many visitors congratulated us with the massive stereo image, controlled low end, and overall ease of listening. Often we were given a thumbs up and big smile when people left the...
www.grimmaudio.com
The speakers used are Pawel Acoustics PA-1, which can be found second-hand for around 1000€!
They were matched with Grimm Audio's subwoofers (19.000€), and fed by Grimm's MU2 streamer/dac/preamp (18.000€) and a prototype amp.
Food for thought.
There are so many ways of achieving pleasing sound.
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Some changes to the speakers's wiring. This sounds better to my ears 
but what do I know?
but what do I know?And here is a good white paper explaining all the horrible things that can happen with line arrays, but some of the good as well:
Listening via iPad speakers I hear great tone, texture, and detail! I imagine it sounds absolutely lovely in your room. Great job!Some changes to the speakers's wiring. This sounds better to my ears
Thanks. You should listen with headphones - the defects will also be more apparent! But indeed I love the sound. What may be hard to convey through a video is the level of detail offered, which results in a sense of "intimacy" with the recording.
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