http://bjaesthetics.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/43/4/345.pdf This is worth a look. I am not sure if this works from nonacademic sites, but I shall check...
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Raymond Zavodnik
rayz_abroad
Nov 4, 2009 1:24 pm
I can resist chiming in on this topic. We all have our experiences that influence our thoughts on music and recording. I remember attending a Duke Ellington...
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RodHill
rgdh3
Nov 3, 2009 11:36 pm
Noted and viewed with thanks, Fred. I think the ship plus the jazz plus the scenery will make for a definite visit! Rod ... ...
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Tom Mallin
thomasmallin
Nov 3, 2009 11:02 pm
It's all about the balance of direct and indirect sound. Some folks like more indirect sound, others less in the mix. I certainly want to hear some hall...
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Fred
glenndriech
Nov 3, 2009 9:49 pm
Rod, Should you visit Scotland, you'd absolutely revel in views of Loch Katrine and the beautifully tended engine room of the steamship "Sir Walter Scott"....
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regtas43
Nov 3, 2009 7:03 pm
Of course this is one of the things that I have spent a lot of time trying to get out of audio--the idea that the recorded sound would become the standard for...
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laurie483000
Nov 3, 2009 7:03 pm
Steam ships are nice - someone (also a bit nerdy?) at my old work place was in a group that ran an old steam tug - we had an office visit at London Docklands...
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ymm
yipmangmeng
Nov 3, 2009 2:16 pm
Chamber music sounds good in a recital hall with about 200 seats, chamber orchestra in a 800-seat hall, and orchestral music in a hall that has about 1500...
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Tom Mallin
thomasmallin
Nov 3, 2009 12:22 pm
Chamber music of past centuries was mostly written for fairly large domestic rooms, like a ballroom in a mansion. This is still a lot smaller room than most...
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RodHill
rgdh3
Nov 3, 2009 4:12 am
Yip:- For me it depends upon the actual physical hall and the type of performance. I know I wouldn't be placed optimally if always seated in the same seat in...
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Tom Mallin
thomasmallin
Nov 3, 2009 3:51 am
There is no discount for the close-in seats at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Seats in the first 22 rows are all priced the same. My comments about the sonic...
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regtas43
Nov 3, 2009 3:37 am
Not a problem. But actually, one of my usual psychological approaches to thinking about audio is to ask myself how much some system sounds like that Row 9 in...
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RodHill
rgdh3
Nov 3, 2009 2:27 am
Seems like an alternative hobby that's a lot of fun, Laurie. A feature of many classic Sydney vintage steam ferries was to have the engine room open (for...
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regtas43
Nov 2, 2009 10:07 pm
To each his own, but I rather object to the use of the word "better" a a synonym for "I like it more". There is no sort of absolute standard of what an opera...
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Tom Mallin
thomasmallin
Nov 2, 2009 7:54 pm
My wife and I switched our Lyric Opera series this season to a brand new series of Friday matinees from our previous Thursday series. It's nice for us in...
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laurie483000
Nov 2, 2009 6:15 pm
Another possible factor is that attendance at a live concert is a one off occasion. There is no chance to hear the same thing again and again and to begin to...
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ymm
yipmangmeng
Nov 2, 2009 4:13 pm
Hi REG,  I hope it wasn't my imagination but I think I read in your articles and posts that you prefer the balcony seats in the LA hall and so I...
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regtas43
Nov 2, 2009 3:34 pm
Whoo! I most definitely do not prefer balcony seats in general!! In Copenhagen, I used to sit in Row 9 (of Tivoli Concert Hall) In Carnegie, when I lived in...
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ymm
yipmangmeng
Nov 2, 2009 2:30 pm
Tom likes to sit in the first few rows, I prefer the 13th to 15th row, and REG said he prefers the balcony seats. To each his own, even at the concerts.  ...
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laurie483000
Nov 2, 2009 1:50 pm
Rod Oh, I thought everyone had forgotten! In that case, I'll just say that although I regard this as a very active site with 30,000+ messages to date and...
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regtas43
Nov 2, 2009 3:52 am
There is indeed a lot of variation in the sound heard in concerts. At its best, it is both extremely beautiful and very exciting--to me at any rate, and it...
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Ken Holder
ken_holder_n...
Nov 2, 2009 2:15 am
... I actually think Nimbus only recorded horizontal-only Ambisonics (3-channels, W, X, and Y -- no Z up/down signal). And yes, unfortunately many were...
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RodHill
rgdh3
Nov 2, 2009 2:12 am
Too late to be coy about your "nerdy interest", Laurie. You came clean to us quite some months ago!  Toot! Toot!   Rod ... From: laurie483000...
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ymm
yipmangmeng
Nov 1, 2009 11:22 pm
Thank you, Edward, Tom, and Tony for your replies. Â best, Yip ... From: tonycdk <tcdk@...> Subject: [regsaudioforum] Re: Nimbus recordings To:...
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nedmast2@...
ingridstaysout
Nov 1, 2009 8:22 pm
My audio system is in a separate building from our house, and our indoor cats never get out there. But, the cats reaction to live music has been interesting....
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laurie483000
Nov 1, 2009 7:14 pm
Starting off with a few comments that are seemingly at a slight tangent to this thread, but I gradually come round. Following attendance at live concerts, I...
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tonycdk
Nov 1, 2009 6:09 pm
In addition to those already mentioned I would suggest NI 5487 (Mozart oboe quartet and the horn and the clarinet quintets). As you probably know, all Nimbus...
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mike44402903
Nov 1, 2009 2:41 pm
... No, but . . . My old cat would come running when he heard Haydn quartets. He knew I would be sitting still and willing to scratch his head for a long time....
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ymm
yipmangmeng
Nov 1, 2009 7:14 am
http://www.binaural.com/SunBinArticle.html Has anyone tried Binaural in depth? JS makes it sound that it is the best in sound reproduction. best, Yip New Email...
