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Re: Why Isn't The Research Being Done?

Posted by AJinFLA on April 10, 2007 at 17:56:35

In Reply to: Re: Why Isn't The Research Being Done? posted by Donald North on April 10, 2007 at 15:49:55:

Hi Donald,

When you say:
When I replay these recordings and close my eyes, they are the closest I've heard to actually being transported to the original event.

I take that to mean on your (binaural) headphones. The question is how do they sound in stereo, on your Sequence's, in your living room?
I still have not heard an iso-mike recording (Kimber), but they are purportedly of high quality. I will have to seek one out.

I'll also give you a laugh. I heard a dreaded HK receiver the other day that uses D2Audio amplifier circuitry. The owner was a tube guy that got weary of the lack of dynamic power and deterioration over time of tubes. He swore that these had "tube like" sound - for what that's worth. I listened to his system powered by this amplifier and could hear no obvious faults. Of course I don't believe anything whatsover can be concluded from such an unscientific listening session, so I decided to pick one up on Flea-Bay rather cheaply, to "listen" in my own system. I'll let you know what I think and whether you should go "listen" to one, preferably on you own system, so that variables can be minimized. I don't know how many of digital amps you have heard, but there are those that swear by the ones made by Tripath (who unfortunately went under). Including "tube" folks. I found this guys system particularly intriguing because of the no nonsense setup, though unfortunately not a dipole, but otherwise splendid IMHO http://jgbouska.tripod.com/audio/#Stereo
Lastly, how goes the coax? There is a thread over on DIYAudio where some bona fide golden-ear (self certified of course:-) ) named Lynn Olson has deduced that a Coaxial Dipole might be a rather ideal format. Go figure. If your driver is of sufficient efficiency, there may be quite a bit of interest in the DIY community, with all the SET aficionados and all.

cheers,

AJ

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