Based on sonics... which do you prefer ?

Based on sonics which do you prefer.

  • Ruby

    Votes: 14 42.4%

  • Opal

    Votes: 19 57.6%
  • Total voters
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#222
scopeboy said:
The original hi-fi enthusiasts were arguably trying to recreate the concert hall experience in their living rooms.
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Modern hi-fi enthusiasts still have the same goal. Other audio enthusiasts may have other aims. My view is that to use music to evaluate hi-fi equipment it must be music that existed acoustically and was carefully recorded, which rules out most but not all popular music. If the aim is not reproduction but a pleasant sound then any music liked by the listener can be used.
 
#225
DF96 said:
Modern hi-fi enthusiasts still have the same goal. Other audio enthusiasts may have other aims. My view is that to use music to evaluate hi-fi equipment it must be music that existed acoustically and was carefully recorded, which rules out most but not all popular music. If the aim is not reproduction but a pleasant sound then any music liked by the listener can be used.
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I dunno. I find dubstep useful for showing up unwanted room modes. 😀

I agree that classical music is probably the most demanding overall in terms of performance of the system. I noticed the comment earlier that pop music can be improved by recording to a cassette, but classical is wrecked.
 
#227
heb1001 said:
That sounds like tape too. This time not appreciated. I like the sound of the bow on the strings. It's too soft in that recording.
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OK, then it's quite difficult. It is an original recording of Bach Cello suites, Suite No. 1. Mp3 reduces quality, but the recording quality is very good even through mp3. These are original data ripped from CD, converted to mp3. Recording is definitely not a problem.

BTW, Yo Yo Ma is a Chinese american cello player. Your comments are really interesting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-Yo_Ma
 
#228
PMA said:
OK, then it's quite difficult. It is an original recording of Bach Cello suites, Suite No. 1. Mp3 reduces quality, but the recording quality is very good even through mp3. These are original data ripped from CD, converted to mp3. Recording is definitely not a problem.

BTW, Yo Yo Ma is a Chinese american cello player. Your comments are really interesting.

Yo-Yo Ma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Was getting resampled. I need to put my system back to normal after setting it to 48000 for the previous testing and then try again. Requires a reboot on Linux with my soundcard unfortunately. I should submit another fix for the driver 🙂

Sample Specification: s16le 2ch 44100Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"s16le\"" format.channels = "2" format.rate = "44100" format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
Mute: no
Volume: 0: 100% 1: 100%
0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
Buffer Latency: 103378 usec
Sink Latency: 62721 usec
Resample method: speex-float-10
 
#232
DF96 said:
Modern hi-fi enthusiasts still have the same goal. Other audio enthusiasts may have other aims. My view is that to use music to evaluate hi-fi equipment it must be music that existed acoustically and was carefully recorded, which rules out most but not all popular music. If the aim is not reproduction but a pleasant sound then any music liked by the listener can be used.
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If non reference sound send through ones system sound like reference sound then system is colouring original :down:.....Reference sound send through ones sound system must sound as reference sound when comes thruu for being natural :up:
 
#236
SY said:
If you can't enjoy Queen Ida or Clifton Chenier, you have no soul. I'm a big fan of They Might Be Giants, but I know I'm in the minority here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvvy7HzyZtU
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I've been misunderstood. I didn't know Yo Yo Ma so I searched and the first thing I came across was Libertango which I didn't like because of the accordion. I tried a few of his other works at random and most would probably be OK. I don't have a general aversion to accordion.

I also have some They Might Be Giants but will probably never listen again.
 
#237
PMA said:
The cello recording I posted got a grammy award for best instrumental soloist performance. They probably forgot to ask some diyer how it should sound.
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I didn't say it was bad. I just said that while I was rebooting into a mode that would play it bit perfect so I could actually listen to it you could compare with some other Cello that I found interesting to listen to so you could understand what I was expecting a Cello to sound like.

As it happens, I still think it's a bit warm and soft for my taste but perhaps that's the mp3 or the 44.1kHz or that I'm listening on my headphones on my 2nd system which has op amps in it rather than the tube amp and DAC with the discrete I/V because it's 1:30 am here.

I can try on speakers and the good system tomorrow perhaps.

I have the Cello music I pointed you at at 192kHz and it sounds good to me. The bow seems to bite into the strings. That's what is lacking in the mp3 file (as played on the wrong one of my systems on my headphones).
 
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