emaidel
02-29-2008, 11:30 AM
I posted this on another audio site, but thought it would be of interest to members here.
I've listed all the equipment I own a number of times, and regardless of how good I think it sounds (and, I think it sounds really good), I can't deny that all of the equipment is old, and that most of it has likely been eclispsed by newer, more modern, and most likely, much more expensive equipment.. Other than recently rebuilt woofers for my DQ-10's, my newest component was my subwoofer, which is now over 6 years old. Still, people hear my system who've owned better equipment themselves, and are amazed at how good it sounds. They are particularly impressed at how effortless the DQ-10's sound, and how readily they "disappear" when playing back a well recorded disc.
In a couple of weeks, a good friend will be joining my wife and myself for dinner. Aside from being an operatic tenor, this fellow is a Grammy-winning recording engineer, for the work he's done recording symphonic music in Europe. He knows what a live orchestra sounds like, and what a well-engineered recording of that orchestra should sound like too.
Though most European studios use B&W speakers, and my friend is quite familiar with them, they're not his favorites, and has stated he prefers a more articulated sound, such as that from the DQ-10. I am anxiously awaiting his opinion of how my system sounds, and I believe he has more qualifications to provide a valid comment, good or bad, than anyone who'se heard it before, given both his musical, and his extensive recording engineering background.
When he comes here, he'll be able to judge the sound of two systems: one, a fairly decent system with my B&W 802F's (the home version of the legendary studio monitor, 801F), and my main system with better electronics and my beloved Dahlquists. I'm anxiously awaitng his evaluation and his opinions. I'll post those results here at AR for all to see. It should be very interesting, don't you think?
I've listed all the equipment I own a number of times, and regardless of how good I think it sounds (and, I think it sounds really good), I can't deny that all of the equipment is old, and that most of it has likely been eclispsed by newer, more modern, and most likely, much more expensive equipment.. Other than recently rebuilt woofers for my DQ-10's, my newest component was my subwoofer, which is now over 6 years old. Still, people hear my system who've owned better equipment themselves, and are amazed at how good it sounds. They are particularly impressed at how effortless the DQ-10's sound, and how readily they "disappear" when playing back a well recorded disc.
In a couple of weeks, a good friend will be joining my wife and myself for dinner. Aside from being an operatic tenor, this fellow is a Grammy-winning recording engineer, for the work he's done recording symphonic music in Europe. He knows what a live orchestra sounds like, and what a well-engineered recording of that orchestra should sound like too.
Though most European studios use B&W speakers, and my friend is quite familiar with them, they're not his favorites, and has stated he prefers a more articulated sound, such as that from the DQ-10. I am anxiously awaiting his opinion of how my system sounds, and I believe he has more qualifications to provide a valid comment, good or bad, than anyone who'se heard it before, given both his musical, and his extensive recording engineering background.
When he comes here, he'll be able to judge the sound of two systems: one, a fairly decent system with my B&W 802F's (the home version of the legendary studio monitor, 801F), and my main system with better electronics and my beloved Dahlquists. I'm anxiously awaitng his evaluation and his opinions. I'll post those results here at AR for all to see. It should be very interesting, don't you think?