@halcro cc @frogman
Hi, apologies for tardiness, still waiting for the Baroque !!
For the 1st comparison Palladian vs Sony I was quite shocked at what appears to me ( ibuds as usual ) considerably more resolution with the Sony. Is it my imagination or not - compared to the previous clip with the Sony XL88D - the Sony appears to have fleshed out and opened up, like it is still runnning in. If it has been on the shelf for a long period as the suspension limbers up you may have yet more to come.
Agree with Frogmans observations, but I would add that the Palladian to my ears homogenises individual instruments and their harmonic structures and overtones merge together, whereas the Sony keeps the individual instruments clearly separated and the individual harmonic structures, overtones of each instrument etc remain attached to those respective instruments ( each retaining its character ). For me the Sony is vastly more transparent, reminding me of what I briefly heard some 30 years ago. Each instrument exists within its own space.
I do agree with Frogman there are psychoacoustical effects.
I recall listening to a Mercury Living Presence recording on a Phillips reissue and simply did not recognise the performance even though I had the original Mercury pressing. I was convinced the performance on Phillips was ponderous and slow - further investigation revealed the records were identical, but the Phillips reissue had been remixed destroying the ebb and flow of the music.
Thanks for posting the comparison - even via video there is much to hear.
Hi, apologies for tardiness, still waiting for the Baroque !!
For the 1st comparison Palladian vs Sony I was quite shocked at what appears to me ( ibuds as usual ) considerably more resolution with the Sony. Is it my imagination or not - compared to the previous clip with the Sony XL88D - the Sony appears to have fleshed out and opened up, like it is still runnning in. If it has been on the shelf for a long period as the suspension limbers up you may have yet more to come.
Agree with Frogmans observations, but I would add that the Palladian to my ears homogenises individual instruments and their harmonic structures and overtones merge together, whereas the Sony keeps the individual instruments clearly separated and the individual harmonic structures, overtones of each instrument etc remain attached to those respective instruments ( each retaining its character ). For me the Sony is vastly more transparent, reminding me of what I briefly heard some 30 years ago. Each instrument exists within its own space.
The one area where I feel the Palladian MAY have the upper hand is in how it portrays subtle phrasing details. The little rhythmic pushes and pulls by the viola da gamba player at times seem to have just a little bit more energy and musical purpose with the Palladian. Along the same lines, the performance at times sounds ever so slightly slower with the Sony. All this is EXTREMELY subtle and I think it is probably a psychoacoustic effect of the Sony’s more fleshed out and richer tonal qualities. Often, a leaner tonal signature gives the illusion of greater speed.This reminds me of an experience many years ago, when upgrading a cartridge to one that was vastly more transparent I thought it was slow initially. This disappeared in short time, and pondering this I had a theory that because there was so much more information to absorb and process, the brain was tricked into believing the music was longer and slower - sort of like when Formula 1 drivers get into the zone and time slows.
I do agree with Frogman there are psychoacoustical effects.
I recall listening to a Mercury Living Presence recording on a Phillips reissue and simply did not recognise the performance even though I had the original Mercury pressing. I was convinced the performance on Phillips was ponderous and slow - further investigation revealed the records were identical, but the Phillips reissue had been remixed destroying the ebb and flow of the music.
Thanks for posting the comparison - even via video there is much to hear.