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RE: I voted for A but I'm not sure it's better, it is brighter.

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dave slagle

In Reply to: RE: I voted for A but I'm not sure it's better, it is brighter. posted by Tre' on April 23, 2014 at 16:35:25

hey.

are they level matched?

One commenter claimed a 3dB difference.

dave

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RE: I voted for A but I'm not sure it's better, it is brighter. - Tre' 08:01:20 04/24/14 (3)
A is louder.

After normalizing them both a lot of the audible differences disappeared.

Tre'
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- RE: I voted for A but I'm not sure it's better, it is brighter. - abs1 07:55:25 04/25/14 (2)
  WTF? If 'A' is between 2dB and 3dB louder than 'B' is the "test" rigged, is it designed to stir up controversy, or is Fremer just incompetent?
  
  Cheers,
  Al
  - RE: I voted for A but I'm not sure it's better, it is brighter. - Tre' 08:48:04 04/25/14 (1)
    "....or is Fremer just incompetent?"
    
    Good question.
    
    Tre'
    Have Fun and Enjoy the Music
    "Still Working the Problem"
    - bwaaaa - Penguin 09:13:57 04/26/14 (0)
      the emperor's clothes ?
      
      But, maybe s a more legitimate question would be, exactly what changed between the 2 recordings? If he touched nothing on the ADC chain, where did the 2 DB difference come from, did he use the exact same cartridge on both arms or two different cartridges of the same make and model, was the same wiring in both arms, etc...??
      
      If I was him I would not consider this a definitive test unless all the factors other than the arm itself were under strict control. Hell i do not even care what the whole test is, i just liked file A better :).
      
      To His credit, both were setup very well, and sounded good :).
      
      dee
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RE: I voted for A but I'm not sure it's better, it is brighter. - Lew 07:01:58 04/24/14 (0)
As I wrote above, I too had the (subjective) impression that A was recorded at a higher level. I also preferred A to B, maybe for that reason.
RE: I voted for A but I'm not sure it's better, it is brighter. - Pete Bilderback 05:28:44 04/24/14 (0)
File A is about 2dB louder than file B.

File A Average RMS power: L -22.8 dB, R -24.1 dB

File B Average RMS power: L -25.0 dB, R -25.9 dB

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