Videos of Acoustically-Coupled Audio Recordings

[Rexp]

Much nicer sound here from Ideon Audio:

 

[stehno]

I'm pretty sure somebody said organ.

 

[Rexp]

@Ron Resnick I'm enjoying your digital playback system videos over on the Ron's System thread. Can you record this track to see how it compares to @the sound of Tao version I posted earlier?

 

[abeidrov]

Gregorio Paniaqua, La Folia De La Spagna, iphone

 

[Rexp]

Some reference level digital playback here, starts at 4.20min:

 

[stehno]

Some reference level digital playback here, starts at 4.20min:

Very nice sound. It still has that empty coffee can sound and was also a little disappointed when the two gents started to talk toward the end - the listening room is quite lively. Though room reverb is always better sounding than a dead room or presentation, it's still no match for the volumes of ambient info embedded in the recording.

 

[Rexp]

A video, recorded with Samsung phone, showing up the chalk n cheese difference between a good high end source and a bad one:

 

[hopkins]

A video, recorded with Samsung phone, showing up the chalk n cheese difference between a good high end source and a bad one:

Given our short auditory memory, and the quality of the video, I found the differences to be too subtle to make a conclusive opinion about these sources.

Moreover, in these types of videos there is a clear preference by the author for one of the sources, and that can introduce a bias when listening.

 

[Rexp]

Given our short auditory memory, and the quality of the video, I found the differences to be too subtle to make a conclusive opinion about these sources.

Moreover, in these types of videos there is a clear preference by the author for one of the sources, and that can introduce a bias when listening.

Really? I find the Jamie Cullen track 'Thinkin Bout You' unlistenable via the Lumin T2, I also find the Tidal version unlistenable on my modest IFI dac/amp.

 

[hopkins]

Really? I find the Jamie Cullen track 'Thinkin Bout You' unlistenable via the Lumin T2, I also find the Tidal version unlistenable on my modest IFI dac/amp.
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How does that relate to the video you posted?

 

[Rexp]

How does that relate to the video you posted?

What didn't you understand?

 

[hopkins]

What didn't you understand?

Perhaps that track is in the video. If so, my mistake.

 

[Rexp]

More evidence of the usefulness of Youtube vids:

 

[QualioAudio]

Hello guys.

I also record Youtube videos with audio gear. I am huge fan of such videos and find them very useful. Since we have access to some great gear like drivers, speakers, amplifiers etc. Recently I finished my dedicated YouTube studio with High End Schoeps mics and the differences are obvious. Here is an example of my latest recording where I test 8 different small full range speakers.

 

[hopkins]

Hello guys.

I also record Youtube videos with audio gear. I am huge fan of such videos and find them very useful. Since we have access to some great gear like drivers, speakers, amplifiers etc. Recently I finished my dedicated YouTube studio with High End Schoeps mics and the differences are obvious. Here is an example of my latest recording where I test 8 different small full range speakers.

Nicely done. I prefer the TangBand W4-2142, but I may be biased because I use their big brothers, the W8-2145!

 

[hopkins]

I am reposting this recording here. I have made some changes to my system, which I will explain later, and the sound has significantly changed. I don't know if it transpires in this random recording. I have in my mind the sound I hear in the room and think I hear clues in the recording, but it could be my imagination... After all, the recording is going through two (or more) conversion steps... In summary, music is simply sounding "right" on some aspects, which are hard to describe, yet obvious... Interestingly, that is the case with every recording. Listening in the room, I'm left with the feeling that I am just now realizing what digital audio can/should sound like...

Lack of the deepest bass seems completely secondary at this point.

 

[Wavetouch]

Here is an example of my latest recording where I test 8 different small full range speakers.

To my ears Fostex sound the best. No brightness and easy to listen. Tang band is distance 2nd.

hopkins Lack of the deepest bass seems completely secondary at this point.​

It sounds great to me. Very nice!

I recorded below live recording with Nikon D7100 / Shure external mics.

The original music

Alex/Wavetouch

 

[Rexp]

I am reposting this recording here. I have made some changes to my system, which I will explain later, and the sound has significantly changed. I don't know if it transpires in this random recording. I have in my mind the sound I hear in the room and think I hear clues in the recording, but it could be my imagination... After all, the recording is going through two (or more) conversion steps... In summary, music is simply sounding "right" on some aspects, which are hard to describe, yet obvious... Interestingly, that is the case with every recording. Listening in the room, I'm left with the feeling that I am just now realizing what digital audio can/should sound like...

Lack of the deepest bass seems completely secondary at this point.

I don't think it's a great recording to judge your system by. Have a listen to the vinyl version:

 

[QualioAudio]

Here is another one I just did

 

[Carlos269]

Here is another one I just did

Good video highlighting the difference in sound with these tubes. It matches my experience that generally the 2a3 > 300B > 211. This is consistent to me throughout the video, with all the music selections.

But that’s not always the case. I have a Tron Electric Telstar 211 with Be Yamamura irons that is phenomenal, a Radu Tarta Ultimate 300B that is incredible, and a Whammerdyne Ultimate Truth 2A3 that is spectacular. They are all world class superb performers and it would be interesting do a video like this one to with those amps.

Thanks for sharing the video.