Pleasurably better, not measurably better
I have created a new phrase: pleasurably better.
I am giving it to the world. Too many technophiles are concerned with measurably better, but rarely talk about what sounds better. What gives us more pleasure. The two may lie at opposite ends of the spectrum.
I use and respect measurements all the time, but I will never let any one of them dictate to me what I actually like listening to.
@erik_squires @cd318 , +1 on ceiling absorbers. I have absorption panels on the ceiling in the front 1/3 of my room (you can see them a bit in the photo in my profile) and I use Auralex Geofusors back filled with absorption (polyfil) so they double as a bass traps over the MLP and on the ceiling in the back of the room near the corners. They work really well.
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I do both measurably and pleasurably better. First I made the room measurably better. Then I added immersive audio capabilities for pleasurably better. Depending on the source and the recording I can "increase" the pleasure of the music by changing sound modes ( Stereo, DTS-Neo-X, Audyssey DSX, Auro 3D, Atmos, etc) |
I haven't tested my system for it's distortion, although I suggest it is low (the speakers have very low distortion (under .4% at 35 Hz). However, I am astonished at the differences in sonic texture of different recordings with close miked jazz maintaining the least differentiation in sound (especially Rudy Van Gelder recordings). The range of sound is as wide as the colors in the rainbow (that's very wide). |
