Lawrence Schenbeck

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Vinyl on the big system

I’ve finally gotten the turntable setup going into the new speaker system and have been, as of late, playing a lot of vinyl through it. The setup I am using is a Clear Audio Master Solution with their carbon fiber […]

Tough decisions

My son Scott loves music; perhaps more than I. He’s willing to listen even if the recording is awful and is able to turn off the rejection mechanism so ingrained in my head as an Audiophile. Part of me wishes […]

The system

I mentioned yesterday the separation attributes I am hearing now on the new music system, of which the Infinity IRS is the center piece. Several of you asked me if anything else had changed in the system that might account […]

Through the looking glass

As I get more familiar with the new music system a couple of thoughts occur to me about what it is that gets me excited about what I am hearing and experiencing. I think the magnification and separation of elements […]

Vinyl on the big system (16)
- Paul McGowan: Thanks Michael and good to see you again in Munich. I am washing each record on the VPI and...
- ridgerunner: I am a old FOH (front of house) engineer with over 35 years in the field. I don’t think I would...
- analogplanet: Don’t know why comment appears twice. Don’t know why comment appears twice.
- analogplanet: Sorry Paul, but if you’re consistently hearing surface noise, pops and clicks etc. then your...
- analogplanet: Sorry Paul, but if you’re consistently hearing surface noise, pops and clicks etc. then your...
Tough decisions (19)
- stimpy2: Only the first track, Miserere. This was a recording that I’d hoped that you would get a sense of...
- Paul McGowan: I am using the stock earbuds. I might try and upgrade at some point – you think those are the...
- Paul McGowan: and that’s a good thing!
- Paul McGowan: Thanks – I am struggling right now with the woofer towers and all of a sudden...
- Paul McGowan: I don’t know but have seen some really excellent concerts at the Boulder Theater. Love that...
The system (7)
- Paul McGowan: No, he’s threatening to bring Bascom King and himself down to Boulder in July – I have...
- Terry Franklin: After reading your posts about Class D amps and power plants, I think I understand why my 9-Kappas...
- Paul McGowan: It’s an all FET design for the front end, followed by a class D Hypex module on the output....
- dr.goodears: Paul, Denon 103D interesting, very old school, i’m visualizing a fresh soft warm loaf of...
- Terry Franklin: Can you tell us more about the PerfectWave Power amp?
Through the looking glass (10)
- Paul McGowan: Thanks Oliver. Happy fathers day to you as well.
- Paul McGowan: Thanks! Same to you.
- Paul McGowan: Nope. The best I have at home is a small bookshelf system. Someday I’d like to have one but...
- Paul McGowan: It’s a good question and as I mentioned in an earlier post, the ultimate loudspeaker would be...
- Paul McGowan: Headphones are a whole new ballgame that have their good and bad points. For me, they can never be...
Dopamine anyone? (2)
- oliver T. Finch: Better to be a music junkie than a drug junkie to get a dopamine high. Regards.
- IGBAMV: Ah- And I will bet that there is a great deal of dopamine flowing in Boulder these days. That is why we do...
The Funny Parts (5)
- Lawrence Schenbeck: Hi Soundminded, thanks for the comments and suggestions. I listened to the Delibes but fell...
- Soundminded: Is the Sorcerer’s Apprentice a funny piece of music by itself? It didn’t strike me that...
- Soundminded: Lawrence you are right about some classical music being funny but I don’t agree with your...
- Lawrence Schenbeck: You really summed up his appeal well — DEFTLY mangled! If Schickele hadn’t been so...
- Steve Leenhouts: For better or worse, I was introduced into the world of classical music through the deftly...
When less is less (3)
- dr.goodears: Paul, Apparently Neil Young & Co stopped in at Meridian for a visit with Bob Stuart this week...
- Paul McGowan: Thanks for sharing! Yes, Larry’s really got a knack for this.
- Bassman23: Interestingly enough, I have a few friends I occasionally forward your post to – either...