Why house cats make Hifi sound better
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VinylRob
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Evidently, someone has had enough listening for a while.
VinylRob
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George appears to be caught up in the more mundane domestic duties of the day, sorting through the piles of snail mail. Ah, so many things to take us away from quality listening time! Again I would surmise, that he like ourselves, and with ears like those, our listening talents probably far out weigh our mass as Hifi cats.
Boy, you're gonna carry that weight,
carry that weight a long time...
Happy Listening!
George appears to be caught up in the more mundane domestic duties of the day, sorting through the piles of snail mail. Ah, so many things to take us away from quality listening time! Again I would surmise, that he like ourselves, and with ears like those, our listening talents probably far out weigh our mass as Hifi cats.
Boy, you're gonna carry that weight,
carry that weight a long time...
Happy Listening!
Snoober
Dysthymic
Yeah, what's up with that head-butt thing, Wheels picked that up some years back. Now he does it all the time. If he's just settling in and I'm ready a book, album cover, or the lap top and he's feeling like not enough attention is being spent in the right direction...thump, thump again... Ok I got the point! Funny.
Happy Listening!
Sorry Rob,
I've been off the forum for a bit. I read a research article on cat behaviour some years ago: a head-butt is a sign of bonafide affection. Purring, on the other hand, (surprisingly to me) isn't so "bonafide". Cats use a purr sometimes to get you to do something they want. Weird. Can't for the life of me find that article to link to, drat.
specialidiot
Break Glass, Smoke Lucky
I found that a little Maine Coon damping applied to the left side of my old Bel Canto amp was just right for a wider soundstage given my near field listening condition.
I found that Lily just couldn't cut it as a super tweeter.
I found that Lily just couldn't cut it as a super tweeter.
WntrMute2
Super Member
I found that Lily just couldn't cut it as a super tweeter.
Well of course Lily won't work.:nono: You need a PAIR of super tweeters!
Well, she's just out of alignment with the other tweeter - have her lean a little to her right.
VinylRob
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Evidently, in the face of my somewhat biased intro two strong contenders from the Hifi canine world have chose to weather the storm and make a strong showing of their own. Truth be told, I know these two and reluctantly must concede that Louis and Clarke definitely have taken the downstairs kit to a new level of performance. Yes, the these two and the house caretaker are all SMAC members in good standing, and Yes, the kit has gotten some burn in time since I last heard it, and yes, maybe a limited # bottle of single malt scotch was altering my perception slightly, the deli sandwiches and fine vinyl may as well had an effect on me... but the biggest improvement, IMHO was the two new mono blocks. Bravo!
Happy Listening!
While you guys are talking room treatments and the like, we installed 2 new mono blocks into our system last October. Maybe Vinyl Rob can comment on their sound.
Evidently, in the face of my somewhat biased intro two strong contenders from the Hifi canine world have chose to weather the storm and make a strong showing of their own. Truth be told, I know these two and reluctantly must concede that Louis and Clarke definitely have taken the downstairs kit to a new level of performance. Yes, the these two and the house caretaker are all SMAC members in good standing, and Yes, the kit has gotten some burn in time since I last heard it, and yes, maybe a limited # bottle of single malt scotch was altering my perception slightly, the deli sandwiches and fine vinyl may as well had an effect on me... but the biggest improvement, IMHO was the two new mono blocks. Bravo!
Happy Listening!
VinylRob
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I would suggest that these two showcase the astounding versatility of the Hifi house cat. Not only is their choice in gear knowledgeable and quality focused but they express the very essence of high fidelity as a life style. It is nice to see both the yin and yang of the household held in perfect balance by these two.
Happy (Hifi in balance) Listening!
I found that a little Maine Coon damping applied to the left side of my old Bel Canto amp was just right for a wider soundstage given my near field listening condition.
I found that Lily just couldn't cut it as a super tweeter.
I would suggest that these two showcase the astounding versatility of the Hifi house cat. Not only is their choice in gear knowledgeable and quality focused but they express the very essence of high fidelity as a life style. It is nice to see both the yin and yang of the household held in perfect balance by these two.
Happy (Hifi in balance) Listening!
VinylRob
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Happy (aligned) Listening!
You make an excellent point that I completely missed, due to their utter charm. I would imagine time alignment on super tweeters and meowers is particularly tricky.
Happy (aligned) Listening!
atarione
Super Member
Cats are good listening buddies indeed and they do seem to improve the sound as well.
My somewhat elderly listening bud Cardigan like moderate volume levels if I crank it up he gets annoyed gives me mad looks then leaves the room. If the volume stays reasonable he will enjoy the music all day.
My somewhat elderly listening bud Cardigan like moderate volume levels if I crank it up he gets annoyed gives me mad looks then leaves the room. If the volume stays reasonable he will enjoy the music all day.
VinylRob
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Cardigan sounds like the voice of reason at your house. You know atarione, good Hifi should sound just fine at moderate volumes.
Do you have a picture of your buddy Cardigan?
We were having a little listening session this after noon and my buddy Wheels was trying to point out to me that there has got to be far more Hifi cats out there than what are responding to this thread and that find both the high-end gear and listening sessions most interesting. We were just reviewing a recent Stereophile while playing some tunes and catching up on our AK threads as well.
Sometimes we just close our eyes and listen, and sometimes we multitask.
Happy Listening!
now listening to Jack Johnson -Brushfire Fairytales on vinyl.
Cardigan sounds like the voice of reason at your house. You know atarione, good Hifi should sound just fine at moderate volumes.
Do you have a picture of your buddy Cardigan?
We were having a little listening session this after noon and my buddy Wheels was trying to point out to me that there has got to be far more Hifi cats out there than what are responding to this thread and that find both the high-end gear and listening sessions most interesting. We were just reviewing a recent Stereophile while playing some tunes and catching up on our AK threads as well.
Sometimes we just close our eyes and listen, and sometimes we multitask.
Happy Listening!
now listening to Jack Johnson -Brushfire Fairytales on vinyl.
maybe down to the efect from the cat and how a cat will effect your emotions.
thus heaps of positive emotions ,you are more relaxed and with this, as you relax listening you stop thinking and instead sensing so you hear better.
as you stop thinking and focus your mind on the music you relax and when you relax you go from beta brain "talking thinking" to alpha "sensing ,hearing ,seeing smelling " mode so your brain it focused on the music,its detail,its emotions .
A cat will help trigger that so yes get a cat and they can be so cute too
thus heaps of positive emotions ,you are more relaxed and with this, as you relax listening you stop thinking and instead sensing so you hear better.
as you stop thinking and focus your mind on the music you relax and when you relax you go from beta brain "talking thinking" to alpha "sensing ,hearing ,seeing smelling " mode so your brain it focused on the music,its detail,its emotions .
A cat will help trigger that so yes get a cat and they can be so cute too
walkandtalk
Well-Known Member
I think the controversy might be more in the breed of feline.
I prefer an oriental shorthair - orange tabby if possible. In my experience, they make a subtle difference in the impact of LF without impeding the color of the mid-tones.
I know others that think that Maine Coons are better for taming HF.
