Happy new year to you Robert and to all of you contributing on this wonderfull group.I wish you all lots of love, joy and of course music.David ... De: Robert...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 2, 2011 6:48 pm
This is a slightly altered version of a message I sent to Tony in response to a letter from him about room correction etc. Happy new Year! It was good to hear...
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HM
listentwice2002
Jan 2, 2011 8:12 pm
Chapeau! Hans-Martin...
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Ken Holder
pallasranch
Jan 3, 2011 3:32 am
... I've gotten the impression that B-format Ambisonics decoded over 6 or 8 horizontal speakers can be almost completely realistic (assuming good speakers,...
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Will_H
will_hum
Jan 3, 2011 4:57 am
Having the luxury of being off work for the last 10 days, I've been listening a lot to my PSB T6 speakers (with NAD C326BEE and Denon DVD2930 universal...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 4, 2011 3:58 am
Thank you for the support! (re my Dvorak CD) About Ambisonics: It is a very interesting system. But the horizontal version sound,well, horizontal! I have not...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 4, 2011 5:26 am
This really made me happy! It is results like this that make audio reviewing worthwhile to the reviewers. And thank you for letting me know. REG...
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Ken Holder
pallasranch
Jan 4, 2011 6:25 am
... That's right, I'd forgotten about that. However, higher order Ambisonics makes my eyes glaze over. Whereas ... 0th order?, 1st order?, I can comprehend....
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 6, 2011 4:18 am
I like to listen to the radio in my car and I drive a lot nowadays rescuing dogs from shelters all over Southern California. For one thing, listening in the...
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Ted Rook
ted_rook
Jan 6, 2011 2:56 pm
Perhaps the "extra good" quality that raises our pleasure level is an emotional response to the content of the material, perhaps it goes something like this....
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Fred
glenndriech
Jan 6, 2011 3:46 pm
I think much is because we're naturally attuned to processing midrange frequencies that almost all equipment can reproduce effectively. Fred. ... From: Ted...
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Tom Mallin
thomasmallin
Jan 6, 2011 4:41 pm
I find that listening to music in a car can easily transcend the home listening experience in certain ways, especially if the auto system is half-way decent,...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 6, 2011 5:38 pm
All the replies were interesting, but in a sense beside the point. That one can enjoy car listening, yes, that is clear--one has (usually) nothing else on...
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Tom Mallin
thomasmallin
Jan 6, 2011 6:10 pm
In your example, it could just be a matter of the overall frequency balance of the recordings. You said you had to turn the treble all the way down on the...
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Uli Brueggemann
uli_bru
Jan 6, 2011 7:04 pm
Robert, just let's repeat your writing: All the rpleies wree ineentitsrg, but in a snese bsiede the pinot. Taht one can eonjy car ltiinsneg, yes, taht is...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 7, 2011 3:11 am
I think this is the right idea! My guess is that there are patterns that the brain locks onto(just as with the words) and that if these patterns are...
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Fred
glenndriech
Jan 7, 2011 5:19 am
My first answer was "I think much is because we're naturally attuned to processing midrange frequencies that almost all equipment can reproduce effectively." ...
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russelldawkins
Jan 7, 2011 6:28 pm
... I think two basic factors are in effect here. One is that, for all their flaws, car systems do have their strengths - bass reverberation is shortened and...
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Tziky
tzikymeshulam
Jan 7, 2011 8:38 pm
During October there have been discussions ( RMAF and the M40.1s ) about how close to real music a speaker can sound. Has anyone been in a Recorded vs. Live...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 7, 2011 10:13 pm
I have tried this myself often enough, though to the extent that it involves violin playing, I have to rely onother listeners's impressions (the violin to the...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 7, 2011 10:19 pm
Some years ago I had a long talk with one of the people involved in setting up the AR demos. Now many audiophiles have made fun of these demos and said tht...
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HM
listentwice2002
Jan 7, 2011 10:39 pm
Hi Tziky I once read an impressive report about such a comparison long time ago between a string quartet on a stage and a grammophone playing the same music...
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Tziky
tzikymeshulam
Jan 8, 2011 7:56 am
Thank you for both for sharing your views on the subject. While I now have a better understanding on why differences are inevitable, I am still wondering about...
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frank.lafond
Jan 8, 2011 5:03 pm
Thanks for sharing this link. Does anyone know if the software referenced in the post has been made available yet? Also on Sean's blog is a relevant article,...
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Tziky
tzikymeshulam
Jan 8, 2011 6:25 pm
Frank, I must have missed that one... I have read several very interesting articles in that blog. I admire their scientific and methodological approach towards...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 8, 2011 8:04 pm
I have the recording now of Smetana Moldau and the rest of Ma Vlast(the Moldau being what I heard on my car radio that so impressed me). And it is just as good...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 9, 2011 1:47 am
All true in my book. However, there has been progress since 1935 in the sense that while Blumlein indeed had the theory, what neither he nor anyone else had at...
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Helmut Oellers
syntheticwave
Jan 9, 2011 5:25 pm
Hello REG, without all doubt Blumlein was a genius. However, a lot of time departed since his days. Utterly new possibilities arise in the fast development in...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 10, 2011 1:56 am
HM is right of course that there is a shift in perceived balance in adding two identical stereo channels versus the same sound in a single mono (center)...
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Robert
regtas43
Jan 10, 2011 7:06 pm
Of course I agree with this, too! The problem is that for many of us the question in musical terms is how to listen to stereo since most of the music we want...
