TimSchirmer
Repelling digital infidels. (Would that be called the Digifadah?)
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I was doing some research on naim amps the other day, and came across this site...
I read about what "flat earth" was, and it nearly brought me to tears. These people have the EXACT same philosophy as me when it comes to audio.
http://freespace.virgin.net/tony.lonorgan/flatearth/
"Far too much audio equipment sounds unnaturally pretty: Hi-fi systems that produce 'smooth' or ‘liquid’ hi-hats and cymbals are inherently wrong. Hi-fi systems that produce 'soft' snares are equally wrong. A cymbal is in effect a bit of sheet metal formed into a slightly conical profile that is repeatedly hit with a wooden stick... sweet, smooth, delicate... yeah right. A snare drum is a metal or wood cylinder with a taut tuned skin on the two flat ends, with a series of tensioned metal springs on the underside, picture this construction in your mind, now hit it hard with a wooden stick. Did you get a soft sound? Audio systems with great gobs of bass may at first seem impressive, but try following the actual tune the bassist is playing, or hearing how the bass line grooves in with the drums. Slow fat bass is wrong bass."
They put it into words that I couldn't
I read about what "flat earth" was, and it nearly brought me to tears. These people have the EXACT same philosophy as me when it comes to audio.
http://freespace.virgin.net/tony.lonorgan/flatearth/
"Far too much audio equipment sounds unnaturally pretty: Hi-fi systems that produce 'smooth' or ‘liquid’ hi-hats and cymbals are inherently wrong. Hi-fi systems that produce 'soft' snares are equally wrong. A cymbal is in effect a bit of sheet metal formed into a slightly conical profile that is repeatedly hit with a wooden stick... sweet, smooth, delicate... yeah right. A snare drum is a metal or wood cylinder with a taut tuned skin on the two flat ends, with a series of tensioned metal springs on the underside, picture this construction in your mind, now hit it hard with a wooden stick. Did you get a soft sound? Audio systems with great gobs of bass may at first seem impressive, but try following the actual tune the bassist is playing, or hearing how the bass line grooves in with the drums. Slow fat bass is wrong bass."
They put it into words that I couldn't