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Betters Grungebuster 2007

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Until this thread I thought the black hole (BH) was a cheaper and therefore sonically inferior one-off use alternative meant to be stuck permanently onto each disc. If so, I'd thought it to be quite costly to use at USD $4.00 a pop.

After reading the comments here, I did a comparo: (1) neat or raw, (2) with Grungebuster 2007 and (3) with BH, on 2 chestnuts I'm utterly familiar with: Holy Cole's Temptation and Duke's This One's for Blanton. In a nutshell after 1 hour of listening:

1. Raw: Sounds unfocussed. Piano stabs on Duke's, ring with artifacts or noise givng the high frequencies an edgy sheen. Holy's vocals merge with the sounds of the backing instruments. Sounds muddled.

2. With BH: Dramatic increment in resolution akin to turning up both the contrast and sharpness settings on a TV monitor. A greater solidity easily discernible on the bass attacks which are the hallmarks of both discs. A more relaxed presentation, yet, to use a cliche, more 3D.

3. GB: Similar to BH. Improvement over raw but less so than BH. Didn't expect the BH to better it, but it did.

I'm by nature a very reluctant endorser of products that I buy (due to sheer laziness more than anything else) but Steve is a thoroughly decent and upfront merchant who truly deserves to succeed.



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