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08-14-08
Nice post. Rgs92
08-14-08
I'm coming to a tentative conclusion that you might have to ... Eweedhome
08-15-08
Atc are very precise and therefore play a wide variety of ge ... Bongofury
08-15-08
Go to the montana audio site and check it out Wwshull
08-15-08
I just bought a pair of german physiks carbon mkiv's. stu ... Starcon
08-15-08
Cleaneduhippy, don't you know already?there is a category o ... Fafafion
08-15-08
I second fafafion and bongofury but with a caveat - there re ... Shadorne
08-15-08
Imho, for the time being at least, the notion that the best ... Unsound
08-15-08
I've never understood trying to match speakers to particular ... Dcstep
08-15-08
I prefer the strategy of matching amp to speakers rather tha ... Mapman
08-15-08
I'll give a plug for sp technology speakers. good enough tha ... Spenceroo
08-15-08
the picture is rather less black and white than you paint. ... Shadorne
08-15-08
"some audiophiles have several systems that are suited ... Mapman
08-15-08
Agree with shadorne, dunlavy (and duntech's classic series) ... Rcprince
08-15-08
I'm really not sure either there is one speaker that can sou ... Mapman
08-15-08
Bang for the buck..used dunlavy/duntech/hales Jaybo
08-15-08
Agree with shadhorne completely. i have never heard a speak ... Eweedhome
08-15-08
"that's because source material is recorded and mastere ... Mapman
08-15-08
sure there are many other speakers that handle everything e ... Shadorne
08-15-08
So isn't the fact of the matter then that there are many spe ... Mapman
08-15-08
i'd fully agree with "there are many speakers out ther ... Shadorne
08-15-08
Mapman, you're quite right, an awful lot of this is personal ... Eweedhome
08-15-08
I disagree with many audio designers have a narrow taste in ... Johnk
08-15-08
I agree that most speaker manufacturers tailor the speaker t ... Musicnoise
08-15-08
Its almost like investing.....maybe never put all your eggs ... Mapman
08-16-08
08-15-08: musicnoise said: "... the amount of distorti ... Dcstep
08-15-08
I hate to think you're right, mapman, but i can sure think o ... Eweedhome
08-16-08
This is such a subjective hobby, i really got into this hobb ... Macdadtexas
08-16-08
It's subjective as macdadtexas points out. let me add it's a ... Timrhu
08-16-08
Dcstep: you misconstrued the content of my post by inserting ... Musicnoise
08-16-08
Timrhu, the room is one of the biggest factors for sure. m ... Mapman
08-16-08
Good and lively discussion here, glad i started this thread, ... Cleaneduphippy
08-16-08
Musicnoise, what you meant to say in your quoted text is mud ... Dcstep
08-16-08
There is no ambiguity in the text of the post to which you i ... Musicnoise
08-16-08
Musicnoise, i never said anything about live performance, so ... Dcstep
08-16-08
this gets my vote for one of the wisest statements i have s ... Shadorne
08-16-08
Dcstep: actually your phrase was "how can adding disto ... Musicnoise
08-16-08
Go ahead, extract whatever you want out of context, the fact ... Dcstep
08-16-08
I simply see no reason to accept an obvious misconstruction ... Musicnoise
08-17-08
Lets look at the issue from a different perspective. the fi ... Mrtennis
08-17-08
Here's another idea: a speaker which is compatible with man ... Mrtennis
08-17-08
Mrtennis, well said. listening to radiohead "ok comput ... Timrhu
08-17-08
" if you can listen to any recording , even one of poor ... Calldr
08-17-08
Calldr said: "a speaker that will not let you hear a b ... Dcstep
08-17-08: Eweedhome
"A speaker that will not let you hear a bad recording is a poor investment."
It's all a question of degree. I've had systems in my house on which about 10% of the CDs I played sounded great. The rest ranged from tolerable to "run screaming from the room" intolerable. Some would have considered those systems to be wonderfully accurate. From my point of view, they stank. And they're gone from my house, and I am thrilled.
The system I've built now will certainly let me know if I'm dealing with problematic source material. (And I think it is much more appropriate to call it "problem source material" than "a bad recording". What sounds "bad" on one system may well have sounded great to the recording engineer as he was playing it back perhaps as long as 30-40 years ago.) But it is rarely "in your face" about it. I can usually hear the music beyond the sonic problems. That, to me, is a sign of a very well designed system/speakers/whatever.
When I audition equipment at a dealer's, I always take some CDs to play that have problematic sound (in addition to some that sound great on almost anything). That way, I hear the strengths of the equipment, but I am also well aware of whatever fatigue factor exists in the equipment.
A system that is fatiguing to listen to is pretty darn worthless, seems to me. And it is hugely fatiguing to be regularly reminded of all the flaws in the source material you want to hear.
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08-17-08
Eweedhome, what's your digital source? that's often the real ... Dcstep
08-17-08
You know, i was always pleased with the way some speakers i ... Rgs92
08-17-08
I think the issue here is : what is the virtue in suffering ... Mrtennis
08-17-08
mrt - you are missing the whole point of this hobby. frustr ... Shadorne
08-17-08
I with mrt, if you suffering, then get another hobby. music ... Dcstep
08-17-08
I really like my vsa vr-7s - they play music. period. alth ... Fplanner2000
08-18-08
As i said in a different thread, by far the best type of mus ... Learsfool
08-18-08
My vote is for a design incorporating open baffel and wavegu ... Consttraveler
08-18-08
To expand on learsfool's theme, any one of the recent sacds ... Dcstep
08-18-08
these were monitored and mixed using quad esl 63's. these s ... Shadorne
08-18-08
That was mastering really, wasn't it? no doubt it was in a p ... Dcstep
08-18-08
Why is it necessary to expose one's ears to 100db in a room ... Mrtennis
08-18-08
you hear more detail and it is realistic/exciting/fun/envel ... Shadorne
08-18-08
No amp,preamp or speakers can replace the most important of ... Mrjstark
08-18-08
If you listen at average levels of 85 to 87db, which is what ... Dcstep
08-18-08
Dcstep - to your question about my digital sources: as i ma ... Eweedhome
08-18-08
Eweedhome asked: "you have any suggestions?" pla ... Dcstep
08-19-08
The previous discussion about speakers playing at high volum ... Timrhu
08-19-08
Timrhu said: "when looking for speakers i look for a o ... Dcstep
08-19-08
Consttraveler [the open baffel dipole design takes the room ... Johnk
08-19-08
yes a drum set is insane! most brass instruments are insane ... Shadorne
08-19-08
I have to imagine that a large speaker with multiple drivers ... Pubul57
08-19-08
To shadorne's point, last saturday i listened to mahler's 1s ... Dcstep
08-19-08
Is compression much more common in pop/rock? it seems like i ... Pubul57
08-19-08
Pubul57 said: "is compression much more common in pop/ ... Dcstep
08-20-08
Johnk: you are correct, i miss-spoke. the open baffel di-po ... Consttraveler
09-06-08
I own hansen prince speakers. they are the best speakers i'v ... Arthurp
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