Best Audiophile Voices - Over the Rainbow - Jane Monheit

[bajsblomma]

Fantastic speakers - I want to build a pair of those!!! How much did they set you back and can i get the plans do do them my self?! Plaese!!! :-)

[Frutoses]

Maybe a little too predominant on the highs because of the horns but I like it.

[theabacus30]

what brand/series of speakers are these??? Thanks.

[maxbify]

this doesnt sound realistic :S prolly cuz there is horns witch colours the sound

[sunsetsniper]

@maxbify It doesn't sound realistic because you're on youtube -.-

[derbigpr500]

@maxbify It doest sound realistic because its filmed by a crappy camera, uploaded to youtube, compressed, and then playing on your computer, probably with a bad soundcard trough bad speakers or headphones.

[daiwok888]

Thanks for the comments, actually the system has moved on since this posting. I will make some more videos.

Spaceman 1981 - I will try out the LP you mentioned and see if I blow the windows in my flat @__@

AeWingnut - ok I will get a tripod - sorry !

kloug2006 - yes good headphones are essential to get a good balance check on your system - totally agree !

[dreamingWisdom]

I believe I saw this setup in my travels through the head-fi forums.

[spaceman1981]

I dare you to play the first two tracks of "Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters" (movie soundtrack by Philip Glass) on your setup. I've had stuff break at my house when Track 2 really kicks in - who knows what would happen at your place.

Please post the damage, if you do. And don't mind the neighbors...

[AeWingnut]

I cannot watch the video. Get a tripod

[AugiTheGreat1]

what a dream set up im jealous .. =P

[bbotelhoHI]

am i in heaven? LOVING THIS MUSIC! although i love singers & standards, i like my instrumentation a little more pronounced. one of my favorite types of music to listen to is hawaiian slack key. you should try it on your system, i think you would really enjoy it.

[daiwok888]

Most audiophiles prefer to listen to music produced in the late 50's and early 60's which is the golden age of recordings. You will find those recordings and most of them recorded live in very good halls or in a Jazz cafe. This kind of ambience is hard to produce in a recording studio.

The key no matter what is to enjoy music - that is what counts in the end 8^)

[kloug2006]

@daiwok888 You say that the late 50's and early 60's Live recordings are among the bests. But this is a 2004 Studio recording (Jane Monheit - Taking a Chance on Love / album) on Sony Classical label, and still a top notch recording. To me, this recording is far more natural, realistic and detailed than those old recordings you mention. But this is not to contradict you, this is only my taste.

[daiwok888]

Good points. Studio recordings are different from live recordings or recordings done say in a concert hall etc. What some people forget is that in the recoding studio they also use headphones which are very balanced and also give a full range of frequencies.

[kloug2006]

@daiwok888 What people also don't know is that the most used Studio Headphones are not very expensive. They are fairly well balanced and accurate, but there are much better headphones for home use.

Here's a list of the most used Studio headphones :

Sony MDR-V6 (99$)

Sony MDR-7506 (99$)

Sennheiser HD 280 Pro (99$)

Fostex T50RP (99$)

Shure SRH440 (99$)

Shure SRH840 (199$)

Audio-Technica ATH-M50 (159$)

AKG K 271 (299$)

[kloug2006]

@daiwok888 And here's a list of much better home headphones (they are not used in studios because they are open design, so they let sound in and they leak sound out) :

Audio-Technica ATH-AD2000 (800$)

Audeze LCD-2 (1000$)

HiFiMAN HE-6 (1200$)

Beyerdynamic T 1 (1300$)

Grado GS-1000 (1000$)

Grado PS-1000 (1700$)

Sennheiser HD800 (1600$)

STAX SR-009 + SRE-950S cables (5700$)

[izaatmusic]

i am still confused with audiophiles.. music are mastered in stereo with cheaper pair of stereo monitor speakers when compared to audiophiles' speakers.. and where does an audiophile get the audio dimensions from? you know.. that bass at the back and vocals in the centre and drums at the back.. what if the mastering engineer just wanted the kick drums to be in front and horns to the left and vocals at the back? can audiophile speakers be used in a studio to master music?

[wormald111]

Sitting in front of that would make me cream my pants in pleasure.

[kloug2006]

Seems to sound fantastic! I've never heard horn speakers like that, is it very different than standard speakers?

[daiwok888]

@kloug2006

These speakers are very dynamic and very transparent - I am only using a 2W amp to drive them :-)

[jjrosaria2]

I'm officially jealous of your setup :)

[daiwok888]

@jjrosaria2

Your too kind ! BTW its all DIY :-)

[Blox117]

@daiwok888 Duuuude can you tell me all the components you got set up it sounds niiiiice

[Stereophile11]

what speakers are those?

[daiwok888]

The horns are from Azura.