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I want to add the (very not original...) idea that a given component can "help the listener to find It", which allows that It is not embodied in the component while still "giving some credit" to the component. Then it might be "a matter of degree" to...
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Robin, I totally agree about the (ultimately) random recording methods. For years I sought out and bought "good" records, or at least I tried to do this, and I'm glad I did. But at some point I doubled back and started working to get "more" from more...
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One of my favorite words, means both to cast a shadow and to bring to light. Pretty much sums up Jung for me. I thought that Romy reversed typical subject/object roles deliberately, which actually made it make more sense to me. Alchemy? OK.Paul S...
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Read enough Jung and you may come to the conclusion that there is no conclusion. I think what we're talking about is the inevitable "objective/subjective" conumdrum coupled with a sort of "overview" that allows us to go on. While we in some way "know...
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I think we share the idea that who we are and what we do are part and parcel of our Circumstances, and no reason to exclude Music. The Sound of the Music is what we are capable of hearing. Every Moment is a Gift, and an Opportunity. What Guides us ma...
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Well, that's a Trip! Of course, Love Is The Answer. But this is not something you hear at audio wbsites, is it? Like Einstein working for Civil Rights!Best regards,Paul S...
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Not to hijack the Dannoy (Dunnoy) thread...Yes, the It question is a Big One. I am now thinking of a sort of sonic Gestalt that I have experienced on several occasions, and that I currently ascribe to/associate with (perhaps mistakenly) specific equi...
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Don't know the Vitavox, but some of the old 15" drivers sound good up to 4-500 Hz. For my own current project I will be crossing a modern 10" driver at about 200 Hz, for reasons of efficiency, and not planning to use the walls for baffle extensions. ...
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Of course we are just picking our poison when we settle on any sort of speaker, since any speaker is a compilation (pile) of compromises. And it's not like we can contain and control "phase issues", either by measuring the distance to our voice coils...
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For sure, a lot happens between The Event and The Listener. To start with, it seems like a miracle that two people familiar with the score could recognize "it" and agree on it, via any sort of playback whatsoever, given the sorts of variables we talk...
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It remains to be seen if the foray into more nurturing, compassionate sound can be accomplished intuitively, or how much mind it will take to manifest the "solution". I go back to what sounded like frustration with a very complex system, and I know f...
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Did you just answer your own question? Use the B2, then. Plenty of nice, small tube amps for tweeters, if that's what you want. I could list tube and SS amps, but I hate doing that "in public", not to mention, as you just pointed out, you only need t...
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I never heard SS that could match a 45, but I have heard SS that has "less SS sound". Given your stated objectives going in, I "recommend" finding a more polite SS amp for the tweeters. Not much EMF, and I suppose not much power required? A couple of...
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Interesting
theory, Wojtek. While I have often and long forgotten about various components
through any given decade, it seems like transducers have come to mind more
often than other components when I’ve wanted “significant change”, for whatev...
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Thanks for bringing Joyce into this, Romy. Now I get it. While I read through early Joyce repeatedly, and I think "The Dead" is one of the best stories ever, I also struggled with, and finially gave up on, Ulysses, and I never worked up the interest ...
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OK, I'll go first, then. Congratulations on actually letting go, Romy. I'm still not exactly sure why you feel the need to make such abrupt, extensive changes, but I mean I'm not sure I understand everything you have just said about it, vs. not under...
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How we listen determines what we hear, for sure, and there is also the "Potential" "embedded" in what we are listening to. All the changes to my system over several decades now have been about shifting the Sound and the presentation in order to get "...
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Amir, this is the most popular thread at GSC for a reason. While most people don't give bad electricity a thought, there are obviously plenty of audio people who are looking for answers to these questions. Since my AC provider went "Smart", the AC wh...
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Jarek, perhaps we should continue the discussion of cast iron for TTs in the Ultimate Turntable thread, something like that. In this case, I agree with Romy, this guy is very much about image and impression, and it appears he knows how to develop and...
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Obviously, the header is just for Romy!Well, it took a while, but with development help and official intro by Michael Fremer, the new OMA DD TT is finally here!https://oswaldsmillaudio.com/k3Featuring the Best of Everything, including a bespoke Schro...
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The Key to True Happiness (and equanimity) being that music "plays by itself", with little or no attention required from anyone, and no chance for collateral damage to expensive/valued stuff.Paul S...
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I'm saying, main reason people "don't like records" is that playing records requires too much fiddling around, and too much attention while fiddling. My wife hates it when I look over her shoulder, and she is not interested in "learning how to do it ...
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I've noticed for a while now that my phono stage sounds less "splashy" since I swapped in the V-Caps, and the truth is, I kind of miss the splash, as it carried through to tonal colors, and it was low enough that it mostly made the Music "more colorf...
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Yes, it would be nice if audio publications/reviewers leveled with people and actually spoke about the personal aspect/responsibility of setting up and tuning a hi-fi, and TT/tonearm/cartridge in particular, especially considering the absurd prices t...
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I have a lot of respect for several TT designs, including the Micro 8000, for example; but I am very suspicious of this particular TT. The reason is that this TT appears to be more of an intellectual exercise than a "best solution" for the greater pr...
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Accommodations were apparently made with Stereophile, and Michael Fremer finally filed his official "review" of the TechDas Air Force Zero via Stereophile, Vol. 44, No. 9. I skimmed through it, and this sounds like a more "buttoned down" version of t...
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Thank you for this video! I will happily figure out the connections for myself now, and I really look forward to finishing my current project so I can get to this "reverb" injection. Regarding the Squirrel Singularity, I hope you mean what I think yo...
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3 weeks, eh? Vs. how many years for functional DSET? Next, a great 5 cent cigar!Same questions about decoupling a phono stage from the split, re-setting the output impedance, and doubling the output. Where and exactly how does one split and boost the...
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Romy, I suppose you have to buffer when you split the front channels, and you have to gain 6 dB. How, exactly, are you doing the split now, from, say, phono stage to rear speakers?Best regards,Paul...
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Bill, I can see how you got where you got, one step at a time, and I do understand the theory behind the convolutions. I also get that there may be "native ambience" in some recordings I listen to. Something I've worked on over the years is getting m...
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