Thank-you for this thoughtful reply. I thought I'd respond to this here as it feels off topic in the Traillii thread.
Yeah a lot of my music is like that
Sadly that is the only album One Dove ever recorded. I have much better versions of the Morrissey and (especially) the CCR album on flac so my perceptions are likewise probably colored by that. Carmanah is actually a local band to Vancouver Island, where I live. I met them in person a couple years ago when they came to my school to sit with our indigenous singing group for a workshop on song writing. The lead singer is also a classically trained violin player. They have a new album that is just being finished up right now actually.
It's funny you mention that the Carmannah album is the only of those tracks with any noteworthy bass. I picked those tracks based on vocals, as you asked, but for me the bass in the Dire Straits as well as in the Morrissey tracks are among the my favorite things about them-- but it's fully in the realm of mid-bass which just goes back to our individual preferences again.
100% This is the main reason I rely on so much narrative in my reviews/impressions (in addition to my love of writing)-- it helps paint a clearer picture of where I'm coming from.
The mid-bass vs. sub-bass distinction is something I've been thinking through for a while and it's been actually something of a golden key for me in terms of understanding the differences between people's relative preferences. Typically when people talk about bass they're referring to sub-bass but for me and what I listen to the mid-bass thump has always been my priority. A good deal of my general affinity for CFA's house sound is that their IEMs tend to have varying degrees of a mid-bass bias over sub-bass-- which is the precise reason some people aren't fond of them. I remember politely arguing with you last summer about the bass in the Andromeda-- with you saying it was completely inadequate and me saying wasn't perfect but I could manage. This discrepancy in our respective perceptions stems, I think, from the fact that I was talking about the mid-bass, my general area of focus, and you the sub-bass.
My pleasure sir-- thank-you for taking the time to make a thoughtful reply. It's conversations like these that help us relate to one another and get a better sense of where we're all coming from.
In other news:
My Oriolus Reborn is looking rather dapper in the PW #10 balanced cable I received in the mail this morning:
In other other news:
I think we're all a little guilty of this at times haha
I can immediately see how a warm, midbass-boosted source or IEM would benefit all of these tracks.
Yeah a lot of my music is like that
Morrissey is a fairly flat recording, zero sibilance, but his vocals aren't particularly weighty either. I couldn't find a decent version of the CCR track on Tidal, unless they're all just older recordings. Quite thin with typical analogue hiss from the era. Not too strident, though I can see where the shout can come in. The One Dove track is cool, must explore more, though I only saw that one album on Tidal. Vocals are set a bit back with this one, instruments more prominent. Quite smooth, no sibilance, but it teeters on bright. Dire Straits definitely the best recorded of all these tracks, typically well mastered, perfect vocal recording, great balance of instruments and vocals. Carmanah also well recorded, vocals much more forward in the mix. Another one I'd never heard of and really need to explore. Can imagine myself getting into this band. Also like the bass on this one - the only track of the five with any real weighty bass behind it, and easily my favourite as a result.
Sadly that is the only album One Dove ever recorded. I have much better versions of the Morrissey and (especially) the CCR album on flac so my perceptions are likewise probably colored by that. Carmanah is actually a local band to Vancouver Island, where I live. I met them in person a couple years ago when they came to my school to sit with our indigenous singing group for a workshop on song writing. The lead singer is also a classically trained violin player. They have a new album that is just being finished up right now actually.
It's funny you mention that the Carmannah album is the only of those tracks with any noteworthy bass. I picked those tracks based on vocals, as you asked, but for me the bass in the Dire Straits as well as in the Morrissey tracks are among the my favorite things about them-- but it's fully in the realm of mid-bass which just goes back to our individual preferences again.
Just goes to show how critical music choice is to our impressions. The differences between our frames of reference is not even night and day, it's a different week! I'm starting to think that unless two people are reviewing the same IEM with the same or similar music, they may as well be reviewing two different IEMs.
100% This is the main reason I rely on so much narrative in my reviews/impressions (in addition to my love of writing)-- it helps paint a clearer picture of where I'm coming from.
The mid-bass vs. sub-bass distinction is something I've been thinking through for a while and it's been actually something of a golden key for me in terms of understanding the differences between people's relative preferences. Typically when people talk about bass they're referring to sub-bass but for me and what I listen to the mid-bass thump has always been my priority. A good deal of my general affinity for CFA's house sound is that their IEMs tend to have varying degrees of a mid-bass bias over sub-bass-- which is the precise reason some people aren't fond of them. I remember politely arguing with you last summer about the bass in the Andromeda-- with you saying it was completely inadequate and me saying wasn't perfect but I could manage. This discrepancy in our respective perceptions stems, I think, from the fact that I was talking about the mid-bass, my general area of focus, and you the sub-bass.
Thanks for sharing and giving an insight into your musical world
My pleasure sir-- thank-you for taking the time to make a thoughtful reply. It's conversations like these that help us relate to one another and get a better sense of where we're all coming from.
In other news:
My Oriolus Reborn is looking rather dapper in the PW #10 balanced cable I received in the mail this morning:
In other other news:
I think we're all a little guilty of this at times haha
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