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- Sun Nov 23, 2014 5:19 pm
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Your last listen
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Re: Your last listen
Could be your setup is now so transparent you hear the weaknesses in the original recording.
- Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:23 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Music Stranglers
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7601
Re: Music Stranglers
Very clear, Doc, thankyou. So it comes back to personal taste / budget / room acoustics / rest of audio system.
Every installation is different and unique.
Every installation is different and unique.
- Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:10 pm
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Your last listen
- Replies: 8413
- Views: 2281337
Re: Your last listen
How is the Pi hooked up to the DAC. USB? Are you hearing jitter, a sort of veil in the signal.
24 bit uses considerably more digital bandwidth than 16, maybe the processor is having to work harder.
24 bit uses considerably more digital bandwidth than 16, maybe the processor is having to work harder.
- Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:40 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Music Stranglers
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7601
Re: Music Stranglers
So that would make electrostatics & magnaplanars the 'ideal' loudspeaker??
- Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:56 am
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Music Stranglers
- Replies: 21
- Views: 7601
Re: Music Stranglers
My Magnepan MMG speakers are actually a 'giveaway' product produced by the maker as a no-profit taster for the bigger models. Despite their low price (and the fact that they are American) they sound incredible; natural,fast, precise, with an amazing 3D soundstage. And they work just fine with an NVA...
- Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:34 pm
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Pat Metheny - Orchestrion
- Replies: 1
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Re: Pat Metheny - Orchestrion
If anyone's interested, here is one of the best bits from the film. An improvisation where Pat lays down several layered loops and then transfers them to the percussion-bots via MIDI, then directly programs a bass line on the Piano. And keeps it building . [BBvideo 425,350]http://www.youtube.com/wat...
- Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:59 pm
- Forum: NVA Discussions
- Topic: NVA MOVES
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9159
Re: NVA MOVES
Ta for the goodwill. Luckily we can spread the move and do most of it with the Doblo (so pleased now I got it) only need a big van for the big stuff. Being a probate the house has needed a complete rebuild inside, we are up to nearly £20k with that but it puts at least £30k on the value of the hous...
- Wed Nov 19, 2014 2:00 pm
- Forum: NVA Discussions
- Topic: NVA MOVES
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9159
Re: NVA MOVES
Good luck - hope that everything goes as easily as possible for you.
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:54 pm
- Forum: General Audio
- Topic: Psycho Acooustic Effects
- Replies: 36
- Views: 9886
Re: Psycho Acooustic Effects
Thankyou for sharing this. (Deep bow)
- Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:47 pm
- Forum: Music
- Topic: Pat Metheny - Orchestrion
- Replies: 1
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Pat Metheny - Orchestrion
I'm watching the DVD of Pat Metheny' s 'The Orchestrion Project' and have to share a few opinions on this. Like or loathe Pat, he is an innovator and explorer in the musical universe and is always moving on to new ground. On the first 'Orchestrion' album he introduced us to a huge robotic music ense...