I went to the Symphony Orchestra with my parent's tonight.
Hearing a live performance really helps you to hear what the instruments really sound like again. It also reaffirms why I liked my R10's so much. (and that I had just hooked up the left and right channels backwards by mistake. Doh!) Of course, it does sound waaaay different soundstage-wise. I was sitting up on the balcony, but of course with headphones, it sounds more like I am in the 3rd row up front on the ground level, with the orchestra above me.
I really like how timpani drums sound on the R10's, they sound so close to the real thing. (well, they don't feel like it, of course.)
I was surprised how almost overpowering the brass section was compared to the string section. It seems that some recordings compensate for that a bit. It may have been the acoustics of the music hall. I will have to visit the new Disney building sometime after I get back to LA. I haven't had a chance, but I'm really interested in hearing the acoustics of that wierd building.
Of course, this is only in the end really really bad for my wallet. I have a source upgrade in my near future. A Christmas present to myself, perhaps.
-Ed
Hearing a live performance really helps you to hear what the instruments really sound like again. It also reaffirms why I liked my R10's so much. (and that I had just hooked up the left and right channels backwards by mistake. Doh!) Of course, it does sound waaaay different soundstage-wise. I was sitting up on the balcony, but of course with headphones, it sounds more like I am in the 3rd row up front on the ground level, with the orchestra above me.
I really like how timpani drums sound on the R10's, they sound so close to the real thing. (well, they don't feel like it, of course.)
I was surprised how almost overpowering the brass section was compared to the string section. It seems that some recordings compensate for that a bit. It may have been the acoustics of the music hall. I will have to visit the new Disney building sometime after I get back to LA. I haven't had a chance, but I'm really interested in hearing the acoustics of that wierd building.
Of course, this is only in the end really really bad for my wallet. I have a source upgrade in my near future. A Christmas present to myself, perhaps.
-Ed
