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 much easier to understand - if I was back in conservatory doing listening tests and having to write out what I heard in musical notation, I could only hope for a system this revealing! - and I had a clear sense of how the trumpet player maintained his breath energy while he shaped the phrases.
Thanks for all who are taking the time to listen. I’m not sure how this works as far as to when to reveal more details. I would hate to ruin it for those who haven’t had a chance to listen. I kind of put them out late in the day yesterday GMT, so maybe should wait a bit longer.
John wrote: ↑2021-11-11 14:11
Thanks for all who are taking the time to listen. I’m not sure how this works as far as to when to reveal more details. I would hate to ruin it for those who haven’t had a chance to listen. I kind of put them out late in the day yesterday GMT, so maybe should wait a bit longer.
I found these recordings difficult to judge because I struggled to predict the notes - that's a reflection on my unfamiliarity with the music rather than the quality. If I played it at 4x speed I might have more of a chance :)
I have a tonal preference for B (breathiness less distracting, base tones more harmonic), but I would not be able to apply my understanding of the tune method to these clips.
John wrote: ↑2021-11-10 17:19
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”.
Thanks to all who shared their thoughts. I greatly appreciate your comments.
“A” was Spotify Premium streamed from the Sonos app on my 7th gen iPad to a Sonos Amp driving Tannoy DMT 15’s.
“B” was a LP12, Exposure 13 Phono preamp, Exposure 19 line preamp for the front end. The tape output on the preamp is connected to the Sonos Amp upstairs.
John wrote: ↑2021-11-10 17:19
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”.
Thanks to all who shared their thoughts. I greatly appreciate your comments.
“A” was Spotify Premium streamed from the Sonos app on my 7th gen iPad to a Sonos Amp driving Tannoy DMT 15’s.
“B” was a LP12, Exposure 13 Phono preamp, Exposure 19 line preamp for the front end. The tape output on the preamp is connected to the Sonos Amp upstairs.
With the usual caveats of judging hifi by internet clips, John your LP12 is one of the best I’ve ever heard! I could never get mine to sing that well. Kudos
John wrote: ↑2021-11-12 21:38
Once again, thanks for listening and the kind remarks.
The source was the LP12 on both.
“AA” is my all analog rig in the basement including an Exposure 18S power amp and Tannoy System 1000 studio monitors...
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
I liked the Tannoys in John's system. They used to be built in Coatbridge, not far from me. There does seem to be a change in the way that some monitors are viewed on the forum. Until the JBL monitors appeared on the forum my recollection is of monitors being viewed as lacking musicality. Opinions change and that's healthy.
My 308 MK1s should arrive on Tuesday. I'm looking forward to hearing them :)
Carl Sagan: Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
FairPlayMotty wrote: ↑2021-11-13 20:47
I liked the Tannoys in John's system... Until the JBL monitors appeared on the forum my recollection is of monitors being viewed as lacking musicality. Opinions change and that's healthy.
My 308 MK1s should arrive on Tuesday. I'm looking forward to hearing them :)
That did seem to be the perception, but this forum is quite open minded, for the most part... I'm sure there are a few here looking forward to hearing your thoughts on the 308 MK1s.
