Why isn’t more detail always better?

Detail is at all frequencies. Dynamic range facilitates detail.

Most music occurs in the midrange including voice so detail there probably adds the most.

Interesting to consider most any decent speaker can cover midrange. Yet the results can vary so widely! How can one account for that? Detail including transients, frequency response, very low noise, dynamic range…… that’s it for me. Take out the detail and not much left. Isn’t 4K video resolution always better and always preferred? Just do it well! Who still wants a tv limited by technology from 20 or more years ago? Not me. Audio follows a similar pattern. Advancement in technology and applying it well is the key.

@noromance ...oh, had to switch dialects, alter the unconsciousness gain.....Now, if we wind down the ’noids and pump up the volume, dance, dance.....

"It’ll be aaaalllll rrriiiight....", no? *bedazed @ the fountain*

@mapman ;) Gotta’ watch that "technology from 20 or more years ago" rant, when we’re both really happy with one that’s 2.5x that.....

Best example of the single driver format, rotated 90, and stretch the cone....

Like any of the speaker designs we prefer and laud about to those still awake, there’s that tweak that makes it sing for us.

The 3 section cones of the F......the Heil amts’ rippled ribbon, don’t push/pull when you can pinch ( without getting slapped over it...;)....)....

The method is in the movements and how precise it can be in a given span...

The decay of the struck piano (harp) string....how close to what you’ve experienced before and tomorrow....does the percussion match the drive and dream of IRL....the keyboards with lines to enhance the other instruments, the vocals dodging or floating the lyricals.... *nirvana delayed only for now....*

Lots of variations on the themes of How about to about us to select the Way....including the paved perfection through the rocky path on cliffs’ edge to the Hermit   Audiosociopath...

We attend shows, visit B&Ms’, ’zines, sites, converse with other Seekers of the Improbable Infinity, Driven.

(*sigh* Long way to go to dump a pun....if only for groans... 😏 )

The entirety of the above was with this in the headphones....in loop.....bmb ;)

@asvjerry Yeah, this. Examining the Yamaha NS-10M “Tissue Paper Phenomenon” Bob Hodas - Educational Resources

@noromance ...*laugh* Well, I got the Yamaha part right.....and I was a Y-rider when I wasn't so easy to bruise 'n break..

Now, when I'm living in a bike-friendly area with lotsa curves, I make do with the 4 wheeler....  Thankfully, it's reasonably nimble....  The NS-10 sounded like one of their 'GP street bikes' that cost like a car and require being as much of a fanboy as we are re audio...

At least we don't have to wear leathers to listen....unless you've inscrutable tastes and interesting habits.. 👍😏😎

IME, more detail is almost always better, as long as it’s accompanied by a good bass foundation and low distortion.

The problem with many speakers and components is they produce the detail but not without distortion, especially IMD. When you finally get speakers with truly high quality drivers, the IMD is low and you get the detail without the fatigue. That is, unless the recording is actually terrible.