Why isn’t more detail always better?

If ones' nuance is another's noise......

DSP 'cures' a space, then you adjust to Now v Then....

Same with changes in ~ with that which begins the quest to define the sort of whatever IT is....

IT ends when you accept is as close as.....🤷‍♂️😎

@mapman ...How's the Ohms doing in that regard?

:) 

As the aging gentleman said as he abruptly exited the room ... "Depends"

The term "detail" would imply "information", So what could be wrong with more information?  It depends/Depends.

When we made the transition into HDTV, those prominent primetime news anchors looked ..uh .. 30 years older.  Didn't help their ratings.  Or, make our TV dinners more palettable while watching.

Those "details" also contain spacial information which plays a major role in focus, staging, and "air" in the presentation. 

Sometimes the "details" are just right, but the room is getting in the way of an, otherwise, magnificent presentation. 

Or, sometimes the "details" sound perfect to our ears at moderate levels, but when dynamic passages are presented and other parts of the music just can't keep up, and those ":details" become prominent, and overwhelming.

Like the time when we run into an old high school flame 30 years after graduation wearing short shorts.  More information is not always better.

@asvjerry Glad you asked.

The nearfield setup lets you peer deeply into the recording.

Like most people I am not using the Ohms for nearfield listening though I have tried that and it works quite well.

The detail the larger Ohms deliver in general depends a lot on what you feed them. They are currently very well fed off the same amp as the KEFs and there is nothing lacking.

If I had to choose only one speaker would still be my big Ohm F5s. Second choice would probably be somewhat larger KEFs. Blades would likely be the ultimate. But I am not really interested in any new big heavy gear these days. I’ve had success downsizing yet improving the sound in general by doing my homework and leveraging smaller and more cost effective products that take advantage of technical innovations.

Note that I do use a sub with the little ls50 metas and that combo set up well is hard to beat in smaller rooms at least and at listening levels considered safe for long term exposure.

I also have a pair of Italian crafted Sonus Faber floor standers that I got a very good deal on locally on the house. Those are lovely in all ways also but of course are way different.

@asvjerry also to help clarify.

The Ohms are still the speakers that I want to listen to the most for pure musical enjoyment. Nothing new there…..it’s for all the same reasons as always. Ohms put the performers in your room best. If I must choose I prefer having the orchestra squeezed into my room like a mini concert venue.

Nearfield listening is for immersing yourself in the recording. It’s more about the recording itself and less about pure musical enjoyment.

Two totally different listening experiences. Both enjoyable in different ways.

Both benefit from more detail, dynamics, etc. All those good things that make music interesting. I’m getting more of that now than ever with some recent enhancements upstream.

It’s an interesting thing that I think you have to experience in order to appreciate.

I am fortunate that I get to enjoy the best of both worlds. YMMV

cheers!