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Reply #45 on: March 27, 2013, 06:13:43 AM
And THAT is where interpretation comes in. In her case, there was little in the way of dynamics, it was mostly forte' or more. The town that I lived in at the time was known for being different in every way they could manage. I loved and hated some of the stuff that went on there. Point being a lot of their antics were for effect only.


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Reply #46 on: March 27, 2013, 09:25:36 AM
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I see that I haven't made myself clear. Let me try again. I knew something was wrong because when the pianist came out on stage, she was wearing boxing gloves. They said that by the end of the recital, she had key marks on her forehead. I became worried when she broke two of her finest clubs during the performance. There were 13 disturbing the peace complaints FROM the police station. After the recital she apologized on stage for her chain saw running out of gas.

Well when you put it like that. . . I wish I could have seen it.  On TV.  Or maybe live, if the pianist was in a cage for the audience's protection (was she in a cage for the audience's protection?).

Incidentally, I wasn't doubting your assessment of the performance.  I thought I'd seen more than one post about loud live acoustic music, but I was (am) too lazy to actually look back and see.  Hence the reference to unspecified "comments above".


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Reply #47 on: March 27, 2013, 11:29:34 AM
F-I-N-AL-LY, someone gets it. congrats.


 Eric, pay attention, or suffer the consequences.


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Reply #48 on: March 27, 2013, 11:58:21 AM
"she hit those keys like step children"  ;D...John

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Reply #49 on: March 27, 2013, 02:14:13 PM
Quote from: 4krow on March 27, 2013, 11:29:34 AM
F-I-N-AL-LY, someone gets it. congrats.


 Eric, pay attention, or suffer the consequences.

I would be willing to bet that the 'small town' you are referring to was Flagstaff, AZ. It seems to fit the descriptions.

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Reply #50 on: March 27, 2013, 03:34:08 PM
So close dude. Right state. The town was Bisbee Az, where I lived for 4 years. A dream it was living in that place, 8 miles from the border. Everybody bitched about the government but no one was late picking up their welfare check. Aside from that, it was a VERY cool town to live in, if you didn't mind the gunplay. No, I'm not joking. I lived on Brewery Gulch, and if the gunshots didn't get ya, the ricochets might.


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Reply #51 on: March 27, 2013, 03:43:43 PM
wow Bisbee! - that town is in a whole nother universe! The wife and I like to go there for something different than the usual Tucson thing. Its like Alice in Wonderland.

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Reply #52 on: March 28, 2013, 04:12:11 AM
No, no, Alice in Mardi-gra. Aside from that, the town is alive with voices from the past. I also lived in Tucson for 17 years, and yup, Bisbee was a getaway for me too. BTW, is Wilson Audio still in business in Tucson?


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Reply #53 on: March 28, 2013, 04:16:33 AM
Yep - same owners - strange as always!

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Reply #54 on: March 28, 2013, 04:25:00 AM
LOL yep, that's the place. How 'bout Jerrys? Still rippin people off?


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Reply #55 on: April 16, 2013, 11:46:50 AM
I just took my FPIII and paramour II's out of service for some upgrades. In their place went my S.E.X. 2.0 with some magnificent Magnequest pinstripe iron and other goodies in them. This amp has been in a box in my closet for a year or so. Not for any reason other than my obsession with 45 tubes lately. Anyway, I recall that when this was my mainstay amp I would run them around half volume for most material. It turns out that this is right around the "recommended" 82 dB level. I forgot how damn good this amp sounded!


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Reply #56 on: April 16, 2013, 04:06:55 PM
Ok back to the subject about how loud do I listen to music. I dont know if I said this before in this forum, but, my perception of 'loudness', and the actual sound pressure level are dependent on the 'quality' of said audio reproduction.

Case in point - today I was listening at what I would estimate, to be some fairly high sound pressure levels. I was 'auditioning' my new battery pack power supply for the uLink. IMO, high volume is were the 'warts' in the system show themselves more clearly. For the record I do think the battery sounds better than the USB power from the laptop. - Anyway - I was more 'comfortable' than usual at that volume level due to the sound being more focused and less 'noisy'. I also have less ear ringing after the session.

Greg - fascinating AZ experiences and perceptions! - I love and hate this state at the same time. 

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Reply #57 on: April 19, 2013, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Natural Sound on April 16, 2013, 11:46:50 AM
Anyway, I recall that when this was my mainstay amp I would run them around half volume for most material. It turns out that this is right around the "recommended" 82 dB level. I forgot how damn good this amp sounded!

So the S.E.X. 2.0 with Orcas produce about 82 dB with the pot half way? Is that 12 o' clock? And how were they wired with regards to impedance?

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Reply #58 on: April 19, 2013, 10:14:50 AM
Quote from: manis on April 19, 2013, 09:07:52 AM
Quote from: Natural Sound on April 16, 2013, 11:46:50 AM
Anyway, I recall that when this was my mainstay amp I would run them around half volume for most material. It turns out that this is right around the "recommended" 82 dB level. I forgot how damn good this amp sounded!

So the S.E.X. 2.0 with Orcas produce about 82 dB with the pot half way? Is that 12 o' clock? And how were they wired with regards to impedance?

That's not enough info. You have to know what the output level of the source feeding the S.E.X. amp is.

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Reply #59 on: April 19, 2013, 10:15:34 AM
is that 7A.M. and 5 P.M.? Or 5A.M. and 7A.M.heh heh sorry, couldn't resist.


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