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stretchlstretchl Posts: 1,212
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A big box type grocery store. The local one had a live band today. Absolutely horrid, eardrum-scraping experience that had me running for the doors with little time to spare: “Sapphire” playing at 82bd as measured on the floor. vr7s4tv5eaio.jpeg
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  • stretchlstretchl Posts: 1,212
    At least the fresh veggies provide a bit of dampening, I suppose...
    “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”
    - Isaac Asimov
    Hi-Fi
    Apple Lossless --> Squeezebox Touch --> Joule Electra LA-100 Mark iii --> MIT AVT2 IC's --> Adcom GFA-555ii --> MIT EXP S2 Cables --> LSiM-705's
    Visuals
    http://StretchPhotography.com
    http://Vimeo.com/channels/stretchphoto
  • decaldecal Posts: 3,141
    Why was a band playing in a grocery store? Inquiring minds want to know !!!!
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 5,920
    Who knows. Would make me not want to shop there anymore. I hate people trying to force what they think is "good music" on me.
    decal wrote: »
    Why was a band playing in a grocery store? Inquiring minds want to know !!!!

    • "Electronic music is human sound adapting to indulge technology, and for some, it feels like the signature sound of energy. New and abstract sounds over hypnotic rhythms can conjure vast soundscapes for escape, pleasure, and transcendence."
  • ClipdatClipdat Posts: 5,920
    Also why is nobody talking about that sweet John Deere tractor?
    • "Electronic music is human sound adapting to indulge technology, and for some, it feels like the signature sound of energy. New and abstract sounds over hypnotic rhythms can conjure vast soundscapes for escape, pleasure, and transcendence."
  • mhardy6647mhardy6647 Posts: 21,039
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Also why is nobody talking about that sweet John Deere tractor?

    ... 'cause it's not a Kubota ;)


    The store we shopped at when we lived in MA used to have a harpist performing live on weekend days and at Christmastime in the front of the store. She was (is) pretty good, and it was actually a pretty nice effect overall. We bought her Christmas music CD one year :) -- I am a sucker for holiday music.

    http://www.harpist4all.com/

    Rebecca Swett
  • mhardy6647mhardy6647 Posts: 21,039
    My vote for worst acoustic environment goes to any Chipotles.

    The fact that some, perhaps many, of them use Klipsch Heresys (or clones
    thereof) for 'sound reinforcement' just -- ahem -- reinforces the effect.

    g91e6or6xcte.png

    https://www.klipsch.com/blog/klipsch-install-stories-chipotle-adds-heresy-iii
  • EmlynEmlyn Posts: 2,215
    I like the store's style. Selling vodka in the produce section. Effen Vodka that is. To make Effen Bloody Marys with.
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  • mlistens03mlistens03 Posts: 2,494
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    My vote for worst acoustic environment goes to any Chipotles.

    The fact that some, perhaps many, of them use Klipsch Heresys (or clones
    thereof) for 'sound reinforcement' just -- ahem -- reinforces the effect.

    g91e6or6xcte.png

    https://www.klipsch.com/blog/klipsch-install-stories-chipotle-adds-heresy-iii

    HERESY’S! that’s what they are! I’ve been trying to figure out what they were since the first time I went to chipotle like 2 years ago! Thanks, you have just made my day. :wink: :tongue:
    Micah
    music on vinyl; https://www.discogs.com/user/mlistens03/collection
    Technics SL3200 turntable; Shure M97xE cart; Hagerman Audio Labs Bugle 2; NAD C352 integrated; KEF Q150 speakers; Velodyne VA-907 subwoofer; home-built stands, generic cables but will upgrade soon...

    desktop; Lenovo G50 running Win10, Yamaha RX-v665 AVR, JBL e30 headphones
    I've always thought the goal of high-end audio was not to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Turn that darn music down' but to have your neighbors bang on the wall and say, 'Tell your friends to go home and you can practice later this week'.
  • kevhed72kevhed72 Posts: 3,467
    I had a bunch of people tell me the new Georgia Dome / Mercedes Benz whatever is down right awful for both music and the announcers. Anyone confirm that?
  • BlueBirdMusicBlueBirdMusic Registered User Posts: 383
    Confirmed!!!

    https://www.ajc.com/news/local/audio-issues-plague-garth-brooks-fans-during-first-concert-mercedes-benz-stadium/z3mfFzunCZkNEw4iXN0iJN/
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