"Don Pearce" wrote in message
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On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 10:04:04 -0000, "Keith G"
wrote:


OK, here's one for you and for 'someone else' to throw rocks at: Last
week,
quite out of the blue, I bumped into an old friend I hadn't seen for about
TWENTY years!! And, yes, he lives only a couple of miles from here, which
would have been a tragedy (as we have been here ourselves for getting for
10
years) *if* we had a lot more in common than we appear now to do!! (??)
(I'm
getting a little too old for ****-ups and skirt-chasing now!! ;-)

Naturally, he got a demo of my kit (for at least 20 seconds - no interest
in
it whatsoever) of the track posted above when I got the standard 'Woah,
that's nice and clear!' immediate reaction and then 'Here's comes a bit of
'bottom end!' a few moments later. Then switch off and no further
reference
to it.


That is exactly the response I would expect. The initial reaction to
any system with an exaggeration of any particular part of the
frequency range is fairly predictable. That is well known to recording
engineers who use the fact to inject the right mood into their
product.



No....

The truth is the speakers are so *clear and direct* it's quite breathtaking.
They are 'stunning' in a totally *non spectacular* way - ie they are so
comfortable to listen to....



Indicate when you have got/heard that track and I'll post it again
recorded
from my Ruarks a little later on, for comparison....



Bring 'em on!


OK, here we go - this is the setup:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...Setup%2001.JPG

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...Setup%2002.JPG

and here is the track:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show...,%20SE1As).mp3

....and here's the Lowther track again for direct comparison (if anyone else
is interested):

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Track10.mp3


Now, before you tell me there's no bass on the Ruark track either - when I
started it off I went over to the back door for a fag (as I do) and rested
my elbow on the (patio door) pull handle. At about 1 minute in, the fekking
door started thrumming and I was getting the bass through my elbow as well
as hearing it!! (The Paladins quote 38 Hz at the bottom end...)

As it's ****ing with rain here (on and off) I don't feel too guilty about
this sort of dicking around - while I'm set up on the Ruarks what else would
you rather hear? Gimme a slot and I'll see what I've got that best fits it!
(Sorry if it's a bit sad, but I enjoy it and it's good practice for me!! ;-)

Now, if nothing else, the recordings *look* a lot better these days, don't
they?? :-)