tonywinga
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| Should Speaker Manufactures provide a Frequency Response Graph? “It merely requires an understanding of how the measurements correlate to perceived should quality“ Good luck with that. A panel of listeners will rarely, if ever unanimously agree on the sound quality of a speaker or system. On top of that, an... | |
| WHY CABLES MATTER! So this video, which we are listening to on our phones/computer is supposed to show us how bad music reproduction is by comparing it to a natural voice speaking at the same time- through our computer/iphone speaker. Mr. Spock would say that is ill... | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? That’s a great looking room and system. Consider a large wool rug in front of your system. Wool reportedly has the best acoustic properties over synthetic materials and you can adjust, position it to taste. (Aurally and aesthetically). | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? Sounds like a conversation with my wife. Ow. She just hit me. | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Audphile1: I wanted to disagree with you but then I thought of my wife and brothers. You are probably right. The differences seem obvious to me. And my two sons. Seems like any non audiophile that hears my system expects to be blown back into... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Dwcda: I just went back to the beginning of your post. We have wandered a bit from your original posting. First of all, you have assembled what looks to be a fabulous system. Very nice indeed. Congratulations. Putting aside the blind testing... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Technology has been developing for almost two centuries now finding ways to fool our senses. We hear a human voice from a speaker- a diaphragm powered by an electromagnet that is nothing like vocal cords in an articulated throat. We watch movies... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing The stereo image is an audible illusion. Our ears/brains are being tricked into hearing sounds distributed throughout a spatial field. High Fidelity does an amazing job of making the room feel like it is full of musicians. And this can all be d... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing How is it that we see black on a white projection screen? | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Okay, I played that YouTube video on my phone. I hear the same thing at both time stamps. That speaker sounds scratchy and edgy both times. I think the second time makes the edgy sound more obvious because the guy is speaking saying, “This is t... | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? The room doesn‘t have to look awful. Corner traps and diffusers come in some artistic looking designs. Balance is the key. Too much and the music will sound lifeless. Furniture also makes for good absorbers. And the room looks less lonely tha... | |
| If you have a nice system why do you really need room treatments? To say the room is not important is like saying the croissant is not important- its all about the butter. | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing If a recording is played back at a different SPL (Sound Pressure Level) than the original performance, is that not distortion? Yet, recordings do not come with liner notes that specify the playback volume. I tried to convince my wife years ago tha... | |
| ribbons vs domes and sibilance @stuartk Since you are the OP sure, I can wander a little off topic to discuss DACs a bit. Keep in mind I am an engineer, not a professional reviewer. So I will do my best to communicate what I hear and experience. It was 3.5 years ago that I b... | |
| I see the issue with ABX blind testing Back in 1980 I was ready to buy some new speakers. My wife and I visited a few audio stores and I even took a couple of my own records to audition some speakers. I got down to two pairs that I liked and I wanted my wife's opinion. The salesman... |