What do you think of this video

What do you think of this video. And this is not directed to those who think every mobile phone video is trash, thanks. Please listen to the end for the brass and the woodwinds

 

It sounds fairly good in many ways

Sure, I can agree with that. It's all relative. But fairly good isn't great, obviously.

 

Sure, I can agree with that. It's all relative. But fairly good isn't great, obviously.

Depends which country you're from. Fairly good in the UK can mean excellent.

 

Depends which country you're from. Fairly good in the UK can mean excellent.

Hehe.

 

Depends which country you're from. Fairly good in the UK can mean excellent.

Good one. "Fairly good" is how Ked described Barbican Hall to me. I thought it was better than that!

 

I watched for a few minutes and thought the sound was not special sort of like listening ear buds. So they were from those Cessaro little speakers?

I think you looked at upper mids and highs, which have more SS/cone tone and not as realistic as good SETs horns or Stats/ribbons.

But what I liked was the bloom (especially on the harp), dynamic range, power, flow, is there. This is only a Vandersteen 3a but has 4 subs, and I did not know that when I heard it. The subs seem very well integrated. I think this makes a case to have smaller cone with 4 subs rather than 2 big speakers. The stage in the room does not seem to fight with the room, it rises and falls and spreads easily. The amp is a custom SS amp and seems to have good control and drive.

The bass power is also clear here

 

I don't know how many got round to listening to this but guess the size of this speaker

Kedar, did you record this at someone's house? Why is the image so cropped? What was the rest of the system?

 

Kedar, did you record this at someone's house? Why is the image so cropped? What was the rest of the system?

No no. This is from Andre Jennings channel. He had sent me the Scheherazade and the things in the video I mentioned above impressed me. I just heard it on YouTube and chatted with him, it is recorded by him. Haven't heard the system myself

 

Good one. "Fairly good" is how Ked described Barbican Hall to me. I thought it was better than that!

The Barbican sounds great but boy does it look ugly from the outside! Ode to 70's architecture more than Ode to Joy...

 

Those apartments in there are expensive

 

Those apartments in there are expensive

Yeah, my Uncle has one there but still ugly as sin.

 

however, the best music for audio tests appears to be Haydn "Sturm und Drang" symphonies and Brahms "Hungarian Dances" where the former should replay sounding like a rocket to the sky while the latter would dance you to death:

 

however, the best music for audio tests appears to be Haydn "Sturm und Drang" symphonies and Brahms "Hungarian Dances" where the former should replay sounding like a rocket to the sky while the latter would dance you to death:

Great music! I love Haydn. I would prefer if you could insert these as YouTube links. As they are, you need to "share" them to yourself to find out what they are, which is a bit cumbersome. Thanks.

 

Choir CD

 

It is difficult to judge it as the "S" sounds are quite pronounced... maybe the recording or reflections...

 

I think its on the recording .
Its the only vid that has this

 

What recording is it?

 

EMI Requim CDM 763281 2

Scola gregoriana Cathedral Brugge Belgium

Another male voice but this had none of that , may be a digital artifact

 

You could say on tape the audience clapping sounds also a bit harsh / sharp .
I dont know where this " problem " arises from

 

If you think this is a problem then it can be solved.

 

If you think this is a problem then it can be solved.

And if its a recording problem ( on the CD) , what you re gonna do then ??
I think its gets exxagarated by the you tube recording as well .
I just put the CD on and it sounds wonderfull , but indeed with slightly pronounced " hiss "