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That's ok to disagree Jim. Ivor's triad has worked flawlessly for me since 1983. It's helped me separate the junk from the jewels every time.
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You know the components that come through my system are not exactly "mass produced". You also know that I audition gear very often and I am talking about stuff like Chord, DCS, Meridian, Krell, Ayre, MBL.. etc... Lot's of very accomplished gear these days, you've got to pay and pay to get some marginal difference with digital. "Very natural", extended but smooth and musical is the holy grail of digital and seems most manufacturers are heading that way. Take a look and listen to products from Ayre, EMM, Playback Designs, they all have similar characteristics that display those traits. Yes, I have heard the MCD500, it is not a bad CDP by any means but don't think there is nothing better but that better will cost you. I'm sure you don't mean that "reference components" through a pair of Bose speakers will be the "mutt's nuts" either. |
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I have Vandersteen 2ce's with the matching Vandersteen 2W subwoofer (got it for $500 used, it was $1500 new at the time ), sometimes the sub does not seem to be contributing much, but most often in my musical realms it is working to provide the foundation of sound.
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I've checked Arye already and it's not my cup of tea. Last time I looked at EMM it was so similar in sound to dCS that I couldn't tell the difference and the sound was not happening for me. Playback Designs is a new company and I've not yet had the opportunity to look at yet. I'll be on the look out for their stuff and give their components a listen when I have a chance. |
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You lost me there, it doesn't change the fact that the fundamental frequencies are still at 32.7Hz on the lowest key of a standard 88 key piano or that 16.5Hz is the lowest frequency of a tuba, large pipe organ, Bosendorfer Grand Piano or 8Hz for organ or 4Hz for 64' subcontrabass clarinet...
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Go Serge!
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I've auditioned so many components over the last 3 years that I'm getting burnt out. If something can catch my attention from the beginning rather than having to listen for hours on end for differences, if any, would be a plus.
Linn's Klimax DS processor did just that for me last year in November and it's the best sound that I've yet experienced to date from a source component. The price is $20k which is not a problem for me, the problem is having to store all of my music on a hard drive- I don't trust computers enough for that sort of thing. These type of processors are, in my opinion, going to be the next step for highend playback rather than disc spinners. Last edited by gregswaim; 06-03-2009 at 06:40 PM. |
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Speaking of organs, the lowest note on a pipe organ is 16.4 Hz. Talk about feel it as much as hear it, it rattles your bones. The pipe for the low C note is 32 feet long.
I use to eat at a place called the Oregon Grinder Pizza, on SE 82nd, in Portland, Oregon. The entire place was constructed to house a wonderful pipe orgen. For the price of a great pizza and a pitcher of cold beer, you could enjoy a great dinner listening to this organ being played by some famous organ players. You were not listening to woofers, midrange drivers, and tweeters, you were listening to an awesome, real instrument being played live for the ear to soak up. The excitement was so much fun, and the sound was unbelievable. It was exactly what we as audiophile strive so hard to reproduce with our systems in our homes. In my opinion, there is no way the frequency range, the sound quality, the textures, and the impact of the dynamic range of an organ, like the one at the Organ Grinder, can be 100% faithfully reproduced on a sound system. Something like this has to be heard, felt, and experienced in the flesh to be fully appreciated.
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