Steven Wilson (Of Porcupine Tree and NoMan) and his stereo
Posted by: Stephen Bennett on 11 July 2002
I asked Steven what he used for listening to - here's the reply
'I have a Musical Fidelity XA200R amplifier, Monitor Audio speakers, an Arcam Alpha 7Se CD player and a Project Debut turntable. It sounds pretty good !'
In my experience with musicians, he's right. Most of them have some really ropey stuff, so this is a pretty good system!
I've asked him about his monitoring too. More info when I have it.
Regards
Stephen
'I have a Musical Fidelity XA200R amplifier, Monitor Audio speakers, an Arcam Alpha 7Se CD player and a Project Debut turntable. It sounds pretty good !'
In my experience with musicians, he's right. Most of them have some really ropey stuff, so this is a pretty good system!
I've asked him about his monitoring too. More info when I have it.
Regards
Stephen
So cool Stephen !
Now I have a trick : you MUST (!) introduce him to Naim gear, so that he will buy Naim amps and speakers both for listening and monitoring.
After that, we will have outstanding sound from his CDs ! Because it will be mixed on Naim gear...
)
I am kidding a bit because I think he monitors in studio so he might not be able to choose the gear (ie Yamaha NSM 1000 or something like that)...
To be true, I think most of his CDs sound a bit harsch compared to top notch recordings (radiohead, system of a down... etc). I already told him on the official web site and he replied (somehow) that only the music matters and recording quality is the icing on the cake.
Well, if we could have both... !
I am surprised he did not notice the harsch sound... ?
Notably with his Monitor Audio speakers which can easily get harsch...
See you !
[This message was edited by Khoi on MONDAY 22 July 2002 at 19:07.]
Now I have a trick : you MUST (!) introduce him to Naim gear, so that he will buy Naim amps and speakers both for listening and monitoring.
After that, we will have outstanding sound from his CDs ! Because it will be mixed on Naim gear...
)I am kidding a bit because I think he monitors in studio so he might not be able to choose the gear (ie Yamaha NSM 1000 or something like that)...
To be true, I think most of his CDs sound a bit harsch compared to top notch recordings (radiohead, system of a down... etc). I already told him on the official web site and he replied (somehow) that only the music matters and recording quality is the icing on the cake.
Well, if we could have both... !
I am surprised he did not notice the harsch sound... ?
Notably with his Monitor Audio speakers which can easily get harsch...
See you !
[This message was edited by Khoi on MONDAY 22 July 2002 at 19:07.]
Khoi
I've asked him about his monitoring - but he's in America touring at the moment. When he's next in Norwich I'll insist he comes out to my friends Naim dealership and listen to some hi-fi.
On a more general note, I haven't noticed the PT sound is more harsh than some other stuff recently recorded - at least on my Naim and Naim/PMC systems. I do agree though that modern recordings are much brighter than of old (the Elbow album, for example), but that's what is expected now - bright and very loud to sound good on cheap stereos.
Regards
Stephen
I've asked him about his monitoring - but he's in America touring at the moment. When he's next in Norwich I'll insist he comes out to my friends Naim dealership and listen to some hi-fi.
On a more general note, I haven't noticed the PT sound is more harsh than some other stuff recently recorded - at least on my Naim and Naim/PMC systems. I do agree though that modern recordings are much brighter than of old (the Elbow album, for example), but that's what is expected now - bright and very loud to sound good on cheap stereos.
Regards
Stephen