kenjit,
What are your thoughts on headphones?
What are your thoughts on headphones?
Do not underestimate the importance of custom tuning to your ears
Many audiophiles will reject a high end speaker even very expensive ones all because it was too bright, too harsh, not enough bass, imaging problems etc.
What we must remember is that many of these rejects may in actual fact be great speakers if only they were retuned to the persons ears.
Custom tuning the crossover can change the brightness, the tweeter level, image depth, and more.
It would not be right to reject a speaker design that is fundamentally correct apart from the way its tuned.
Some speakers are fundamentally wrong and no amount of retuning will fix them. These are the real rejects and we must not lump good speakers in with these.
The difficulty is that its not easy to tell which speakers can be retuned and which ones cannot.
All of this applies when buying a speaker for the first time or upgrading. Many speakers end up being sold all because of retuning issues and room acoustics.
Custom tuning to your ears is the key.
What we must remember is that many of these rejects may in actual fact be great speakers if only they were retuned to the persons ears.
Custom tuning the crossover can change the brightness, the tweeter level, image depth, and more.
It would not be right to reject a speaker design that is fundamentally correct apart from the way its tuned.
Some speakers are fundamentally wrong and no amount of retuning will fix them. These are the real rejects and we must not lump good speakers in with these.
The difficulty is that its not easy to tell which speakers can be retuned and which ones cannot.
All of this applies when buying a speaker for the first time or upgrading. Many speakers end up being sold all because of retuning issues and room acoustics.
Custom tuning to your ears is the key.
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djone51, "Heated seat and foot warmer, bluetooth , self cleaning and deodorizer, remote control..."These things are quite common in Asia. The U.S.A. one I linked to is relatively crude. Remember that the one in the following link is from 2005, almost 15 years ago. Once results are taken, they are transferred to a home network, and analyzed on a computer spreadsheet." http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/06/28/spark.toilet/index.html |
b_limo, "...I wouldn’t even know where to begin with regards to mods."These mass-produced ones you currently have are not amenable to modding, although there are some soft mods you could try for your emphasized bass problem. If you experiment enough, different shapes, different materials etc., you can get serious improvement. I suspect that lower end will be much softer and that fatigue will appear much latter in the session. Of course, keep in mind that anything green seems to be the favorite audiophile tweak so curb your enthusiasm with Santa. https://www.amazon.com/toilet-lid-tank-covers/b?ie=UTF8&node=3731791 |
"Play your favorite music and podcasts - simply stream wirelessly with any device enabled with Bluetooth technology, store MP3 files to the SD card, or plug in your device using the auxiliary cable." https://www.us.kohler.com/us/numi-comfort-height-one-piece-elongated-dual-flush-intelligent-toilet-w... Now, let's talk about that auxiliary cable... |
"Either custom tuned optimized speakers or mass produced junk."Wrong. Mass produced is not necessarily junk. In fact, when it comes to really good speakers mass produced can be cheap(er) and much better than custom-tuned. Custom-tuned depends on the moment and there are no measurements and objectivity involved. Wait, did I just steal your words? Show me the custom-tuned measurements. |
kenjit, "Speakers are much like pianos. They require tuning. Retuning may be required when moving the speakers to another location."You do not play piano? Piano, depending on weather, location, playing style, etc, needs tuning throughout the year, not only when moving. Aside from that, my opinion is that custom tuning the speakers is overrated. |