Music in the Round #15 Page 2

Music in the Round #15 Page 2

In the past few installments of this column I've promised to talk about another subwoofer equalizer system. Now I'm going to pull the old switcheroo and discuss a different subwoofer EQ. The SMS-1 is a new, standalone digital equalizer system from Velodyne, based on the EQ built into their DD-series subwoofers. Larry Greenhill went <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/subwoofers/604velodyne">gaga</A&gt; over the Velodyne DD-18 in the June 2004 <I>Stereophile</I>, particularly because of the ease and sophistication of the EQ system. Apparently, one of the Velodyne sales guys asked the obvious: What about making the EQ available separately for use with other subwoofers?

Music in the Round #15

Music in the Round #15

Nov 26, 2005

In the past few installments of this column I've promised to talk about another subwoofer equalizer system. Now I'm going to pull the old switcheroo and discuss a different subwoofer EQ. The SMS-1 is a new, standalone digital equalizer system from Velodyne, based on the EQ built into their DD-series subwoofers. Larry Greenhill went <A HREF="http://www.stereophile.com/subwoofers/604velodyne">gaga</A&gt; over the Velodyne DD-18 in the June 2004 <I>Stereophile</I>, particularly because of the ease and sophistication of the EQ system. Apparently, one of the Velodyne sales guys asked the obvious: What about making the EQ available separately for use with other subwoofers?

Piotr Anderszewski Plays Szymanowski

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The Great Beyond
Submitted by Todd on

I had a feeling Anderszewski would be remarkable in this repertoire. I was right. Since ordering this, I relistened to the two Martins in this repertoire to prepare myself. As expected, I prefer Mr Roscoe to Mr Jones, though I find both very good. Both play with passion, technical assurance, and enough exoticism to make the pieces come to life. Piotr Anderszewski is in another league altogether. To an extent, Anderszewski does for these works what Jerzy Semkow does for the great Song of the Night: he plays the music so that it is Szymanowski we hear.

MTT

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The Great Beyond
Submitted by Todd on

An unusual recording this. Bruno Walter (CBS), Otto Klemperer, and Claudio Abbado (1999) are currently my reigning triumvirate in this work, all for different reasons, of course. Michael Tilson Thomas

The Sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti

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The Great Beyond
Submitted by Todd on

Immediately below is a review I wrote about four years ago concerning Domenico Scarlatti's sonatas. A few months ago I relistened to all 555 sonatas and wrote some very brief descriptions of some highlights.

The Review

About three months ago I wrote of my elation at buying the 34-disc set of Domenico Scarlatti

since you asked

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General Rants 'n' Raves
Submitted by 300Binary on

Earth - if it didn't suck ... so, we exited the Turkey Festival the night before - a new record for dysfunctional achievement - some people ask for guidance purchasing stereo parts - relax, if there is any hope for your ears, the music will make you forget about the technical gossip before you even notice it exists ...

Power Cord Upgrade: Grounding & Shielding?

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Tweaks 'n' Tips
Submitted by spampup on

Hi, All,

I have an interesting question about a possible future power cord upgrade.

All of the aftermarket upgrade power cords I have seen are three-wire grounding types. Many are shielded as well, to prevent noise pickup, and also to prevent interference generated in the connected component from being radiated from the cord.

Using a shielded power cord on a digital component makes at least some sense to me.

The conundrum:

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