After listening to a good friend and his son two nights ago.
As they played their drum kits. I have yet to hear a speaker capture that kind of dynamics..I doubt that system exist.
The sound pressure levels in the room had to exceed well over 100 dB. His son at only 6 yrs old ran me out of his room. The intensity of the cymbals was more than my ears could bare. I've come to a conclusion that a long time drummer's hearing has got to be jacked up.LOL
There's no way you can play drums regular like I heard the other night for several hours at 110dB and still have decent hearing after a few years.
Strings seem the easiest instruments to imitate.Well except for the Bass and Cello. Some speakers make them sound bloated and draaaaawn out.
The Paino's over tones aren't too bad or the key strikes..but the weight of the piano seems difficult to duplicate on most systems.
I agree with Bigtee on the 1st order,phase correct or time aligned speakers. I haven't heard any other type speaker come as close to imitating certain instruments. Scale is a different story as most if not all systems would run out of steam before they could get that part right. It's a tough pill to swallow but measurements do play a part in getting the correct timbre and decay of instruments if the recording allows it.
