Sorry Marakanetz. I was having a bad day and it was a brief moment of insanity, not to mention embarrasing.
The subjectivity of speaker quality
Just for the fun it, while listening to your speakers with your favorite piece of music, cup your hands behind your ears and listen for a few minutes. I am blown away by the incredible change in the sound of the music when I do this. With this in mind it is no wonder that there likely will never be any real agreement on what speakers are the "best" sounding. Maybe all speaker reviewers should first reveal the size of their ears and a copy of their latest hearing test!! It's all fun.
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Every ear has a unique sonic signature. Some ears are more musical than others. Ears that have a bell shaped cavity are said to be "tubed" whereas narrow cavities are of a solid state nature. Ears that stick out are described as dipolar, whereas flat ears are referred to as boxed. Ears with short lobes are prone to low frequency roll-off, but ears with long lobes sometimes encounter a ground loop hum. Dirty ears can only hear in mono; the cleanest ears can hear surround sound. If you have perfect hearing than your ears are said to be vinyl and golden; if you use a hearing aid then your ears have been digitized and you will forever changing cables and power cords. Finally, asymmetrical ears can reverse polarity. |
I suspect that this guy "Frankenochio" with a 4' high X 8' long woodie extended to his speakers wouldn't need any help. It might be most uncomfortable. Was this a contraption or a contaceptive? Some sort of overly ambitious prostethic? On the other hand, he did have this thing right up aginst his lips. Oh my! I'm so confused! I no longer want this picture! This whole thing has become very disturbing! |
Here is a link to "Sildenafil Citrate" I understand this is perfect for long, hard listening sessions. Perky ears WARNING, recent reports say the enhanced listening experience is merely placebo effect from partial blindness. |
I knew a guy who had this rectangular plywood rig on wheels that was set up in a vertical manner so the it bisected his speakers and reached the listneing postion. Along the vertical edge he had the frame cut to the proportions of his face. He would sit leaning forward with his face inserted into this rig during listening sessions. He claimed it helped with stereo seperation. I would have paid money if I could have photograohed him with "Sildenafil Citrate Ears" on while leaning into this contraption. |
