Playground for practical listening exercises

[Whatsmynaim]

I prefer A2. It keeps me interested the whole way through. B2 didn't.

[tpetsch]

I prefer A2. It keeps me interested the whole way through. B2 didn't.

Everything just seems to fall in place better musically with B2.

[Defender]

I think its difficult to decide I find both very good but since I cant decide it seems that both have differend qualities - I tend to like B better if both B‘s are the same setup

[beck]

I think its difficult to decide I find both very good but since I cant decide it seems that both have differend qualities - I tend to like B better if both B‘s are the same setup

Yes, A and A2 are the same setup. B and B2 are the same setup.

[Sopper]

B for me again, slightly

[Arjen]

B2 for me.

[Charlie1]

A2 is my natural preference but I now hear what spankko says about the more tuneful vocals in B / B2.

Is there somewhere between the two?

[Arjen]

A2 is my natural preference but I now hear what spankko says about the more tuneful vocals in B / B2.

Is there somewhere between the two?

That’s analogue. Not 0 or 1, not A or B but some in between….

[Spannko]

A2 doesn’t even sound like S&G to me. It’s too out of tune. B2 is captures S&G’s harmonies much better, IMHO.

[Whatsmynaim]

..Very interesting results with me as the only one to prefer A in both cases. By the way I still stand by my choices.
How does it sound in room and what do you prefer Beck?

[beck]

..Very interesting results with me as the only one to prefer A in both cases. By the way I still stand by my choices.
How does it sound in room and what do you prefer Beck?

I understand all the answers that are written regarding setup A and B, and they are one to one with what I hear in the room. :-)

More clips are to come soon with an “inbetween” setup.

[beck]

C) https://www.dropbox.com/s/zh1rrk21ju4e5 ... 4.mov?dl=0

C2) https://www.dropbox.com/s/dkahbbo5edcv8 ... 9.mov?dl=0

Setup C has been my setup for a while. A and B are experiments on the basis of C……..

[Whatsmynaim]

Out of the three, C is best on both songs. Time to go back to the drawing board eh? ;)
Well, first let's hear what everyone else has to say.

[Charlie1]

Yeah, C / C2 are my pick as well. Not like listening to a HiFi - i only hear music

[tpetsch]

Agree, C2 would be my pick of the bunch thus far..

[beck]

Thank you all for listening and taking part in the discussion. It is so interesting and helpful to get the forums
point of view.
C is my baseline for further experiments. :-)

Who knows, maybe C is the music peak for my system………..

[beck]

D) https://www.dropbox.com/s/l6ktd6xkk4011 ... 2.mov?dl=0

D2) https://www.dropbox.com/s/5ouoa73fx4mhf ... 7.mov?dl=0

Compare with C and C2 above. Which do you prefer?

[Whatsmynaim]

..and here we go again

C vs D: This was really difficult! D sounds relaxed and got a tuneful bass, still I probably pick C for it's pace and energy.
C2 vs D2: Here I pick C2. D2 sounded a bit too slow for my taste.

[beck]

..and here we go again

C vs D: This was really difficult! D sounds relaxed and got a tuneful bass, still I probably pick C for it's pace and energy.
C2 vs D2: Here I pick C2. D2 sounded a bit too slow for my taste.

Thank you Whatsmynaim. This is what I needed. I now have a clear picture of where to land. It is quite close to C but with a small twist. :-)

[tokenbrit]

Compare with C and C2 above. Which do you prefer?

CompareD: enjoyed D more - not sure if that's appropriate given the lyrics... :?

[Charlie1]

I found this much closer too. I still prefer C which to me is like a soft lullaby transporting me away.

However, I think I now prefer D2 as I find it more interesting.

You do seem to have zero'd in on a crossover point. Which way are you leaning?

[beck]

I found this much closer too. I still prefer C which to me is like a soft lullaby transporting me away.

However, I think I now prefer D2 as I find it more interesting.

You do seem to have zero'd in on a crossover point. Which way are you leaning?

Both! :-) I think I am close but still working on it……….

[Whatsmynaim]

I got an idea.
Maybe it's time to bring back the Silver interconnects and see what happens? I know you prefer the Linn Black but when listening to them in my own system they sound almost skewed. Like if the high frequencies arrives earlier than the rest. Resulting in a quick and lean presentation. In that respect Linn Silver are much more balanced and tuneful. And yeah, that could be the reason why they're more expensive ;)

[beck]

I got an idea.
Maybe it's time to bring back the Silver interconnects and see what happens? I know you prefer the Linn Black but when listening to them in my own system they sound almost skewed. Like if the high frequencies arrives earlier than the rest. Resulting in a quick and lean presentation. In that respect Linn Silver are much more balanced and tuneful. And yeah, that could be the reason why they're more expensive ;)

I am ahead of you but thank you for the tip! :-)

For those interested you can find my latest and last! clips in “Beck and his black boxes”.

Music can be found when you keep searching for it. :-)

[Sopper]

Just need some feedback on recording
Do I need to adjust distance, volume, something else?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wjPqu_ ... share_link