For crying out loud


If you have the option, and you haven't done so, try turning off the display's on your digital gear. I know that I tried this years ago and, discerning no difference, concluded that this was just one of those anal audio things. Well, my system has evolved since then and I accidentally turned off the display on my Modwright Sony. I am now realizing improved definition and detail, voices are more natural, instruments have a more realistic timbre, images are better defined, and everything emerges from a blacker background. I really feel like a nincompoop. Here I am rolling tubes, shifting footers and stuff, and all along, a significant improvement was a push of the button away.
phaelon

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"What did Modwright have to say about your findings?"

I didn't discuss this with Modwright, I already feel dumb enough; no reason to reveal this to Dan.

"Could the improvement in sound you heard been a cause some other changes you made?"

Not a chance, and it's not just my imagination. I only realized I pushed the button when I investigated the startling transformation.

I do believe that whether or not one hears a difference depends greatly on the systems resolution. The display thing isn't anything new. I hope that this post will serve as a sort of general heads-up for all of us with evolving systems. If you're like me, your audio history is replete with trial and error. Perhaps as the resolution of our systems improve, it might be advisable to occasionally reopen the books on some of our past efforts that disappointed at the time.