Does this song play correctly on your system?

Serendipity
Serendipity Posts: 6,975
edited April 2010 in The Clubhouse
Does this song play correctly on your system?

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I first heard this on the radio through the 2 channel rig and thought my DefTechs were blown. It's like 50% distortion!
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  • joeparaski
    joeparaski Posts: 1,865
    edited April 2010
    Sounds fine....on my computer speakers anyway.

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  • TouchOfEvil
    TouchOfEvil Posts: 967
    edited April 2010
    Sounds fine on the headphones....
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited April 2010
    joeparaski wrote: »
    Sounds fine....on my computer speakers anyway.

    Joe

    It appears that this is listenable on computer speakers but on a 2ch rig it's all distorted garbage... at least that's what I am hearing. Maybe the Onkyo's tuner doesn't deal well with massive clipping, or better speakers show the flaws in the recording.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited April 2010
    My wife has it on Vinyl and it's ok I guess...
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited April 2010
    I'm hearing lots of clipping. Reminds me of Metallica's "Death Magnetic."
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  • mhmacw
    mhmacw Posts: 832
    edited April 2010
    some of the more exotic nine inch nails is riddled with distortion as well. it certainly doesnt sound right and i wonder if its good for the speakers?
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited April 2010
    mhmacw wrote: »
    some of the more exotic nine inch nails is riddled with distortion as well. it certainly doesnt sound right and i wonder if its good for the speakers?

    Probably not. But as long as the amplifier isn't driven into clipping, it should be ok.

    Maybe some here should try this on their 2 channel rigs? Computer speakers don't really show the distortion, nor does my 19" Dell LCD soundbar.
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  • Serendipity
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    edited April 2010
    Zero wrote: »
    Sounds like crap. Nothing like the original song.

    eh? Both the original song and this YouTube video have the distortion.

    I have this going from the hp Digital Entertainment Center z560 --> Optical Out --> Onkyo.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited April 2010
    I'm too scared to hit play.... is the 'g' pronounced hard like Lady CaCa?

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited April 2010
    Sorry won't hit play. Lady caca in my book!
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited April 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    Sorry won't hit play. Lady caca in my book!

    Just wanted to see what rigs are not affected by the distortion (apparently computer speakers and iPod earbuds don't show it)... I guess it's a case of better speakers = shows the flaws more profoundly in the recording.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,211
    edited April 2010
    I don't like that mix . For those of you that won't give that album a chance well your missing out. It's not everybodys cup of tea, hell a couple of months ago it wasn't my cup of tea. But I thought I would give it a shot and now it's in my rotation every week.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited April 2010
    So the album version is not dynamically compressed? I only heard it on the FM - haven't listened to any pop on XM lately...
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited April 2010
    Serendipity wrote: »
    So the album version is not dynamically compressed?


    I have no frame of reference as I do not have a digital copy, but it seems th volume needs to be turned down a bit to keep the drivers from popping on the SDA's.:eek:
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2010
    It plays backwards here.
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  • Serendipity
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    edited April 2010
    I don't have the CD, but apparently the vinyl version has the same distortion. Just from a few user reviews:

    "Lady GaGa - The Fame Monster sounds like total crap! It is NOT music, it is PURE NOISE!! "

    "The sound is god awful, very over amped, (recording level set WAY too high) resulting in distortion, and nothing but distorted thumping BASS"

    "Poor music quality"
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited April 2010
    Typical modern recording. To be avoided. Next artist already.
    This one's had her 15 minutes.
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  • Amherst
    Amherst Posts: 695
    edited April 2010
    sucks2beme wrote: »
    Typical modern recording. To be avoided. Next artist already.
    This one's had her 15 minutes.

    Agreed, which seems to work out to 13 minutes too many. Yuk.
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