Hey @railruegas,
You made some interesting points which made me think more of room acoustics and volume.
How loudly we can play music in the home, compared to live, as well as the treatment, or lack thereof, has a lot to do with how a speaker is tuned. Speakers with a built in U shaped curve can sound a lot closer to live at lower volumes. Rooms with better acoustics also can sound more intimate. I often suggest people listen to their speakers 1 meter away. The difference between that and the couch is room acoustics.
Users can adjust this with loudness switches, room acoustics and the like.
I don't find top end Mundorf's to be more like live music so much as adding sparkle which I just don't hear in real life. It's like a scintillation, kind of like a ribbon tweeter. Many ribbons have been shown to add some harmonics and that's kind of what I hear.
As you say though, you really need to make your own choices and buy what you like.
Best,
E
You made some interesting points which made me think more of room acoustics and volume.
How loudly we can play music in the home, compared to live, as well as the treatment, or lack thereof, has a lot to do with how a speaker is tuned. Speakers with a built in U shaped curve can sound a lot closer to live at lower volumes. Rooms with better acoustics also can sound more intimate. I often suggest people listen to their speakers 1 meter away. The difference between that and the couch is room acoustics.
Users can adjust this with loudness switches, room acoustics and the like.
I don't find top end Mundorf's to be more like live music so much as adding sparkle which I just don't hear in real life. It's like a scintillation, kind of like a ribbon tweeter. Many ribbons have been shown to add some harmonics and that's kind of what I hear.
As you say though, you really need to make your own choices and buy what you like.
Best,
E