You were right if i even listen to it from youtube...
It is well recorded to say the least...
I will buy it thanks ..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0KJ1QqfJjY&list=RDr0KJ1QqfJjY&start_radio=1
Why not the piano as a reference for bass
I see a lot of commentary/reviews on a systems bass response that all seem to hinge on the 41 hz double bass and such range. At 27.5 the A0 note on a piano seems a better point to judge. Lots of piano in normal music vs say an organ note. I know when I feel that deep chord played it is one of things I enjoy about listening the most! Was listening to Wish you were here live and the piano was sublime.
So is it more of how much musical energy is perceived in the 40 hz range or what that makes this more of a reproduction benchmark?
I welcome your input!
New Joe Bonamassa out BTW!
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@mahgister , I particularly like "Repercussion". At one point about halfway through Seth stands up and leans forward and plucks the strings with his fingers. I didn’t realize that’s what was going on until I saw him perform it live. It had never occurred to me that plucking the strings of a piano is a thing. Aside from that, "Repercussion" gives me chills every time I listen to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMI_SsJN6Zg (In case it's not obvious, yes I absolutely use solo piano music for evaluating speakers and for showing them off... but I'm showing off "see, that sounds like a real piano" instead of "listen to that amazing bass".) Duke |
it is probably the best piano recording i heard but because it is only on youtube i cannot be sure but in fact i think even through youtube i am pretty sure it will be my best piano recording ..... Amazing.. I also use piano as the best instrument to test my system/room not just bass alone but the relation between bass and the other frequencies... The piano timbre is in a way more complex more multidimensional more hard to get right in recording process as in playback process in a room ... I like the music of Seth Kaufman a lot...Not only the sound ... Thanks.... Among my three favorite pianists only one is well recorded... ( Sofronitsky and Nyiregyházi are badly recorded , they are my two best only the third Ivan Moravec is relatively well recorded but nothing like this recording of Kaufman)
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Thank you, @mahgister! Very glad to hear Seth Kaufman's music speaks to you too! |
Looking at Yamaha's website, it seems at least some Clavinova electronic pianos use actual recordings of single piano notes, played at varying intensities. The actual recordings are taken from a Bosendorfer and a Yamaha Concert Grand. During play, the notes are mixed and reverberations from the other strings are calculated, along with reverberations from the soundboard and the body of the piano. For headphone output, this is done in stereo. Yamaha has been a leader in digital signal processing with its AV Receivers, and its NS-5000 speaker family has been a classic for decades. Not to mention motorbikes and jet-skis |
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