A24 4,345 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 That's why you shouldn't listen only to good recordings when auditioning speakers. BTW, did you know there's a dropout in Time Out Of Mind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 I did not. Where is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 Somewhere in the song. No really, it's better not to know. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 I guess its better than an assistant engineer erasing an entire song (which actually happened). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 My latest purchase ... Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Warfedales? Ooh, nice. When I first started out on my hi fi adventure, the first pair of "proper" loudspeakers that I owned, were a pair of Warfedale Sheltons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Yes, I already bought the Wharfdale Linton 85th Anniversary not too long ago (see this thread), but when I saw these (Denton 85th Anniversary) on a second-hand market (not ebay), I could not resist. At first I was disppointed with them. The treble had an excessive 'zing' to it. When using a single cable, Wharfdale recommends diagonal wiring (LF- and HF+) but when I connected it to the HF connectors (HF- and HF+), the 'zing' was gone. I also tried connecting them using only the bottom connectors (LF- and LF+) but then the mid-range becomes too prominent. Never knew all these different configurations could make such a difference. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 If memory serves, Warfedales are noted for their prominent top end. My Sheltons were pretty trebley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 7 hours ago, AC1 said: My latest purchase ... The chair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Shut up. A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Naïve Old Fart said: If memory serves, Warfedales are noted for their prominent top end. My Sheltons were pretty trebley. Indeed. Not that I'm that familiar with Wharfedale but I know they are known for being warm sounding speakers. Luckily there's a solution for people that don't like boosted treble. Searching the internet, not many Denton owners seem to be aware of that. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Update: not that it matters to you guys but the problem with the tweeter (boosted treble) is gone. I guess there's even such a thing as tweeter break-in. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Here they are: Just for fun, the Dentons next to my Lintons (sorry for the bad quality. It's with my phone and it isn't an iPhone). The Dentons (smaller ones) sound surprisingly good in this position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Cool. Shouldn't the bigger ones be further apart to give a good stereo field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 At first they were further apart but more toed in towards my ears. Here they are only slightly toed in (the space between the tweeters is 2,20 meter) and I thought they sounded better that way. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Impressive. Most impressive. Ooh! KARMAKIRIAD. Nice . My favourite of the Nightly Trilogy. Do you ever run both pairs together, and...are you drying tea-towels on your telly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Impressive. Most impressive. Ooh! KARMAKIRIAD. Nice . My favourite of the Nightly Trilogy. My favorite Fagen solo album as well! An opinion I seem to remember Alex expressing disbelief at before. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I have no idea why. THE NIGHTFLY is the most accomplished and well-known, but MORPH THE CAT has some very nice stuff on it (the title track, WHAT I DO, BRITE NIGHTGOWN, H GANG, and my personal favourite SECURITY JOAN). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 41 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Do you ever run both pairs together ... No, I don't. The Dentons are for in another room. But that room don't seem to like them very much. I don't think it's even possible to run them both at the same time because of the combined impedance. 41 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Ooh! KARMAKIRIAD. It's how I check the treble response these days. The first track has a very sharp hi-hat which actually sound too prominent and fatiguing in my other smaller room but here in this room it's okay. Very strange. And somewhat later there a terrible ride cymbal with extreme HF (and only HF). 28 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: I have no idea why. I like the instrumental outro of 'On The Dunes', but that's about it. I'm not a fan of any of the other DF (other than The Nightfly) or new Steely Dan CDs but I don't mind putting them on from time to time. Today I listened to The Royal Scam ... much, much better. BTW, can you locate the Linn Sondek LP12? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Ooh, yes! The LP 12 is behind the telly. What arm? What cartridge? KARMAKIRIAD vs. THE ROYAL SCAM? No contest A24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 Wow! Look at that record player! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 What make is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 No idea but it would be cool just to have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Brian Eno's new Limited Edition turntable: Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Like Eno, himself: pure artifice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 A nice turntable for Disco music. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 Geez, Louise!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 This year I officially dropped my mp3/flac player and my Micro SD cards. My current audio equipment for listening music is: - My Galaxy S20 Phone - Foobar2000 for Android - My Nassen Type C Cable Cord 384khz-32bit Hi-Res DAC for Galaxy S20+ - My Bose Companion 2 Series III Multimedia Speakers (connected to my phone when I listen to music) - My new Meze 99 Classics headphones - My iDrive cloud (where all my FLACs are stored) Next year, I'll invest in new speakers, but these one are very okay, most of the time I listen to my music with headphones. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Positivatee 327 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 And I'm sorry, but I'm still very "wires"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,370 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Oh cool, I didn't realize they made USB-C DACs. That's pretty cool Bespin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,484 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, Jay said: Oh cool, I didn't realize they made USB-C DACs. That's pretty cool And they exist in different quality, buy only Hi-Res ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Tascam is making cassettes again! Maybe CD was too good for the people? PS: Tascam are making them especially for their vintage Portastudios which seem to be highly popular these days. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 Very flash. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 People love the miniature reel-to-reel look so these are going to sell well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I now have the Bowers and Wilkins 606 S2 which are excellent monitor speakers for a ridiculous price! You will hear totally new nuances especially in the low frequency area. The bass is authentic, wow! Just a warning: The speakers are very demanding - you need the proper equipment if you want to use their full potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 It's said that with its aluminium dome tweeter these have a forward treble. If so, I would certainly not match them with bright sounding amps and sources. There's a way to find out. How does this sound on them? Particularly the ride cymbals? Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 On my own amplifier the ride cymbals are very pleasant and the crash cymbals are ... quite dominant. On my parents' inferior amplifier (which we've connected the speakers to initially) the cymbals would probably have been much too dominant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 When I was 15 -16 -17, my mother had this amp (yes, the black one) and my favorite switch was the Loudness switch. In fact, I thought music only sounded good with Loudness switched on. Later I really had to learn how to listen without Loudness but I still have the best memories of the days I had with this amp. Pioneer SX-5580 Stereo Receiver Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 And I don't know what happened to that Pioneer receiver but I wish I still had it: https://www.ebay.com/itm/224795178442?hash=item3456d635ca:g:wn8AAOSw0xdh5Udx Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Your mother must have been a hi-fi enthusiast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 She was! And she worked for Pioneer Europe. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 My speakers star in Ridley Scott's House Of Gucci! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 Is that you on the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 No, that's Adam Driver. He's an actor. You might know him from the Disney Star Wars movies. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 They look like Warfedales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,080 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, AC1 said: No, that's Adam Driver. He's an actor. You might know him from the Disney Star Wars movies. I meant to write on the left. Anyway, I didn't recognize Adam without his light saber. I guess it was to heavy to bring along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 The thing is, they are newly made speakers, but they look vintage enough to pass as speakers that match the time period of the movie (House Of Gucci, not Star Wars). Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,550 Posted February 6, 2022 Share Posted February 6, 2022 What do they sound like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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