[Scott[_6_]]

On Feb 15, 5:31=A0am, "Arny Krueger" wrote:
"Harry Lavo" wrote in message







"Scott" wrote in message
...

snip, irrelevant to what follows

Certain elements do the trick. We do have experience
with human voices, drum kits, acoustic guitars, painos
etc. We can judge the quality of those elements aginst
our experience with live music. Heck just listen to the
barrage of clocks going off at the begining of the track
called Time on Darkside of the Moon. Sounds pretty real.

Actually, I've heard the clocks sound very real (my
grandparents had a house full of wind-ups...I've head at
least eight of various sizes go off at once) to sounding
very unreal. =A0Using the SACD version. =A0And the
culprit....the preamp. =A0 Audio Research SP6B vs. Onkyo
P301. =A0So much for big-box store electronics.

I own a weight-driven grandfather clock with chime movement, so I know
exactly what one sounds like. I can move it in my listening room and list=
en
to it chime, if I want the true live experience.

Getting the DSOTM clock to sound like it is entirely possible with the CD
version, mid-fi electronics and speakers that are well-configured for the
room.

The DSOTM recording was miced incredibly close, so any claims that
close-micing bodes poorly for fidelity is brought into question by the hi=
gh
end audiophile comments on this thread.- Hide quoted text -

Do you have any pictures or first hand accounts of the mic positions
for the recording of the clocks on DSOTM?
Close micing does bode poorly if one has any interest in ambient sound
and reverb. Something that is critical for classical and other
acoustic music.