Does Every Track Sound Great on Your System?


How do you know if it is the recording or your system?

By way of example with a focus on bass, for some songs I like the amount of bass, then another song I feel like it needs more bass to hit harder, and then another song I feel like there is too much bass and it is boomy. Does that ever happen to you? I feel like I am getting the treble sorted out, but going back and forth on the bass.

Can anyone listen to the first 20 second of the song Temptation by Diana Krall from the Girl In The Other Room album and let me know if there is a bass component that is a bit much? The vocals sound good so no issue there.

Thanks.

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tlcocks,

I agree, but the $6k is a bit steep for my system and my ears are getting older. I'm saving the money to build a dedicated room for now, no parallel walls or ceiling...acoustic treatments. Maybe when I have that project done I will re-visit.

@katzenjammer27 , both of my CO’s are about 10 years old. They sound phenomenal. They were worth 2700 new in 2013. They are rare to pop up used online. But they do. That’s how I got my 2nd. That’s how @bigwave1 got his. You’ll pay approximately 1800 give or take for a used one. Other options are simply other pro pieces new or used. Gearspace is a great forum for recording pros with threads. Like here of Head Fi. Great resource. Also, look for deals and lists of pro gear for sale at stores online like SoundPure, B H Photo, Front End Audio etc. 

one of my CO  has a new hiss in left channel. It’s subtle. Not heard while playing music. And SQ as stunning as ever. But may be early age related decline of capacitors or such and may worsen and eventually affect SQ. So I am going to demo in my home in about 2 weeks the Hendyamps Michelangelo. Way easier to use than the Wes Audio piece and more akin to my CO in functionality and cost. Will provide feedback once I’ve done so. Front End Audio sells them. Made to order. Can be either high output MOSFET SS or tube. 

Getting up from listing chair and going to rack and making adjustments you can’t hear unless you are back in listing position must be very Keystone cop like.

Still this looks very cool.

Found this The Audio Hunt’s Top 5 EQ Units. Hymn,

I listened to Temptation on my main system and headphone system. Sounds great in both cases. No criticisms or oddities come to mind. Only it sounds fantastic. 

@wsrrsw 

You made my point real well. No remote on a EQ unit is worthless in my listening room setup. Since the ones who are  pushing the Charter Oak don't post their systems, I imagine they must be sitting at a desk by their EQ unit doing their listening. Otherwise it would be a lot of getting up and down to get it just right. No thanks. No remote, no EQ in my case. Thanks for the Loki Max. No wonder it has been out of stock. Great invention, remote EQ!