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Probably this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay2QDJdql5k
When I played it with my Meridian DSPs for the first time I was bowled over by how much more detail on the bass I got to hear. not just the deeper note but also the real timbre of the bass sound - it was more than a deep thud.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay2QDJdql5k
When I played it with my Meridian DSPs for the first time I was bowled over by how much more detail on the bass I got to hear. not just the deeper note but also the real timbre of the bass sound - it was more than a deep thud.
I would suggest that all of the pieces mentioned so far suffer for modern production techniques that emphasise "loudness" with a reduction in dynamic range.
You will have to go classical where engineers try to get the recording to match an actual acoustic performance (no microphones, amplifiers, equalisers, etc. getting in the way)
When I got my first CD player I bought a Nimbus recording of "A Shropshire Lad, The Banks of Green Willow". The range is such that you can hardly hear the quiet passages but when the orchestra is 'going for it' it can appear to be too loud.
If you want actual bass try a recording of Verdi's Requiem where they have used the "Verdi Drum" (I think the one at the Albert Hall is 8' in diameter) in the Dies Irae. Good old organ music can rattle you fillings
You will have to go classical where engineers try to get the recording to match an actual acoustic performance (no microphones, amplifiers, equalisers, etc. getting in the way)
When I got my first CD player I bought a Nimbus recording of "A Shropshire Lad, The Banks of Green Willow". The range is such that you can hardly hear the quiet passages but when the orchestra is 'going for it' it can appear to be too loud.
If you want actual bass try a recording of Verdi's Requiem where they have used the "Verdi Drum" (I think the one at the Albert Hall is 8' in diameter) in the Dies Irae. Good old organ music can rattle you fillings
FlossyThePig said:
I would suggest that all of the pieces mentioned so far suffer for modern production techniques that emphasise "loudness" with a reduction in dynamic range.
You will have to go classical where engineers try to get the recording to match an actual acoustic performance (no microphones, amplifiers, equalisers, etc. getting in the way)
When I got my first CD player I bought a Nimbus recording of "A Shropshire Lad, The Banks of Green Willow". The range is such that you can hardly hear the quiet passages but when the orchestra is 'going for it' it can appear to be too loud.
If you want actual bass try a recording of Verdi's Requiem where they have used the "Verdi Drum" (I think the one at the Albert Hall is 8' in diameter) in the Dies Irae. Good old organ music can rattle you fillings
This, classical, organ, orchestra, voice and piano.You will have to go classical where engineers try to get the recording to match an actual acoustic performance (no microphones, amplifiers, equalisers, etc. getting in the way)
When I got my first CD player I bought a Nimbus recording of "A Shropshire Lad, The Banks of Green Willow". The range is such that you can hardly hear the quiet passages but when the orchestra is 'going for it' it can appear to be too loud.
If you want actual bass try a recording of Verdi's Requiem where they have used the "Verdi Drum" (I think the one at the Albert Hall is 8' in diameter) in the Dies Irae. Good old organ music can rattle you fillings
So, Handel, Messiah and do those female voices soar to the heavens?
For me preferably using original instruments.
Glenn Gould, 1955 recording of Bach, Goldberg Variations.
Listen for Gould's breathing.
Recordings that are not compressed too much where engineers have tried to provide the maximum dynamic range possible within the limits of the medium.
WhoseGeneration said:
FlossyThePig said:
I would suggest that all of the pieces mentioned so far suffer for modern production techniques that emphasise "loudness" with a reduction in dynamic range.
You will have to go classical where engineers try to get the recording to match an actual acoustic performance (no microphones, amplifiers, equalisers, etc. getting in the way)
When I got my first CD player I bought a Nimbus recording of "A Shropshire Lad, The Banks of Green Willow". The range is such that you can hardly hear the quiet passages but when the orchestra is 'going for it' it can appear to be too loud.
If you want actual bass try a recording of Verdi's Requiem where they have used the "Verdi Drum" (I think the one at the Albert Hall is 8' in diameter) in the Dies Irae. Good old organ music can rattle you fillings
This, classical, organ, orchestra, voice and piano.You will have to go classical where engineers try to get the recording to match an actual acoustic performance (no microphones, amplifiers, equalisers, etc. getting in the way)
When I got my first CD player I bought a Nimbus recording of "A Shropshire Lad, The Banks of Green Willow". The range is such that you can hardly hear the quiet passages but when the orchestra is 'going for it' it can appear to be too loud.
If you want actual bass try a recording of Verdi's Requiem where they have used the "Verdi Drum" (I think the one at the Albert Hall is 8' in diameter) in the Dies Irae. Good old organ music can rattle you fillings
So, Handel, Messiah and do those female voices soar to the heavens?
For me preferably using original instruments.
Glenn Gould, 1955 recording of Bach, Goldberg Variations.
Listen for Gould's breathing.
Recordings that are not compressed too much where engineers have tried to provide the maximum dynamic range possible within the limits of the medium.
CD (DDD) sampler with this recording and it's by far the most dynamic recording i've ever heard!
And a set of Kef Reference 104/2 and a pair of Rel Storm Subs certainly make your trousers flap....
tdm34ds said:
Won't get Fooled Again! The Who!
Actually I played it on my £10k system and it sounded like Mr Daltrey was in my Living room!!
Yes and where were the rest of The Who?Actually I played it on my £10k system and it sounded like Mr Daltrey was in my Living room!!
Truth is, no system, however "hi" can ever reproduce the dynamics of the originators, in the studio or concert.
Actually, today I was listening to a presenter on Planet Rock talking to Mr Daltrey about the possibility of The Who going on the road again.
The state of their hearing was much discussed.
HowMuchLonger said:
Try a demo with a set of B&O Lab5 speakers with the volume very very high. Zero distortion and a wonderful sound. It is what sold us on the speakers.
I highly doubt these have any decent SPL at 20-30hz range though. Looks wise they are lovely.UPPER BASS DRIVER Upper: 165mm/6.5" cone diaphragm
MIDRANGE DRIVER 76mm/3" coated fabric dome
HIGH FREQENCEY DRIVERLE 19mm/¾" coated fabric dome
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