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  1. Simon Moon

    Do we as audiophiles hear things "differently" from other listeners?

    Sure, as people get older, the upper extremes of our hearing degrades. But not all aspects of our hearing degrades. For example, things that occur in the time domain does not degrade. I personally don't care that the term audiophile has taken on the connotation of 'equipment junkie' by...
  2. Simon Moon

    A vinyl-phile's dilemma re digitally mastered new music - to buy on lp or cd/streaming

    As much as I love vinyl, I can't see any reason to buy vinyl of music that has only ever been in the digital domain. Unless your motivation is collecting. I am not even sure how I feel about vinyl cut from digital files. So far, the only reissues on vinyl I've purchased, are from analog masters.
  3. Simon Moon

    Krell 402e blinking red

    I live pretty close to George Meyer. I have had several things repared at George Meyer over the years. They do a good job.
  4. Simon Moon

    Fun comparison.....

    Seems to me, it would be better to have set them up so they are staggered, so that all the speakers are the same distance apart from each other. In other words, if the Alexandria's are the correct distance apart for the room, there is little chance that the Kaiser Kaweros will be correct for...
  5. Simon Moon

    Hip-Hop/Rap Music?

    That completely explains my disinterest toward rap and hip hop, as well as other popular music forms. I don't like predictability in music. Complexity also has the ability to stimulate emotions on a much deeper level, and with a larger variety, that simplicity. It is the combination of mental...
  6. Simon Moon

    Hip-Hop/Rap Music?

    Sorry, but not even close. I still hear the same repetitive, simple rhythms, simple time signature, the same lack of musicianship, only a couple chords, etc. This may be a genius example of rap/hip hop, but the musical form just does not interest me, based purely on it's musical...
  7. Simon Moon

    Hip-Hop/Rap Music?

    I post on classical music forum (talkclassical.com), jazz forums (allaboutjazz.com and fuze-zone.com) and progrock forums (progressiveears.com and progarchives.com), and on all these forums, there some people that like rap and hip hop. Invariably, when they ask if there any other fans of rap...
  8. Simon Moon

    Hip-Hop/Rap Music?

    Nor does it make us closed minded. Well said. In fact, I would contend, that it requires a more open mind to enjoy music that is well outside of the various 'pop' genres, rap and hip hop included.
  9. Simon Moon

    Hip-Hop/Rap Music?

    I do not listen to rap or hip hop. There is nothing about these genres that interests me at all. All the music I like has several things in common, among which are: high level of musicianship, ability to convey a broad variety of emotional content, complexity. I listen to 20th century and...
  10. Simon Moon

    Ron's Los Angeles Audio Show 2017 Report

    Actually, I noticed many rooms were shying away from playing the usual 'audiophile standards' for the most part. I heard a bigger variety of music being played, and a lot of commercial releases, instead of so much on audiophile labels.
  11. Simon Moon

    What do we expect at the show?

    Seems a bit of a draconian reason not to attend. I attended on saturday and sunday, and the drive in and around the airport was pretty much a breeze. I live about 30 miles away from the airport, and have to take all the worst freeways in LA to get there. And both days it took me 40 minutes to...
  12. Simon Moon

    LA Audio Show -- June 2, 3 and 4

    I'll be there on Saturday and Sunday. Only about a 30 mile drive for me. So... about 2 hours each direction.:cool:
  13. Simon Moon

    Went to the audiologist

    I also recently went to an audiologist, and this is exactly the same results! 3k on right ear, 4k on the left. And I am also 60. But they only test out to 8k. After those dips at 3 and 4k, my hearing improved to normal and was pretty flat to 8K. At home, I tested myself with freq sweeps and...
  14. Simon Moon

    Good, fresh, modern classical?

    As one who doesn't like very much classical written before the 20th century, pretty much everything I listen to is modern and contemporary. To be honest, the Volcano Symphony sounds quite "safe" and not at all what I consider weird. But I like some pretty thorny sounding classical, so take...
  15. Simon Moon

    Confession Time: I'm selling my gear and moving on...

    Sound's like it could be a wise decision, considering your situation. But I don't think I could get away with loosing my main system. I do not like to listen to music while doing some other activity, and besides, none of the music I like is even conducive to listening while doing...
  16. Simon Moon

    Distortion on Some of my Records [!!!NEED HELP!!!]

    Have you tried playing these specific records on a different system? A friend's system maybe? That would narrow it down immediately if your setup is the problem, or the records themselves.
  17. Simon Moon

    Good Music for testing Audio Equipment

    Almost everything on the "Spectrum New Music" series on the Nonesuch label is great for testing equipment. Despite the original releases on Vinyl being a "budget" label, they sound incredible. Some of the most 3d imaging I've ever heard. True, as APP states above, the music on this label tends...
  18. Simon Moon

    Good Music for testing Audio Equipment

    I agree with most of the ECM recommendations. Almost everything on the ECM label is great for testing audio equipment. They tend to be minimally mic'd, with nothing exaggerated, full frequency, and wonderful imaging. Drum sets tend tend to be naturally sized, instruments have very natural...
  19. Simon Moon

    Low-cost streamer compares to Aurender

    Yes. My cousin and I compared a sOTM directly with a Micorrendu in the same system, and the sOTM came out on top. A bit cheaper then the Microrendu, also.
  20. Simon Moon

    Why are audio reviews so consistently positive?

    It may have already been said, but my take on why reviews tend to be positive, is because reviewers probably gravitate toward requesting review samples of products that they have already had a bit of experience listening to. Like at an audio show. Why would they walk into a bad sounding room...
  21. Simon Moon

    Toward a Theory To Increase Mutual Understanding and Predictability

    When listening to "regular rock and pop", how is it possible to know what the original musical event was? There is so much studio manipulation that goes into "regular rock and pop" recordings, how can one have any idea what the original musical event sounded like?
  22. Simon Moon

    Very cool Levitating Turntable Kickstarter

    I agree. They seem to be aiming for cred from the design crowd, not the audio crowd.
  23. Simon Moon

    LAMM Repair in Los Angeles

    There's George Meyer on Jefferson. They repair a lot of high end brands. They don't specifically have LAM listed, but they may be worth a call.
  24. Simon Moon

    The Direct to Disc thread

    2 of my favorite are: The "Romeo and Juliet" with Eric Leinsdorf conducting the LA Phil, as previously mentioned. And one that no one mentioned, Canadian prog-rock band FM recorded a Driect-to-Disk album in 1978, imaginatively titled "Direct to disk". A reissue in 1980 was subtitled "Head...
  25. Simon Moon

    Gentle Giant or Shostakovich?

    I am a huge GG fan (and prog rock in general), and a equal fan of classical (almost exclusively 20th century and contemporary). But I am not a Shostakovich fan, however, and everything I've heard from him I do not relate to GG. I will listen to the clips of Shostakovich in the thread a bit...
  26. Simon Moon

    LA or OC?

    As far as I can tell, I will probably go to both shows. I live closer to LAX, but the drive to Irvine is not that bad. I love audio shows, but can only attend them when they are in my vicinity, due to work and other responsibilities. So, having 2 close to my house is a win-win for me.
  27. Simon Moon

    Choral Music reccomendations.

    Some good recommendations so far. I'm happy to see that they are all modern woks. I am a member of talkclassical.com forums, and the vast majority of the people there are mostly fans of old works. It gets boring there always seeing the same old warhorse recommendations. Morten Lauridsen...
  28. Simon Moon

    EVOKE Speakers...The NEW HOLY GRAIL of MONITORS ???

    I heard them at T.H.E. Show earlier this summer. I thought they were really good. And at $4000, a great buy. I can't remember the specifics of their positive attributes right now. I might have some notes at home.
  29. Simon Moon

    Cable Lifters!

    Because those that claim that cable lifters offer some sonic improvement are ones with the burden of proof. When you would expect something to make no difference (due to what is known about physics, etc), acknowledging that it, indeed, makes no difference, is not the same as anecdotal...
  30. Simon Moon

    Why CDs May Actually Sound Better Than Vinyl

    Have you tied High Definition Tape Transfers? They have a large selection of Quad DSD downloads of 50s to 70s classical. http://www.highdeftapetransfers.com/

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