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http://voices.washingtonpost.com/the-classical-beat/2010/07/the_future_of_the_recording_in.html

http://www.lettersofnote.com/2010/01/youre-idiot-of-33rd-degree.html

J. H. Todd
1212 Webster St.
San Francisco, Cal.

Dear Sir,

I was listening to some Los Lonely Boys last night, loving the guitar work and the harmony, when I noticed the drums. They sounded a lot like drums. Not in terms of slam or volume, I only have bookshelf speakers and have not yet replaced my subwoofer!

They sounded like drums in terms of space and scale. This was weird as they were panned fully across the soundstage. But then I realized that my speakers are placed about 7 feet apart while I sit 9 feet from them. My former set up had them 13 feet apart while I sat 9 feet away.

Some of the things I've always loved when listening to great audio, is the way instruments and voices just hover in the listening room, the way the treble works as a natural extension to the midtones, and not plays all the time no matter if it should or not. The way the bass plays different notes that are fast and easily recognizable, and starts and stops immediately when needed. The way the drums, cymbals and hi-hats are clearly "visible" in the soundstage, the recording rooms borders.

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Sad news. One of the modern greats is gone:

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