2. analog
  3. 1246451558

Establishing a common analog listening bias

Maybe it is possible to establish a widely accepted common ground in terms of listening bias by choosing and agreeing on 10-30 LPs all readily available new to all audiophiles for decent price.
If all listening tests and personal comments regarding the sound of components and systems in the various threads and posts would refer to any of these LPs mainly, everyones comments and experiences would much easier be understood by their fellow Audiogoners.

How about an "Audiogon baker's double-dozen"?

This would create a solid ground for all of us.

How do you think about this ?
dertonarm
axelwahl
788 posts
 
Hi,
So, what then about "Tequila sunrise" and sibilance distortion?
Would that be part of the test scenario?
A.
dertonarm OP
1,042 posts
 
Hi Axel,
sibilance distortion is a very common phenomenon in a lot of set-ups AND on a lot of records.
What we need, are records which can be tracked WITHOUT sibilance distortion, but only if aligned perfectly.
Usually - if not recording-inherent - sibilance distortion are the result of miss-alignment of either (or most likely both...) cartridge or tonearm.
And yes - don't have to be Tequila Sunrise... - we do need in specific one or two records which can provide just this particular "test bench".
I am still working on the list of classical picks, but will provide them soon - too much "real world" work right now...
axelwahl
788 posts
 
Thanks D.
You may want to figure if Tequila Sunrise will be a test case (or not), -- as well as the much talked about last track from side 2 of "so long so wrong" AK, even the 2nd (middle track) seems a challenge.

B U T if we can determine that those two example are due to the vinyl it self, we also have learned something.
A.
dertonarm OP
1,042 posts
 
Are both albums currently available new ?
axelwahl
788 posts
 
Oh yes,
the one's been kicked about in the "Killing sibilance..." thread,
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1245595534
and is well distributed. Doug's using it as some sort of test LP.
The Eagles' "Hell freezes over" ('Tequila Sunrise', 1st Track on side 2) was brought on by Raul he's using it as a test LP (but the 2nd track on side 2, 'Hotel California'), it's their 2nd last album and also available.
A.
More to discover