I feel badly for m669326 on this thread. I think he actually had a pretty good topic for discussion, a LOT better than many of the ridiculous threads that are started here!I am not often in the same boat than you but when you are right you are....
I think he has been misinformed in regards to "warm" vs. "detailed" speakers. They all have a range of all parameters of performance. The speaker is created to suit he creator's (manufacturer's) ears and their perception of how the music should sound. There is plenty of diversity in the community, such that one is almost assured that a subset of audiophiles will enjoy the result.
In interaction with speaker makers, I see little of the predatory, sales only, mindset that some skeptics here have expressed. I see much of the zeal for creation of the speaker that captures the soul of the performance. It appears many audiophiles have a hard edged skepticism in regard to manufacturers, as though predominantly concerned about the almighty dollar less than the sonic result. I do not find that to be the case.
i.e. making every piece of music with more bass, or "smokier"... This is done because the designer is imposing their personal preferences, according to how they feel the end result should sound. I do not know many designers who hold to the specs/measurements strictly. I believe that when they voice the speakers, most manufacturers feel they are respecting the music/artists.
Perhaps I'm not cynical/skeptical enough? But, I have had interaction with many HiFi speaker makers, and I cannot think of one who was not driven by zeal to make a product that was "honest" to the recording. Report this
My best to you....