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Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
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Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
The question is what should the speaker do? Should it just pass the signal through? Should it correct the speaker to reflect the sound of real music? What of unintended colorations? How do we prioritize there importance. Can we look at measurement... 
Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
Unless you are a DIY yourself guy you are dependent on products supplied by manufacturers. Ultimately it is they who decide what you have to choose from.The advent of large corporations put us in difficult position. Who are the arbiters of what we... 
Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
"Years ago a Supreme Court Justice, in describing Porn said, 'I don't know exactly how to describe it, but I know it when I see it.' (Paraphrase)"They went on to leave it up to community standards. What's obscene in a small town would not be obsce... 
Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
Hi RalphIt takes me more than a few minutes but the results are similar to yours. 
Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
A good explanation Josh.It seems to me that a neutral (flat frequency response)speaker would not necessarily sound neutral. Let's go back to ny glasses anology. The clear glasse4s would let through the full spectrum of light. Whatever was there wo... 
Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
Yes anlytical has a negative connotation. SO does calling Musical speakers less accurate. Most proponents of analytical spekers calimthat cables have no effect and amplifiers all sound the same. Thefeore its the measurement group who claim they"ca... 
Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
Carrying our clear glass anolgy to its logical conclusion we would expect the least colored spekered to bring forth the most vibrant sound analogous to live music. Yet most frquently we get the exact opposite. The excellent measurements translate ... 
Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
One would think then the speaker that measured best by traditional parameters would represent the "clear glasses" and sound best.i think we can agree this has not been the case.That would make speaker design by manufactureres and selection of spea... 
Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
Consider this:I use protective glasses when I ride a bicycle. Thier primary purpose is to avoid damage to my eyex form projectiles like bugs or gravel. They also keep my eyes from being dried out by the wind. They usuaully come with four sets of l... 
Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
I don't disagree with you that the consumer loudspeaker market is fragmented in term of what they consider quality. We all seem to agree that amplifiers, and BLU-Ray players should be +- 0.25 dB but with loudspeakers, all sense of rational thinkin... 
Analytical or Musical Which way to go?
The Op trust his ears 
Magnetization & Demagnetization any conclusions?
Has anyone measured the magnetism of the record before and after putting it in the machine. Those meters are fairly cheap. 
Moscode 401HR vs Pass Labs X150.5
I have owned the 402au and the 402au and 401hr.Resale value of 401hr-close to what I paid for it w/o advertising.Heat and reliability- no problems. The 402au arrived with one channel dead. A wire had come loose in transit. A call to George and I w... 
When is digital going to get the soul of music?
The point is we need to keep the heat for high rez. there is a seroius to say digital is already perfect or maybe even too good for the masses. Sampling rates are just part of the problem.