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Post Subject: Today's visitPosted by Bill on: 7/10/2023
Was invited over to Romy's today. Spent two hours going through recordings.
First, I hear differently from him. At my age,76, I had a hearing test that showed oversensitivity in the 1000 to 6000 hZ range, and quick drop off above 10,000 Hz.
Second, I have a problem with my right ear that's a weird distortion in the high frequencies that almost sound like overload, possibly due to the high sensitivity in that range. Thus I did hear that distortion in the right channel due to my hearing. Also the high end was a little hot for me in the beginning.
But I must say that everything he described in his video is there in spades. The soundstage extends about three to four feet to the sides of the speakers, but somewhat lacks in depth. Turns out that it is probably due to the speakers being close to a smooth stone false fireplace and piano directly behind the speakers. When we added some 6 inch thick foam absorbers between the speakers blocking the bounce off from the rear wall, ther was significant improvement in depth of the image. The deep bass is subterranean and the mid and upper bass is great. A bass drum and tympani actually sounded like one and a baritone was superb.
The Dannoy does add a significant melodiousness to the upper end. The midrange is to die for.He has only one of the planned infrasonic subs in the attic and yet one could hear with clarity a deep hum of what was probably an air conditioner or heater blower in one of the recordings. I had to leave before completing my listening, but hope to return with any further improvements. All in all, it is a significant leap forward for his system.
Cudos!BillRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site