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Noodlyarm

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Hello from a new member
« on: 25 Jan 2020, 06:34 am »
Hello Fellow Audioholics,

I’m new to this site, but I’ve been on Audiogon and Audiomart for years.   Always looking to improve the audio experience.   Personally, I’m trying to get my system to more accurate sound like a live performance - at least to the limits of the source.

Thank you.
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Re: Hello from a new member
« Reply #1 on: 25 Jan 2020, 12:59 pm »
more accurate sound like a live performance
Welcome :thumb:
I had this obsession too in the 90s, so a lot of things happened and I came to conclusion that in many cases live music as Rock and Jazz in the usual event stages they use offer a musical performance inferior to home Hi-Fi with a top equipment and a proper sized room, so I realized that the HP adagio ''The absolute sound is the live music'' was just a marketing say, it was not desirable to home audio, at least for me YMMV.

What I want now is a beautiful musical presentation in a silent home free from the disturbances of a rock event, but I recommend a symphonic hall concerto if available in the city.
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Re: Hello from a new member
« Reply #2 on: 25 Jan 2020, 01:20 pm »
Welcome!

One key is live performance accuracy is dynamics.  In my experience that takes large speakers with big (15 inch) woofers and horn loaded midrange/tweeters.  Look into Classic Audio Loudspeakers.  Not cheap and sound best in a very large space but realistic dynamics.  A close second are JBL M2 (cheaper/a bit smaller, but works in smaller spaces) or even the JBL 708P ($3800/pair street price, 8 inch active professional monitor with horn tweeter).  I owned the 708P for a year, probably the best all around speaker I've owned in 40+ years.  Very room filling, dynamic, and detailed.
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Phil A

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« Reply #3 on: 25 Jan 2020, 02:13 pm »
Welcome!
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ntjetsmoke

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Re: Hello from a new member
« Reply #4 on: 25 Jan 2020, 06:19 pm »
Welcome to the AC!
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« Reply #5 on: 25 Jan 2020, 08:15 pm »
Quote from: Noodlyarm on 25 Jan 2020, 06:34 am
Always looking to improve the audio experience.   Personally, I’m trying to get my system to more accurate sound like a live performance - at least to the limits of the source.

JLM is right, dynamics are the biggest difference between live and recorded music. Getting the most out music seems to be a never ending quest for the passionate and addicted alike. Music is more enjoyable on account of this quest. Welcome to Audio Circle!  :thumb:
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Re: Hello from a new member
« Reply #6 on: 25 Jan 2020, 11:12 pm »
Greetings & Welcome to AC Noodlyarm  :thumb:
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Noodlyarm

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Re: Hello from a new member
« Reply #7 on: 4 Feb 2020, 06:43 am »
Thanks for the warm welcome.

Currently, I’m running XStatic EC/X full range electrostatics, Klipsch subs, powered by a PrimaLuna Dialogue HP integrated (KT150 output tubes).   My source is weak as I’m streaming and DAC in a Marantz 7712 AV receiver.

I’m thinking of upgrading my source to the Innuos ZenMini (streamer/DAC) straight in the The PL integrated.

The next upgrade after that would be speakers as a few have pointed out.   I’m quite interested in the Spatial Audio X3 (15” woofers and 97db sensitivity).   

In a former life I had Klipsch La Scalas, which I loved, but found fatiguing after an hour of listening (but they were dynamic!).

I’m open to suggestions.

Thanks!
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« Reply #8 on: 4 Feb 2020, 12:26 pm »
Agree that classic Klipsch speakers can be very fatiguing.  Classic Klipsch speakers thrived on old school tube amps (soft sounding with flabby bass) which were all that was available back in the day those speakers were designed.  The Classic Audio Loudspeakers I mentioned above weren't fatiguing.
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