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by Scooter62
2022-01-08 09:26
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

A little something to listen to this weekend: NIN https://www.dropbox.com/s/cfbedkwf5d96c8t/Video%20Dec%2005%2C%2012%2035%2030%20PM.mov?dl=0 TAAB https://www.dropbox.com/s/iskrftztgfqlorm/Video%20Jan%2001%2C%202%2028%2009%20PM.mov?dl=0 ITCOTCK https://www.dropbox.com/s/m1bv332igqe5ryi/Video%20Jan%2...
by Scooter62
2022-01-08 09:00
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Any plans to move the Ninkas out? Can't imagine they help the sound if they're just sitting there... Also, any dampening on the piano strings when not in use / while the hifi is playing? The piano resonances might confuse the recordings, but quite likely make the in-room sound good. Yes I'll defini...
by Scooter62
2022-01-04 20:09
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

wow Beck thats not bad at all I even like some qualities of the CD playback more than on the LP12 +1 Beck, you've worked some magic on that CD player! Having musically compelling lp AND cd replay in the same system is not automatic and throwing money at the problem can even be counterproductive- es...
by Scooter62
2022-01-03 09:35
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

MUSIKALISCHE ist für mich am musikalischsten. You can actually hear pitches of the bass line in addition to the rhythms being better delineated. The repeating percussion motif has a great sense of tension and the singer's diction (such that it is) gets more meaning across - I was surprised by the am...
by Scooter62
2022-01-01 06:22
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Ok here's . 1)LINGO1 KAIRN LINTO 2)LINGO1 LINTO KAIRN 3)KAIRN LINGO1 LINTO .....Maybe in that order. PARSLEY https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U4WU3tpHlqX5CX6Wg4SToKc2sDrZnVGY/view?usp=drivesdk SAGE https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U391uInBvi7gwziXzE9xYPlBKVk8zxlR/view?usp=drivesdk ROSEMARY & THYME ...
by Scooter62
2022-01-01 05:52
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Here’s another couple of woofer clips. Same bass units, but this time filtered at 90Hz instead of 2000Hz. One of the woofers is about 120mm dia, the other about 200mm dia (that’s about 4 1/2” and 8” for our imperial friends) https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B1253qWtHuohvLT 200mm would have to ha...
by Scooter62
2021-12-31 15:37
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Tony Tune-age System
Replies: 513
Views: 1139546

Re: Tony Tune-age System

Arjen wrote: 2021-12-31 12:37 Sounds like Van the Man himself Tony. Very nice, The real Northern Irish Heartbeat delivered by your new setup. Ekstatik.
+1
by Scooter62
2021-12-28 00:03
Forum: Lejonklou
Topic: Entity MC
Replies: 375
Views: 358695

Re: Entity MC

abdulbasit wrote: 2021-12-24 17:17 Excellent product. Gave it as a Christmas gift to my brother and he loved it.
You, sir, are a most excellent brother!
Happy holidays
by Scooter62
2021-12-26 15:54
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Tony Tune-age System
Replies: 513
Views: 1139546

Re: Tony Tune-age System

That's FRESH!*

Thanks for the pictorial Tony. Looking forward to hearing your impressions and insights when you update later on. Enjoy the running in process!


*I'm trying out new up-to-date lingo overheard from our twenty-something here visiting for the holidays
by Scooter62
2021-12-20 23:46
Forum: HiFi
Topic: JBL 308P and 708P
Replies: 789
Views: 360512

Re: JBL 308P and 708P

El Mero Mero wrote: 2021-12-20 16:52
Azazello wrote: 2021-12-20 14:24Image
That looks really nice.
+1
by Scooter62
2021-12-04 18:31
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Best Sondek/turntable picture.
Replies: 100
Views: 50422

Re: Best Sondek/turntable picture.

Great cartridge info.! Thanks, John.

And for the picture too - cheers
by Scooter62
2021-12-03 17:14
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Hermanns System
Replies: 648
Views: 534989

Re: Hermanns System

Both very good, but I’m going with C-2 for this pairing - while C-1 had more sonic pizzazz, C-2 was its better in musical communication. C-2 by Tune Dem, and that’s the one I’d choose to learn the why's and how's of music both familiar and new.
by Scooter62
2021-12-03 02:16
Forum: Music
Topic: Latest records to enter your collection
Replies: 463
Views: 244895

Re: Latest records to enter your collection

Will give this a spin over the weekend, and perhaps some of my other recently purchased vinyl if time permits. https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6462/6462749_sa.jpg;maxHeight=640;maxWidth=550 Such a beautiful album cover. I hope you and yours enjoy the album immensely! ...
by Scooter62
2021-12-02 09:11
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Hermanns System
Replies: 648
Views: 534989

Re: Hermanns System

A3 and B3 for me, like tendaberry noted. 1 is runner up for both tracks, but what made clear my choice for 3 was the recurring motive in Rabih Ahbu Khalil - duh duh-duh duhhh, duh duh-duh duhhh. On 3 you could feel the delicious syncopation of the final “duhhh”. B1 rather overplayed its hand and obs...
by Scooter62
2021-11-30 15:08
Forum: Music
Topic: Latest records to enter your collection
Replies: 463
Views: 244895

Re: Latest records to enter your collection

https://thesoundofvinyl.us/products/the-black-keys-el-camino-box-set Hi Tony! May I ask how these pressings are - quiet surfaces and not overly compressed mastering I hope? (A lot to ask of current vinyl I know) There's a Christmas shopping list that would fill out nicely with this as the headliner...
by Scooter62
2021-11-29 13:30
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Hermanns System
Replies: 648
Views: 534989

Re: Hermanns System

Thank you for the detail in describing your ongoing process, Hermann. So much can be learned from the experience and knowledge here! Thanks to all in that regard. As for the musical examples, the A selections were my favorite. The beginning and ending of notes were better defined, and to me there wa...
by Scooter62
2021-11-25 14:24
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Beck and his black boxes.
Replies: 218
Views: 154999

Re: Beck and his black boxes.

Sibelius, Symphony no. 2, San Francisco Symphony, Herbert Blomstedt on Decca Digital from 1992: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ptmtvc7hro8e249/Video%2025.11.2021%2009.37.11.mov?dl=0 Blomstedt had the SFSO playing at a high level back then, and his Sibelius interpretations are consistently great - both o...
by Scooter62
2021-11-23 18:05
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

tokenbrit wrote: 2021-11-23 01:28
David Neel wrote: 2021-11-23 00:31 Thank you for all the responses so far. I'll reveal all in about 24 hours. As one of the tracks seems to be difficult, here are two more:
Keeping & Staying this time
Keeping and Staying for me as well
by Scooter62
2021-11-23 00:08
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

I agree inside/out was tougher to choose. I ended up seeking outside help. TUNE DEM MAN came to the rescue, and showed me the way - INSIDE!

On the second, DOWN was all over anything UPSIDE had to offer. DOWN wins!
by Scooter62
2021-11-20 09:06
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

B. The first time I listened to each was at a background level through my iPad speaker - there didn’t seem like a compelling difference between the two. Using decent (ESS 422's) headphones with the same Apple device and playback set at a performance-like volume level, it was clear that B was very mu...
by Scooter62
2021-11-18 03:17
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

PetterS wrote: 2021-11-17 22:56
Defender wrote: 2021-11-17 15:29 Clip 1 https://www.dropbox.com/s/fhiotqwbffg1e ... 4.mov?dl=0

lets make it a comparison - which clip sounds more musical?

Clip 2. https://www.dropbox.com/s/cnqij7g9z1hfc ... 1.mov?dl=0
Clip 2 is amazing.
+1
by Scooter62
2021-11-13 20:08
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

tokenbrit wrote:
Another one using monitors, not unlike the JBLs thread... Sensing a theme and a direct connection* to the music :)

* unintended as a comment on your 65' interconnect :D
“Direct connection” applies to all cable lengths under 20 meters ;-)
by Scooter62
2021-11-12 16:19
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Stream vs LP12 with modern ECM recordings

So based on the prior set of recordings by Thomas and a purchase spurred by Herman of this forum, I decided to give this a go with a more current ECM recording by Nils Petter Molvaer “Khmer”. https://www.dropbox.com/s/n4ikczdujq4zfxg/A.mov?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/q35g1esjwnu86cc/B.mov?dl=0 T...
by Scooter62
2021-11-11 18:53
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

AA! That “kerrang” of the guitar on the beginning power cords was a whole ‘nuther deal with AA. Killer.
by Scooter62
2021-11-11 10:41
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4750710

Re: Stream vs LP12 with ECM recording

Moved files to Dropbox. https://www.dropbox.com/s/n4ikczdujq4zfxg/A.mov?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/q35g1esjwnu86cc/B.mov?dl=0 Thank you for going to all that trouble, John. I agree with tokenbrit and Thomas that B is the better of the two musically. The rhythmic interplay of the percussion is m...