rrgmrg wrote: > The halftime show was the worst audio quality to ever come through my > homes theater. Couldn't hear any of the singers and thought it was going > to blow my sub! Come on CBS!
I agree 100%! This year's Super Bowl halftime show was on the fast track to disaster from the moment Coldplay was announced as the headline act. By the time the show actually took place what could been a small disaster had grown into full blown monumental cluster f*&k. Adding Beyonce and Bruno Mars to Coldplay had the same effect as throwing gasoline on a fire. Coldplay's music does not lend itself to a massive stadium and trying to get them to sound even halfway decent requires much more than a 5 minute setup with no sound check. Thank goodness the whole thing lasted only 13 minutes but 13 minutes of torture is still more than people expecting to be entertained should have to endure. In a related vein another big name that one would expect to do things right but also falls far short is Bruce Springsteen. I'm referring to Bruce's official live downloads of his current "The River" tour. Basically the downloads sound only marginally better than a very good audience recording and nowhere near as good as other performers official live downloads. For example Phish's downloads always sound very good with crystal clear sound, excellent presence and good overall balance. The current crop of Springsteen downloads have very weak high end and a very muddy and distant sound. Barely worth even an illegal download, let alone a paid one. One would think that Super Bowl L, oops I meant 50, and America's favorite son Bruce would merit only the best but alas that is not the case. Living Rm: Transporter-SimAudio pre/power amps-Vandersteen 3A Sign. & sub Home Theater: Touch-Marantz HTR-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Linn sub Computer Rm: Touch-Headroom Desktop w/DAC-Aragon amp-Energy Veritas 2.1 & Energy sub Bedroom: Touch-HR Desktop w/DAC-Audio Refinement amp-Energy Veritas 2.0 Guest Rm: Duet-Sony soundbar Garage: SB3-JVC compact system Controls: iPeng; SB Controller; Moose & Muso Server: LMS 7.9 on dedicated windows 10 computer w/2 Drobos 'Last.fm' (http://www.last.fm/user/jazzfann/) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ralphpnj's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10827 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=105157 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
