Videos of Acoustically-Coupled Audio Recordings

[PeterA]

Klipsch are not perfect speakers, they are fun and sometimes shoot beyond the mark, but with the right amplifier they never get boring. That's the most important thing when listening to music...foot tapping included

That first video is sterile and flat. It lacks energy and life, which is the essence of music, even sombre music about death waiting.

 

[morricab]

Yes they were my initial thoughts, then I listened again all the way through and preferred 3 to 2, despite the tonal balance. Seems to have better flow similar to the turntable (captured with Shure MV88).

Sorry not hearing it…sounds dark and lacking resolution…can’t live with that.

 

[hopkins]

Sorry not hearing it…sounds dark and lacking resolution…can’t live with that.

Not hearing it either. The darker sound of the Magico could be due to the recording, somehow - never heard them in person.

 

[Rexp]

Chris Stapleton needs Funspeakers more emotional not Highendspeakers that sounds like hifi ...sorry

Or is that high end system revealing the limitations of the recording.

 

[Rexp]

Sorry not hearing it…sounds dark and lacking resolution…can’t live with that.

I will have to revisit, got a heavy cold that's messing with my hearing, lol.

 

[Wavetouch]

Original music.

My Wavetouch system.

 

[Rexp]

Original music.

My Wavetouch system.

I think the original digital release just isn't very good.
Take a listen to the vinyl version on a budget rig:

 

[hopkins]

I think the original digital release just isn't very good.
Take a listen to the vinyl version on a budget rig:

This album was released in 2015. I would bet that the CD and LP are very close. The YouTube recording of the system playing the LP sounds flat and there is less contrast - maybe this is what you like, but I would not say it is "better". The video posted by @Wavetouch has much better contrast - perhaps the bookshelf speakers don't extend very low, which is to be expected, but otherwise they do a good job, IMO.

 

[Rexp]

This album was released in 2015. I would bet that the CD and LP are very close. The YouTube recording of the system playing the LP sounds flat and there is less contrast - maybe this is what you like, but I would not say it is "better". The video posted by @Wavetouch has much better contrast - perhaps the bookshelf speakers don't extend very low, which is to be expected, but otherwise they do a good job, IMO.

I'm not surprised you don't think it sounds better as we hear very differently. Not sure why you think the CD and vinyl will be close, quite often they are not close even though derived from the same digital recording. You will be in a better position to hear the differences of vinyl vs digital playback if you use your turntable in an all analogue system.

 

[Rexp]

This is more like what Chris Stapleton actually sounds like, I see no reason why his record label can't offer digital releases of this quality:

 

[hopkins]

I'm not surprised you don't think it sounds better as we hear very differently. Not sure why you think the CD and vinyl will be close, quite often they are not close even though derived from the same digital recording. You will be in a better position to hear the differences of vinyl vs digital playback if you use your turntable in an all analogue system.

I have not heard the LP, so I was just guessing that it sounds close to the CD version. Since making that statement, I actually looked it up and found this:

Chris Stapleton Vinyl

If anyone owns Chris Stapleton's album, Traveller, how is the sound quality on it compared to the CD (don't even compare the iTunes version, not as...

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Seems all who have heard the LP agree that it does not sound good (worse than the CD!).

As for your last comment - you really have no idea what you are talking about.

The irony of course is that you are the one claiming to hear the "goodness" of vinyl through a low quality iphone recording of a low quality system played on YouTube with a vinyl that people seem to agree sounds bad (dull) to start with. Then you explain I would benefit from going "full analog"? Give me a break...

You sound like a "back seat driver" to me. Perhaps you should spend less time on YouTube and more time listening to actual systems (even if you don't have one yourself).

 

[morricab]

This is more like what Chris Stapleton actually sounds like, I see no reason why his record label can't offer digital releases of this quality:

Because it usually isn’t audiophiles who listen to Chris Stapleton . I personally think he is rather talentless and his recordings are typical mass market crap. Why you guys are even discussing his recordings is beyond me. If you like it as a guilty pkessure i guess that’s cool but to talk about the recordings? Seriously?

 

[Wavetouch]

Let's be nice each other. It's the end of the year too. Listen to the music.
Original music

My system

 

[hopkins]

Let's be nice each other.

New Year resolution - I have a few more days...

 

[hopkins]

This is more like what Chris Stapleton actually sounds like, I see no reason why his record label can't offer digital releases of this quality:

Here are some answers:

In this video he goes into a lot more detail as to how he records:

Or this one:

For that video you linked above, it seems they use this:

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He uses this recorder: https://www.posthorn.com/Sounddev_15.html

A single, very good quality microphone, through a simple ADC can give excellent results. The "Tennessee Whisky" track involves multiple instruments, multiple microphones, mixing, etc...and maybe the engineers are looking for a different sound.

Here is a good one (nostalgia kicking in), with multiple instruments:

Really nice sound.

 

[hopkins]

Deleted - posted in the wrong thread!

 

[Rexp]

Because it usually isn’t audiophiles who listen to Chris Stapleton . I personally think he is rather talentless and his recordings are typical mass market crap. Why you guys are even discussing his recordings is beyond me. If you like it as a guilty pkessure i guess that’s cool but to talk about the recordings? Seriously?

Here's one for you, assuming Jazz is not too low-brow, lol:

 

[morricab]

Here's one for you, assuming Jazz is not too low-brow, lol:

Jazz is great! I will listen when I have access to a proper replay system…the phone is not suitable.

 

[Wavetouch]

Chris Stapleton needs Funspeakers more emotional not High-end speakers that sounds like hifi ...sorry

It sounds so grain that I can't hear it more than a couple of minutes (hurt my ears). But I am deeply impressed with it's musicality. I must listen my system (or an original music) to butter my ears after hearing K-sound.

 

[DasguteOhr]

It sounds so grain that I can't hear it more than a couple of minutes (hurt my ears). But I am deeply impressed with it's musicality. I must listen my system (or an original music) to butter my ears after hearing K-sound.

Listen to the Klipsch at home with a good tube amp, it sounds completely different than in a small screening room with lots of reverb and echoes. You'll like the sound, lively, it just rocks well.no softened high-end sound without rough edges.
I forget the Stapleon lp at a friend home, youtube playback shorty use headphone better sound.