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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #24: The Lübeck Cathedral is big enough by rowuk on 2025-06-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Color of Bass in Playback Listening  23 Replies 
I have performed there. Never thought that it was too small.A live Günther Wand/NDR Hamburg recording of Bruckner 8 is on youtube. There you can see how the orchestra sat. https://www.google.com/search?q=youtube.com+Dom+zu+L%C3%BCbeck+sinfoniekonzert...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: We get our bass wrong because we talk about pressure by rowuk on 2025-06-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Color of Bass in Playback Listening  23 Replies 
Great deep bass to me is more like vacuum instead of pressure. I get sucked in, not blown over. I think that general talking about bass applies more to midbass slam instead of the huge cloud (or black hole) that I believe low bass to be.In the concer...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #88: Yamaha did it right by rowuk on 2025-04-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: 2+3 surround sound?? in Playback Listening  124 Replies 
For the Yamaha dedicated DSP reverb amplifiers, they actually went into various concert halls, had a special 4 microphone geometry capable of determining direction and used an impulse tone (I believe a pistol shot) and measured where the reflections ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Bass issues? by rowuk on 2025-03-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A dive to Auro 3D in Playback Listening  19 Replies 
I thought that you used the big Dunlavys as your rear channels. That would eliminate the need for subwoofers....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: An acoustic bass is NOT a dipole and can not be! by rowuk on 2024-10-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It's might be another project... in Horn-Loaded Speakers  50 Replies 
Conventional string instruments are a special form of Helmholz resonators not dipoles! The strings that are supported at two ends in free air are mostly "audible" as articulation. The resonating top of the instrument, the bridge and the specific encl...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #8: I agree with the good commentary by rowuk on 2024-10-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crane Radio CCE2 in Off Air Audio  17 Replies 
Germans still define music as "E"-Musik or "U"-Musik. E is for "Ernst" or serious/ernest and U is for "Unterhaltung" or entertainment. Funny enough Jazz falls und "E".For anyone that likes the german language, there is a Bach cantata every week on MD...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Germany still has FM worth talking about by rowuk on 2024-10-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Crane Radio CCE2 in Off Air Audio  17 Replies 
Even although digital audio (DAB and DAB-2) has been available in automobiles for over 10 years, the German broadcasters still support FM in a very decent quality. The programming is also decent. I have never been able to figure out why FM sounds so ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #50: There IS high end without music! by rowuk on 2024-09-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) in Playback Listening  56 Replies 
I believe that an advanced love for technology is as valid a reason for high end as music appreciation is.Chasing any declared goal is legitimate in my view. What disturbs me about high end is when the goals become elite with the sole purpose of lock...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: There is an important state of "good enough" by rowuk on 2024-09-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) in Playback Listening  56 Replies 
In my world, the art of audio is learning to live with what you have. We are creatures of habit and are what we repeatedly do. There is an acclimation period for humans that can never be counted in minutes, hours or even days. Even good habits are th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #43: I think that the history of microphone placement is very fascinating. by rowuk on 2024-08-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) in Playback Listening  56 Replies 
The english have just about written the book on quality playback imaging:UK Blümlein AB - 1931UK Blümlein MS - 1933UK Blümlein Binaural - 1933US Harvey Fletcher - 1933 Curtain of sound, extreme multitrack - not really stereo or for a specific playbac...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Photography may provide the explanation... by rowuk on 2024-08-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio system: my path to dynamics in Playback Listening  9 Replies 
I used to sell Minolta, Pentax and Hasselblad. I own a Leica M4 and a Minolta CLE. The CLE and the M4 had the same bayonet mount and I often compared them and their lenses. The reproduction of color from the Minolta lens, was best on a sunny day (som...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #41: Bad LP or simply another phono correction curve? by rowuk on 2024-08-29 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) in Playback Listening  56 Replies 
I used to think that DG had some pretty awful recordings too - and they did, but the pitch related things seem to have more to do with them not using the RIAA curve. A bit of HF tweaking brought back the balance - if the system was capable! My bigges...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #39: Density is an elusive thing by rowuk on 2024-08-28 
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My experience with "density" is that there is no stability of pitch without it. "Thinner" sounding presentations sound higher in pitch than they actually are. This is also an effect with real players. It often sounds like the performers are playing o...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #20: It can ONLY be personal by rowuk on 2024-08-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV) in Playback Listening  56 Replies 
In my view, serious audio can ONLY be personal - regardless of the type of audiophile one happens to be. There is the gear head that searches for perfect specifications, there is the haute Couture audiophile that has the biggest and most beautiful eq...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Musicians transcribe many things all the time by rowuk on 2024-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Cmpare them in Musical Discussions  6 Replies 
The jazz student generally becomes VERY proficient at transcription as that is the tool to learn style. Neither of these pieces is a huge challenge.Additionally, improvisation is mostly a creative use of patterns that we have committed previously to ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: In german we have a saying "wer misst, misst Mist" by rowuk on 2024-08-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Garg wants more horns. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  18 Replies 
I am ALWAYS critical of sweeps that are "essentially" parallel - especially when smoothed beyond recognition AND when assuming correlation to an audible trait. "Absorbing energy" or "quieter" does not mean louder, rather the opposite. I would say...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: A high end demo? by rowuk on 2024-06-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A perfect "High-End" Audio Demo in Audio For Dummies ™  9 Replies 
The audio in the youtube video is not "good" (worse than the Romy Videos before) but it still can be understood. The content is very special. Even at live concerts, a spellbound audience at the end of a piece is the highest honor to the musician!...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Congratulations! by rowuk on 2024-05-08 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: My new “New” listening room, 2024 in Audio Discussions  31 Replies 
I am very interested in your observations. Moving a system is a major effort and even if you are familiar with each piece, its relationship to the room is dramatically different....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Playing my trumpet by rowuk on 2024-04-09 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What Passes for "Space" in Home Audio? in Playback Listening  12 Replies 
Well, I don't know if I should be ashamed of playing my trumpet in the closet...Actually, I practice often with a practice mute that works like a bass reflex speaker in reverse - killing most of the volume of tone but with a port to allow me to breat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Space is a huge issue by rowuk on 2024-04-07 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: What Passes for "Space" in Home Audio? in Playback Listening  12 Replies 
Space means so many things at the same time:1) the size of the venue2) the location of the individual instruments3) the space between the instruments4) the size of the instrumentUnfortunately, we can only guess about the original venue unless we have...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #23: Synergy? by rowuk on 2023-11-02 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  37 Replies 
In my over 50 years of personal audio, I think that I can explain part of the speaker/amp compatibility. This opinion is everything but comprehensive.Bad matches in amp/speakers manifest themselves very often in the bass. Please consider, these thoug...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #15: Synergy my dear Watson by rowuk on 2023-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Marantz MA-9S2 Monoblock Amplifiers in Audio Discussions  37 Replies 
[quote user="Paul S"] I guess it’s time to talk about these amps in terms of The Loudspeakers. In truth, I thought of these amps from the first time I thought about The Loudspeakers, to the point where I “built and tested” The Loudspeakers with...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #46: A trip to neural bliss - turn the stereo off by rowuk on 2023-10-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Romy the Cat's Audio recommendation: the biggest bang fo... in Audio For Dummies ™  46 Replies 
To be honest, I think that ANY stereo system gets in the way of the music - regardless of the amount of channels.Let us jump back to the monaural records/radio years. At that time, we had one choice and were very satisfied in being able to play back ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #6: I think that Romy is on to something here by rowuk on 2023-09-19 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Perspective? in Playback Listening  5 Replies 
With a DSP surround scheme, we can optimize the static front image and control room delivery at the push of a button with the rear channels....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: No standardized geometry recorded by rowuk on 2023-09-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Perspective? in Playback Listening  5 Replies 
Paul,I first got into the geometry of playback after spending some time with John Eargle when he was at Delos. He had a simple microphone setup and demonstrated how to record and playback a 22 meter stage, or 25 or 16. Many of his recordings at Delos...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Perspective is geometry by rowuk on 2023-09-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Perspective? in Playback Listening  5 Replies 
If we think about our favorite seats for "symphonic program", chamber concerts and solo performances, based on our favorite seat, we can draw the angle of view for each and duplicate that in the home. I happen to like row 15-20 in the large venues th...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #17: It is not so bad anymore by rowuk on 2023-06-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: High End Munich 2023 in Audio Discussions  22 Replies 
Martin Logan CLS are 85 dB efficient, so that is certainly more optimistic than ELS of old. New Quad 2912s are rated at 86 dB....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: The BIGGEST SINGLE ADVANTAGE to tape by rowuk on 2023-06-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Tape Machines in Analog Playback  5 Replies 
...is the head gap in the recording head. This head gap works as a low pass filter because the size of the gap determines the highest frequency that can be recorded. This "brick wall filter" is and was a HUGE benefit to playback simply by getting rid...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: I suspect the crossovers by rowuk on 2023-05-20 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Yamaha ns1000m speaker problem in Audio Discussions  3 Replies 
The electrolytic capacitors in the woofer low pass circuit are certainly dead. They look perfectly normal when old, just lose capacity in a serious way. The NS1000 had ferrite magnets that don't need remagnetization....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #5: Congratulations on being back up! by rowuk on 2023-04-28 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: From GoodSoundClub, with apologies. in Site Support Forum  10 Replies 
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