The Audio Debate thread; for .Sup and Freezer

2009-06-19 08:25:10

#201

Fancy_Pollux: Connoisseur of Fine Wine; +1,306|6664

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Fancy_Pollux wrote:
$100 headphones > $1000+ speakers. That said, the people over at http://www.head-fi.org/forums/ think it's perfectly acceptable to drop $1000 on a pair of headphones.

I like my Grado MS1's for music and my Audiotechnica ATH A500's for games.
Dohoho. Of course they say that, they're a headphone forum.

That said, I lurked there for a while. I find that there is a concentration of "modern audiophiles" as I call them, there. People who don't really know anything about the subject, but only go after the price and the number of three-letter acronyms on their stuff.

Now, I'm not arguing that headphones don't have good price:performance, they do, but to a certain extent.

I am by no means an expert on audio, but I was under the impression that good headphones/earphones will always sound better because you are hearing the sound directly from the source with no ambient interference. With speakers, there are more variables that affect the sound, such as the acoustics of the room.

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2009-07-14 18:32:34

#202

Harmor: Error_Name_Not_Found; +605|6566|San Diego, CA, USA

http://gizmodo.com/5313594/the-best-headphones-ever

2009-07-14 18:57:05

#203

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6215|Winland

Electrostatics are awesome. I once almost had a chance to get my hands on a set of vintage Marantz ones, but I foolishly wandered off.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-07-15 02:24:56

#204

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6471|The Twilight Zone

Stax tbh

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2009-07-15 02:26:19

#205

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6342|New Haven, CT

I listen to music on Youtube using two-piece Harmon Kardon speakers from 2001, and its fine for me. Is that a good thing?

2009-07-15 02:29:41

#206

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6471|The Twilight Zone

nukchebi0 wrote:
I listen to music on Youtube using two-piece Harmon Kardon speakers from 2001, and its fine for me. Is that a good thing?

nukchebi0 wrote:
Is that a good thing?

nukchebi0 wrote:
and its fine for me.

2009-07-15 07:10:36

#207

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6215|Winland

.Sup wrote:
Stax tbh

The Marantz electrostatics were designed by Stax. Marantz only made the amplifier and built the phones.

@nukchebi0: I'm just surprised that you don't get annoyed at navigating your music.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-07-15 07:29:53

#208

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5806|Catherine Black

Freezer what do you think of H|H Electronic IC100S Combo?

https://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/rab622/amp.jpg?t=1247668166

2009-07-15 07:37:31

#209

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6215|Winland

Finray wrote:
Freezer what do you think of H|H Electronic IC100S Combo?

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/rab … 1247668166

Solid-state guitar amps, goes against nature a little. Probably decent for live stuff, but I doubt many would want to record with it.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-07-15 07:40:12

#210

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5806|Catherine Black

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Finray wrote:
Freezer what do you think of H|H Electronic IC100S Combo?

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/rab … 1247668166
Solid-state guitar amps, goes against nature a little. Probably decent for live stuff, but I doubt many would want to record with it.

Could I use it as a sub or something?

Cammy moved out and left it, dunno if I should sell it dump it or keep it.

2009-07-15 07:43:02

#211

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6215|Winland

Finray wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Finray wrote:
Freezer what do you think of H|H Electronic IC100S Combo?

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/rab … 1247668166
Solid-state guitar amps, goes against nature a little. Probably decent for live stuff, but I doubt many would want to record with it.
Could I use it as a sub or something?

Cammy moved out and left it, dunno if I should sell it dump it or keep it.

Try it. Turn the effects off, turn the bass up and treble down. Then just hook something up to line in.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-07-15 07:46:21

#212

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5806|Catherine Black

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Finray wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Solid-state guitar amps, goes against nature a little. Probably decent for live stuff, but I doubt many would want to record with it.
Could I use it as a sub or something?

Cammy moved out and left it, dunno if I should sell it dump it or keep it.
Try it. Turn the effects off, turn the bass up and treble down. Then just hook something up to line in.

I'm assuming it'd be better than the sub on my current setup, but everything plugs into there. I dunno.

2009-07-15 08:06:52

#213

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6215|Winland

Finray wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Finray wrote:

Could I use it as a sub or something?

Cammy moved out and left it, dunno if I should sell it dump it or keep it.
Try it. Turn the effects off, turn the bass up and treble down. Then just hook something up to line in.
I'm assuming it'd be better than the sub on my current setup, but everything plugs into there. I dunno.

Not really. Cambridge make some quite decent stuff. I think you're best off just leaving it as it is.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-07-15 08:10:48

#214

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6518|so randum

for a sub, no it wont do the job.

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2009-07-15 08:33:45

#215

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6488

Guitar amps are poor for amplifying music, because their speaker cabinets are designed for the high-treble and mid-range frequencies of the electric guitar- not the full-range of typical audio.

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2009-07-15 08:34:41

#216

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6518|so randum

Uzique wrote:
Guitar amps are poor for amplifying music, because their speaker cabinets are designed for the high-treble and mid-range frequencies of the electric guitar- not the full-range of typical audio.

what he said

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2009-07-15 09:13:41

#217

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5806|Catherine Black

Fair enough then.

2009-07-15 13:11:06

#218

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6471|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Electrostatics are awesome. I once almost had a chance to get my hands on a set of vintage Marantz ones, but I foolishly wandered off.

If you were to get one then you'd also have to buy/get electrostatic speakers or headphones. Which ones would you get?

2009-07-15 15:01:48

#219

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6215|Winland

.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Electrostatics are awesome. I once almost had a chance to get my hands on a set of vintage Marantz ones, but I foolishly wandered off.
If you were to get one then you'd also have to buy/get electrostatic speakers or headphones. Which ones would you get?

You mean like speakers or headphones?

Headphones. Electrostatic speakers have their niche, but they're dead tech.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-07-15 15:12:19

#220

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6471|The Twilight Zone

Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
Electrostatics are awesome. I once almost had a chance to get my hands on a set of vintage Marantz ones, but I foolishly wandered off.
If you were to get one then you'd also have to buy/get electrostatic speakers or headphones. Which ones would you get?
You mean like speakers or headphones?

Headphones. Electrostatic speakers have their niche, but they're dead tech.

I'd get Orpheus

2009-07-15 15:27:42

#221

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6215|Winland

.Sup wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
.Sup wrote:

If you were to get one then you'd also have to buy/get electrostatic speakers or headphones. Which ones would you get?
You mean like speakers or headphones?

Headphones. Electrostatic speakers have their niche, but they're dead tech.
I'd get Orpheus

I'd get the Marantz SE-1S, the ones I didn't get.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-07-15 15:31:44

#222

nukchebi0: Пушкин, наше всё; +387|6342|New Haven, CT

Freezer7Pro wrote:
@nukchebi0: I'm just surprised that you don't get annoyed at navigating your music.

What is that supposed to mean?

2009-07-15 15:48:18

#223

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6215|Winland

nukchebi0 wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
@nukchebi0: I'm just surprised that you don't get annoyed at navigating your music.
What is that supposed to mean?

I don't find Youtube the optimal music browser/library/player.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-07-16 19:37:27

#224

TSI: Cholera in the time of love; +247|5999|Toronto

So I finally got around to getting some albums in FLAC--never really had the time, but wow.

So glad I did.

The music just sounds so--real. It's like sex in my ears.

I like pie.

2009-07-16 20:24:06

#225

mcminty: Moderating your content for the Australian Govt.; +879|6739|Sydney, Australia

TSI wrote:
The music just sounds so--real. It's like sex in my ears.

Lol, eargasm!

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