[John_Dikeman]

Which is which?

https://soundcloud.com/gj-dikeman%2Fsets

 

[Reet McVouty]

If I was to venture a guess I would say the Conn was take one (more spread). However, to really carry out a test like this you should have picked a tune or pattern and played the same for each horn. But once again, they both sound similar because it's the same guy playing, and well, most of us are listening via computer and cheap speakers ....

 

[paulwl]

Conn track 1: its lusher and has that throaty aspect.

Selmer track 2: its tighter and has that fast ring.

 

[Ken]

1 Conn, darker and fatter sounding
2 Selmer, brighter

 

[John_Dikeman]

Thanks for playing guys.

I actually posted these clips a little while ago and didn't get a lot of views, so I decided to repost it mentioning the horns in question. I suppose more people are interested in comparing a VI to an early Conn than just "tenors" in general....

I'll let it go a little longer. Here's a little background.

OK, haven't been on here in a while but I love these stupid blindfold tests.

My main tenor was out of commission for about 6 months and I finally got it back. Super excited to get my main horn back, and I prefer it vastly over the one I was borrowing...
During the last month we've been assigned some solo pieces by a collective I'm in. Here's a first take with the borrowed horn and a quick version with my new horn.
Don't mind the bad playing.... Just curious about sound comparison.

 

[John_Dikeman]

And if you want to skip the weirder free improv stuff... both have similar melodies around 2:30.

 

[John_Dikeman]

So number 1 is the Selmer and 2 is the Conn.

Funny, I think in person the Conn has a much bigger sound, but that maybe doesn't come through in recordings so easily.