tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post122595736886170041..comments2024-03-15T20:32:39.815+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: Does the sound matter anymore?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-46340911009312047292009-08-03T14:00:40.670+01:002009-08-03T14:00:40.670+01:00Your link today to this post reminded me I meant t...Your link today to this post reminded me I meant to comment on it and never did. One of my favorite music bloggers, Terry Teachout, back a while ago was singing the praises of his iPod and ear buds, saying they were wonderful and worked fine for him. He mentioned the highs weren't there, but that older folks don't hear them anyway. My immediate thought was the point you make here about bass. Plus the whole notion of feeling the sound with your whole body as well as hearing with the ear drums. Couldn't help suspecting that he's listening analytically to write about the music, but missing that somatic component that can be so important to other listeners - and dancers.Lyle Sanford, RMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11312150272934828223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-43748465417419612462008-11-17T21:06:00.000+00:002008-11-17T21:06:00.000+00:00Yes, sound matters! And, the best sound is still ...Yes, sound matters! And, the best sound is still analog on vinyl. <BR/><BR/>Rega P9 Turntable.<BR/>Rega RB-1000 Tonearm.<BR/>Clearaudio Maestro Cartridge.<BR/>Naim CD5 Compact Disc Player.<BR/>Naim Flatcap II Power Supply.<BR/>McIntosh MA6900 Integrated Amplifier with MM Phono Section.<BR/>Vandersteen 2CE Signature Speakers.<BR/><BR/>But ... the best part ... ~3,000 LPs amassed over several decades. <BR/><BR/>(I will also admit to ~70GB of music FLAC files on my PC at work, which I listen to with a HeadRoom Desktop amp/power supply and Denon AH-D5000 cans; but, this can't hold a candle to the rig at home).Slow Turtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160046631464461510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-70751149733690162672008-11-15T16:59:00.000+00:002008-11-15T16:59:00.000+00:00With apologies to my readers in Norway for re-loca...With apologies to my readers in Norway for re-locating <I>Hifiisentralen</I> to another Scandinavian country in an early version of this post.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.com