**** Something I said Frogman? ****
Patience, patience! Two days? đ
Actually, if anything, what kept me from prioritizing a little bit of time for the comparison and response was, in part, what you didnât say. I havenât read any specifics re what exactly differentiates the last two cartridges for you. Seems to me that for comments, and certainly for dialogue, to have any real relevance then there should be more than statements of disagreement or comment about NOT hearing what differentiates them for someone else. A little frustrating. No sweat if you donât want to go there for whatever reason. đ
Also, Iâm a bit mystified by the suggestion that listening on an IPad (!) might be more revealing of differences than on Stax Lambda Pro Sigs/tube amp. No way!
Ok, on the FRâs:
I agree completely with noromance. In fact it mirrors what I was going to write exactly. With the 5 the drums sound like they have blankets stuffed in them. Overall, a but runny and too covered sounding; pretending to be âsmoother/more refinedâ. Not enough hf extension and too much lower mid. With the 6 there is a strong sense of hearing more deeply into what is on the lp; even if that may not be particularly smooth itself. I would differ with noromance only in that I would not call that level of sibilance âslightâ. I donât know if it is setup issues, but that level would be unacceptable for me. My sense is that at least some of that excessive sibilance is on the recording (peaky vocal mic?) and the 5 is tamping it down. The 6âs far better hf response exposes it.
Thanks, as always!
Patience, patience! Two days? đ
Actually, if anything, what kept me from prioritizing a little bit of time for the comparison and response was, in part, what you didnât say. I havenât read any specifics re what exactly differentiates the last two cartridges for you. Seems to me that for comments, and certainly for dialogue, to have any real relevance then there should be more than statements of disagreement or comment about NOT hearing what differentiates them for someone else. A little frustrating. No sweat if you donât want to go there for whatever reason. đ
Also, Iâm a bit mystified by the suggestion that listening on an IPad (!) might be more revealing of differences than on Stax Lambda Pro Sigs/tube amp. No way!
Ok, on the FRâs:
I agree completely with noromance. In fact it mirrors what I was going to write exactly. With the 5 the drums sound like they have blankets stuffed in them. Overall, a but runny and too covered sounding; pretending to be âsmoother/more refinedâ. Not enough hf extension and too much lower mid. With the 6 there is a strong sense of hearing more deeply into what is on the lp; even if that may not be particularly smooth itself. I would differ with noromance only in that I would not call that level of sibilance âslightâ. I donât know if it is setup issues, but that level would be unacceptable for me. My sense is that at least some of that excessive sibilance is on the recording (peaky vocal mic?) and the 5 is tamping it down. The 6âs far better hf response exposes it.
Thanks, as always!