Virtual bake-off - suggestions please

I'm not doing all of them!

The Lathed CD project has started and Lee is preparing some discs and posting them to me for upload. I don't use a CD player these days but have a trusty Meridian 206 that will be pressed into service as a transport.

I'll do a tube rolling one as well, but we need volunteers for the other stuff.
 
Received the CDs from Lee today so I'll get them uploaded, either later this evening or Sunday.
 
RobHolt said:
I'm not doing all of them!

The Lathed CD project has started and Lee is preparing some discs and posting them to me for upload. I don't use a CD player these days but have a trusty Meridian 206 that will be pressed into service as a transport.

I'll do a tube rolling one as well, but we need volunteers for the other stuff.
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I'll volunteer for a couple (TVC v passive pre +DACs) if you enlighten me on what to do.
 
Tenson said:
How about comparing the whole system by a recording made at the listening position? Most people will only be able to record in mono, so maybe just one speaker, in mono.

I considered using one of the *Neumann dummy head microphones to record a before and after of some of the acoustic treatments I used to make, but it never really happened. I'm sure, although the recordings would not sound as good as the real thing, that it would show some obvious effects at play in peoples systems and rooms , especially if listened back to on headphones.

A Behringer ECM8000 (~£35) should be enough to capture the main characteristics of a system.

* Dummy head mic - http://www.fullcompass.com/product/286687.html

Edit: Okay I am drunk and I admit this is probably not going to happen but it would be very interesting if it did!
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Simon

I agree this would be the best way of comparing*. Unless Headphones are used, and the same pair for everyone then a virtual bake-off only gives a fraction of the impression you get once room interactions are figured in.

That said nothing is perfect and it's an interesting exercise, if like me (us) you are an audio / music geek.

I'll volunteer to do:

Denon DL103 vs Einstein TU2

on a Terminator 3 arm>SP10 MKII> Aqvox set-up. The only hiccup with this will be altering the gain settings on the phono stage. How do I ensure both carts are treated equally when both require different gain settings to get optimum sound stage?

If I ever get around to it then I'll try to do:

Terminator vs EPA100 vs DV505, all with the same cart.




*If you fancy trying this out round mine one day then drop a line. We could record the effects of 8 seperate bass traps and also carry out simultaneous ETF measurements.
 

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