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In Reply to: RE: Do russian teflon capacitors lack musicality? posted by bean on February 16, 2017 at 06:44:24
I'm always glad when other listeners prioritise timbre - that's "music to my ears".....!
Attacks and releases give more definition, and probably result in better rhythm - the foot tapping stuff which is quite real to my ears.
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You musicians probably have some kind of brain that tracks the music like bloodhounds. Maybe I'm more of a poodle or something that need a little more of the "attacks and releases" to get the juices flowing. I don't know.
I agree the Russian Teflon is a good capacitor, but is very neutral sounding. I like K40Y-9 better even if not quite as accurate as the Teflon.
Semi-serious amateur musician here. I know what acoustic instruments played by good musicians sound like, if it doesn't sound real, it bugs me.
Attacks/releases - "decay" is probably a better term than release - is more than rhythm, it tells me if the system can accurately reproduce fast, low-level micro-dynamics without smearing or omission. Soooo many audiophile systems that demo great on "girl with guitar" simply congeal into a puddle of mush on large complex classical or big band.
I'll get off my soapbox now...
The continuous tone and its harmonics, (if the instrument can do a continuous tone,) comes third even when it is present.This is unsurprising given percussion instruments, pianos, harpsichords and harps which don't do a continuous tone at all. And they still can be distinguished, even within a type, eg. Ziljan cymbals against lesser makes.
Amplifiers, and systems, need matching rise and decay times to get timbre right.
There's more! Much expression is in the attack and decay. ? Where the decay can be managed by the player.
Starting and stopping.
Warmest
Tim Bailey
Skeptical Measurer & Audio Scrounger
Edits: 02/16/17
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