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Bringing Value to the Audiophile Since 2003
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| Pacific Valve Sound Guide |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
| Highs |
Grain,
Constriction
Constriction
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
Grain,
Constriction
Constriction
| Detailed, distinct but not bright |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
| Upper Midrange |
Glare, Bright,
hard
hard
| Detailed, distinct but not bright |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
| Midrange |
Recessed,
Withdrawn adds
“arc” to vocals
Withdrawn adds
“arc” to vocals
| Present, Detailed, throws wide sound stage vocals throaty but not exaggerated |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
| Mid Bass |
Significant “bloat”
and coloration
and coloration
| Properly presented, no coloration in male voices |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
| Bass |
Lean, no response
in lower registers,
colors midrange
in lower registers,
colors midrange
| Significant prescience in low end. Slam and kick s |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
| Dynamics |
Compressed
| Noticeable difference between soft and loud passages |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
| Imaging |
Smears images.
Cannot pin point
center of stage
Cannot pin point
center of stage
| Throws images in the dead center and to left and right of each speaker |
| 0 |
| 5 |
| 10 |
| Spatial |
No space – singers
appear on top of
one another
appear on top of
one another
| Pulls singers from instruments and easily distinguished space between them |
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