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11-05-09
This is correct. a system that makes different recordings so ... Shadorne
11-06-09
Just because i am in a contrary mood tonight, i can't resist ... Learsfool
11-06-09
I don't think it's a silly term when applied in this way. i ... Tholt
11-06-09
This is an excellent topic to throw around byron. for me, it ... Vandermeulen
11-06-09
i think the term defines itself. does a piece add to or sub ... Blindjim
11-06-09
Thanks for the responses so far. one point of clarification. ... Bryoncunningham
11-06-09
Neutrality by definition is 'without difference'. Buconero117
11-06-09
By it's unwillingness to be pulled into conflict while still ... Entrope
11-06-09
"my original post was intended... to operationalize the ... Dgarretson
11-06-09
Since all components are inaccurate, one cannot achieve perf ... Mrtennis
11-06-09
How about thinking of the lower amount of distotion in the s ... Ras422
11-06-09
Fascinating posts, guys, deserving of a more serious respons ... Learsfool
11-06-09
Because concensus will be difficult to achive with many ways ... Vandermeulen
11-06-09
"the strange idea of "neutral" neutrality is ... Dgarretson
11-06-09
Learsfool wrote: "music is not, and never should be &qu ... Bryoncunningham
11-06-09
While this discussion is interesting, i think it is getting ... Cbw723
11-06-09
Imho, a systems resolution, i.e. its ability to resolve and ... Newbee
11-07-09
“if, after changing a system element, (1) individual pieces ... Hamburg
11-07-09
I won't call my system neutral. i'll say it's somewhere in ... Abucktwoeighty
11-07-09
So far, the majority of posters seem to be subjectivists wit ... Bryoncunningham
11-07-09
Nice posts again, guys! vandermeulen, you make my main poin ... Learsfool
11-07-09
Byron, isn't that sort of an oxymoron, an 'objective' audiop ... Newbee
11-07-09
Here is what i have gained from everyone's input: neutralit ... Vandermeulen
11-07-09
Learsfool - excellent post. i don't think we are much closer ... Bryoncunningham
11-07-09
Newbee, there's a lot to be objective about. in get better ... Cbw723
11-07-09
"when you remove a bit of system distortion, different ... Dgarretson
11-07-09
Hi byron - i must make an observation here. you posted that ... Learsfool
11-07-09
Cbw (& byron), i have never taken any exception to the point ... Newbee
11-07-09
Bryoncunningham, i just want to say welcome to audiogon. it' ... Tvad
11-07-09
Learsfool wrote: "you posted that you want to hear as c ... Bryoncunningham
11-07-09
Tvad - thank you for welcoming me. this is, indeed, the firs ... Bryoncunningham
11-07-09
It's clear to me what byroncunningham is using as a baseline ... Tvad
11-07-09
Please explain how flat frequency response is inconsistent w ... Mrtennis
11-07-09
Mrtennis - your are right that flat frequency response is es ... Shadorne
11-08-09
Again, great posts everyone! i have to agree with newbee ov ... Learsfool
11-08-09
It never ceases to tickle me how such ambiguous and subjecti ... Blindjim
11-08-09
Here is one phenomena that i've experienced: preamp in or o ... Audioengr
11-09-09
audioengr you had me worried there for a minute... i thou ... Blindjim
11-12-09: Kijanki
Audioengr - Most of recordings have some form of compression and some are really bad. Wouldn't they sound better with an amp that expands dynamics (instead of being neutral). What about soundstaging? Is deeper and wider better than more accurate positioning. Could it be too deep or too wide? How do we know what studio intended?
Warm tube amps sound wonderful on guitar or voice bot not so good on instruments with complex harmonic structure like percussion or piano? What if I don't listen to piano?
One can measure identical frequency response of two components with very different sound (tube vs. SS). What you compare it to. How do you measure it. In my opinion measurements can offer some clues but I would not use them to buy a system. If I cannot trust measurements then it comes to my or other people opinion - and that is highly subjective. It might depend on many factors including age. Would "neutral" system sound the same to young Hindu and old Latino?
I'm not even sure if being neutral is a virtue. What if system has its own wonderful personality. What's wrong with that? Are we trying to find best tasting or most neutral wine?
Kijanki (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
11-16-09
Kijanki writes: "would "neutral" system sound ... Cbw723
11-16-09
that's a very descriptive analogy. Tvad
11-16-09: Kijanki
"But if the goal is to make a recording sound, as much as possible, like the source, neutrality seems important in achieving it."
No - Neutrality does not achieve that because the goal of recording is to sound good on average cheap system or boom-box hence introduced compression.
Grand piano has dynamics reaching 96dB but is never recorded like that because most of people wouldn't be able to hear it and would complain about buzzing speakers.
Guitar sound, that you mentioned, is defined by Presence, Projection, Separation, Sustain and Tone. All of it can be manipulated in (sonically dead) studio. It has nothing to do with absolute objective reality but more with the way recording guy sees it. This reality can vary so much from one recording engineer to another that some classical guitarists like Julian Bream come to studio, wherever they record, with their own recording engineer.
Well - I'm my own playback engineer and I choose the sound I like.
Kijanki (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)
11-17-09
Recently, i had a dilemma that nearly every audiophile faces ... Bryoncunningham
11-17-09
without going into details, the basic engineering design ph ... Shadorne
11-17-09
When you are asked whether you like a particular recording, ... Jult52
11-17-09
Bryon, i don't know why your use of the word 'neutrality' bu ... Newbee
11-17-09
good question. they have the same problem in pro audio. so ... Shadorne
11-17-09
Jult52 wrote: "when you are asked whether you like a pa ... Bryoncunningham
11-18-09
Bryon, you say that 'neutrality is not an all or nothing thi ... Newbee
11-18-09
Newbee wrote: "using the term neutrality as a goal is, ... Bryoncunningham
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