Back in the day when I was in the business, "Tin Pan Alley" was used for demo in audio stores, at audio shows, and when I was in a client's listening room / home. I also used it, and still do, when evaluating a new piece of gear, such as another power amp, which I often swap out with another. My system as a whole, showcases very well, intricacies of every recording I play. Once the speaker and room do well, everything down the line contributes to the final outcome. Enjoy! MrD.
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The problem with Tin Pan Alley is that it sounds good on most anything of quality. But, it is a nice demo tune and certainly can show the differences in equipment. In this case, what this demonstrates is the difference in "snap" between the Yamaha RX-Z9 RECEIVIER in "Pure Direct" mode, and the Melton P/P KT-88 tube integrated amp rated at 80wpc (no feedback). Source is an SACD on an Oppo BDP-95. The difference is really obvious. These were recorded on a Nikon D750 DSLR and the tracks are within 0.2 dB using pink noise. |
I’m an ex hard rock drummer for over 40 years. From the late 70’s, everytime I went to audition new equipment, I would take in music that exposed the drums: Tom’s, snare, bass, and all the different cymbals. 2nd requirement was how the bass guitar sounded. I wanted to hear the difference between a ride, crash, hi hat and splash cymbals at the same time the bass drum decay. In the 70’s, I bought the ess speakers with the heil air motion transformer, to the more current Revel BE speakers and the Ushers with the DMD tweeters |
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@toddalin that snap is great. Do you know what speakers are being used? |
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