Sometimes, smart people with ideas that are somewhat "different" from the norm help here.
Take Mr. Jim Winey, an engineer at 3-M in the 1960's, who was working with materials that gave him the idea for Magneplaners. As one audio writer put it:
"To be clear, not everyone really wants to hear the input signal unaltered. Some folks like their systems to offer certain colors that please their ears. While I would never argue with whatever brings anyone their listening pleasure, this entry is directed toward folks who want the colors to come from the music and not from the gear used to listen to it."
Thus the fascination I have had with these speakers since first hearing them in my shop in 1974. I brought my cornet and guitar(s) to the shop and played them while the speakers were on.
That was it. From then on, after listening to ALL the boxes in my shop--a so-called "high-end" shop--I realized that I had been mistaken about the accuracy of speaker sound reproduction all those years past.
When you reproduce the recorded information as it was recorded, you finally understand what Mr. Winey was doing. For those who prefer "colors" with their music, I totally understand. BUY WHAT YOU LIKE was the motto in my shop and remains my watchword.
BUT, if you want that "uncolored" reproduction, you do have a valid choice.
Cheers!
Take Mr. Jim Winey, an engineer at 3-M in the 1960's, who was working with materials that gave him the idea for Magneplaners. As one audio writer put it:
"To be clear, not everyone really wants to hear the input signal unaltered. Some folks like their systems to offer certain colors that please their ears. While I would never argue with whatever brings anyone their listening pleasure, this entry is directed toward folks who want the colors to come from the music and not from the gear used to listen to it."
Thus the fascination I have had with these speakers since first hearing them in my shop in 1974. I brought my cornet and guitar(s) to the shop and played them while the speakers were on.
That was it. From then on, after listening to ALL the boxes in my shop--a so-called "high-end" shop--I realized that I had been mistaken about the accuracy of speaker sound reproduction all those years past.
When you reproduce the recorded information as it was recorded, you finally understand what Mr. Winey was doing. For those who prefer "colors" with their music, I totally understand. BUY WHAT YOU LIKE was the motto in my shop and remains my watchword.
BUT, if you want that "uncolored" reproduction, you do have a valid choice.
Cheers!