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by Charlie1
2023-11-30 18:26
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4747668

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

Tx - work build is all locked down but it is Win 10.
by Charlie1
2023-11-30 17:56
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Pete's System
Replies: 69
Views: 176964

Re: Pete's System

Earlier I played "Tango In The Night" by Fleetwood Mac. I bought this on CD when it came out in 1987 and was disappointed and puzzled because it was so unengaging. The production is immaculate, the songs great and yet the album boring. When I bought my first LP12 I also bought the album on vinyl an...
by Charlie1
2023-11-30 11:27
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4747668

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

In addition to finding out what equipment is being used, I'd be interested in how Fredrik experiences the clips, so which ones he prefers but more importantly, why.
by Charlie1
2023-11-30 11:25
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4747668

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

They won't play on my work laptop (Windows) but are fine via our Mac.
by Charlie1
2023-11-30 11:20
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What’s Slam Got To Do With It?
Replies: 20
Views: 101128

Re: What’s Slam Got To Do With It?

I'm not sure what 'slam' is. Perhaps I've never heard it, or if I did hear it, didn't value it. Do you mean bass that you feel? Quite a lot of my music produces that, and it is fun, but for me not what I enjoy most. I can tune my speaker positions to produce more bass that shakes the room, but I op...
by Charlie1
2023-11-29 16:44
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4747668

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

I enjoyed both 1A and 1B. My natural / automatic preference would be for A, but I listened more and began to appreciate B as well.

However, 2A suited me quite a bit more than 2B which was a struggle to follow and make sense of - by comparison.

Good bass from the little klangerdangadingdongs.
by Charlie1
2023-11-27 10:45
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Pete's System
Replies: 69
Views: 176964

Re: Pete's System

Glad you're enjoying it Pete!

Nice system!
by Charlie1
2023-11-22 23:18
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Speakers more tuneful than Linn
Replies: 48
Views: 52905

Re: Speakers more tuneful than Linn

Thanks for the tip M@H and nice to hear from you.

I too am keen to hear the new Rega floor stander.
by Charlie1
2023-11-19 22:40
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?
Replies: 154
Views: 915903

Re: What Makes a Loudspeaker Musical?

Crossovers always works with damping the audio signal at certain audio frequencies, ie robs the music a bit of energy If its not perfectly executed . One can experiment with using a single driver without any crossover and feed it with a very good music signal -, the timbre will be somewhat colored ...
by Charlie1
2023-11-16 20:53
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What causes high capacity in MM?
Replies: 11
Views: 18218

Re: What causes high capacity in MM?

ThomasOK wrote: 2023-11-16 01:31 I would imagine that the 40Hz bump my also have been there to suit the Kans!
Nice!
by Charlie1
2023-11-15 23:38
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What causes high capacity in MM?
Replies: 11
Views: 18218

Re: What causes high capacity in MM?

Ah, right, thanks for correcting me. Had a look back at the Naim forum and this is what I was thinking of, "The RIAA EQ of the Nait one was replicated in the new circuit." and "I copied the 0.15dB 40Hz bump in the RIAA frequency response from the Nait 1 to give it the same character. Technically thi...
by Charlie1
2023-11-15 23:32
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Record player for daughter
Replies: 45
Views: 86619

Re: Record player for daughter

Nice system. I think it's important that she listens to vinyl again. Just the way she should like it. And it probably does. Thanks Hermann. Agree, it has to be what works for them. Just a recommendation to be careful when putting a turntable on top of an amplifier. The transformer used in most of t...
by Charlie1
2023-11-15 16:41
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Record player for daughter
Replies: 45
Views: 86619

Re: Record player for daughter

Hijacking your thread somewhat but my youngest wanted a record player again. They go through these phases so glad I've hung onto the P2. This is her second attempt but she's a bit older now(13) so let's see. £150 Arcam Delta 60 warming up OK- I knew a 4140 wouldn't be deep enough... https://www.drop...
by Charlie1
2023-11-14 21:01
Forum: HiFi
Topic: What causes high capacity in MM?
Replies: 11
Views: 18218

Re: What causes high capacity in MM?

It certainly works well with vintage Naim and also the Nait 50 but I think Naim replicated older phono settings in the 50.
by Charlie1
2023-11-14 12:51
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Playground for practical listening exercises
Replies: 7076
Views: 4747668

Re: Playground for practical listening exercises

353 was a bit more fun to listen to.
by Charlie1
2023-11-12 00:44
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Linn 50th Anniversary
Replies: 78
Views: 218043

Re: Linn 50th Anniversary

Spannko wrote: 2023-11-12 00:38 I wonder what Ivor thinks of the direction Linn has taken since Gilad has taken over?
I wonder if he's mainly concerned that it's still under family ownership and doing pretty well.

Perhaps focus on the tune is simply a 'nice to have'.

Would be interesting to find out wouldn't it.
by Charlie1
2023-11-09 17:53
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Good sounding vintage gear - examples
Replies: 22
Views: 25569

Re: Good sounding vintage gear - examples

I should really recycle some of my gear, but have a very strong attachment to some units. My first Creek was a 4040 from 1984 but it unfortunately lost one channel in 2015 or so and have since relied on the 93' 4041 S2. The Rega P3 ( again 1984) is a work of art in my opinion and will stay in the l...
by Charlie1
2023-11-09 15:20
Forum: HiFi
Topic: Good sounding vintage gear - examples
Replies: 22
Views: 25569

Re: Good sounding vintage gear - examples

I have had a Creek 4140 S2 since 1993 and it has been a great little stand in for my Tundra Monos when they have gone for upgrades. I think they would struggle to replace the amazing TM3s but certainly made a good fist of replacing TM 1 and TM 2. I like the way you've hung onto stuff. Plenty of gea...
by Charlie1
2023-11-09 08:38
Forum: HiFi
Topic: More on source first and other priorities
Replies: 72
Views: 189228

Re: More on source first and other priorities

I think it's been said that speakers are The most personal choice within a system especially since they have to look good, have waf, work in the room, And be to your musical taste. I don't know that others have expressed it to the point that they can't bear anything but (almost) one brand, but that...
by Charlie1
2023-11-08 23:21
Forum: Me and My system
Topic: Hermanns System
Replies: 646
Views: 534441

Re: Hermanns System

The only one I didn't like was D2 as the tempo seemed hurried.

Couldn't really get anything from the first track though.

Take Five was more even for me with perhaps a slight preference for E.
by Charlie1
2023-11-08 23:15
Forum: HiFi
Topic: More on source first and other priorities
Replies: 72
Views: 189228

Re: More on source first and other priorities

Thing with your example is you’re changing 2 things - a better example is either system & just change the speakers… Not really cos I'm trying to convey a point that (for me) source first wouldn't outweigh the influence of (most) non-Linn speakers. I get what you’re saying but ultimately bad speaker...
by Charlie1
2023-11-08 22:17
Forum: HiFi
Topic: More on source first and other priorities
Replies: 72
Views: 189228

Re: More on source first and other priorities

How so? You asked about a system with a level of engagement from all components over one compromised with an unengaging component, particularly uncommunicative/unmusical speakers… Not that a higher system budget &/or higher component price necessarily leads to increased engagement, but I’d argue th...
by Charlie1
2023-11-08 20:42
Forum: HiFi
Topic: More on source first and other priorities
Replies: 72
Views: 189228

Re: More on source first and other priorities

Spannko wrote: 2023-11-08 17:50
Charlie1 wrote: 2023-11-08 16:58 ….. just normal unmusical speakers like 90% on the market …..
Sad, but almost true! I’d go as far as saying at least 99%, maybe more 😳
Oh, I was trying to not be too negative but I'm sure you're right.
by Charlie1
2023-11-08 20:42
Forum: HiFi
Topic: More on source first and other priorities
Replies: 72
Views: 189228

Re: More on source first and other priorities

Just use a pair of the 3-4 other speaker models then 🤪 If you can’t afford a nice musical pair of speakers from the 10%, balance your budget a bit better, but do so between amps & speakers rather than Monos and lesser source… but you knew that, right 😋 Not really the point I was trying to make but ...
by Charlie1
2023-11-08 16:58
Forum: HiFi
Topic: More on source first and other priorities
Replies: 72
Views: 189228

Re: More on source first and other priorities

How do you determine that it’s a fabulously musical source and that they are terrifically engaging amps if you’re using uncommunicative/unmusical speakers? 🤨 Like I said, assume the system was engaging with 3-4 other speaker models. Besides, I would hope there is consensus on this forum that Kalla,...