audio reproduction gear, music and other stuff
I have been listening to a lot of tango music recently, and I would like to share some findings. A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon the Adios Nonino recording by Salvatore Accardo with Orchestra da Camera Italiana, released by Fonè Records, which ignited my interest in this genre. I mean, I had listened to compositions by Astor Piazzolla before, but never exclusively and with such pleasure and understanding as I have these days.
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I don’t mean to brag, guys — don’t get me wrong — but the system really rocks these days, and this is something I would like to report. I suspect that the main reason for this outstanding performance lies nowhere else but in the improved room acoustics. As you can see from the images, there are several diffusers scattered around, and one sail is also attached to the ceiling. Let me briefly introduce what I have done recently in terms of room acoustic treatment.
Following the buzz around the Belden 8402 microphone cable used as an interconnect, which was circulating around Jeff’s place, I decided to build one myself. I also decided not to follow the classic convention of connecting the conductors and shielding to the RCA plugs suggested by Mr. Shirokazu Yazaki, nor the contemporary practice of connecting the shield only at one end to ground. Instead, I followed the methodology suggested by the French forum member and frequent visitor to Jeff’s place, Dominique.
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