Therefore, I respectfully disagree with the assertion that timbre is an acoustic "concept" that can be rationed by the ASW/LEV ratio. To illustrate this, consider a simple experiment: move from your main listening position closer to the speakers, thereby minimizing room acoustic effects. You’ll likely find that the fundamental "color" of the sound remains consistent, reinforcing the idea that timbre is predominantly determined by the source and its harmonic structure.
First Timbre pertain to the microdynamics of the vibrating object (violin) and is perceived very differently in a room or concert Hall in function of the position of the listener...Timbre is at the same time an objective and subjective concept because his evaluation is subjective...
ASW/LV is not a concept defining Timbre "per se" as you wrongfully claimed misreading me but a ratio between sound source width and immersive listening impression which ratio we must control by controlling the balance between reflection/absorption/diffusion in a room and controlling also the zones pressures distribution by using tunable mechanical Helmholtz resonators (in my case)
Timbre cannot be encoded digitally well if it is not recorded well to begin with in a specific controlled acoustic room (concert hall or recording studio)... It is why sound engineer own a pair of biologically created ears...
Not only that but for sure if the dac is not good the timbre perception will be not good, but it way more difficult and essential to control room acoustic with a good or with a bad dac anyway... Why ? because you do not hear just the dac design you hear it through the Speakers/room interaction directly...
Takes the speed of sound and divide it by the room dimensions to know how many times the sound waves will struck you ears in one second...timbre perception depend of your location in your room as in your concert hall...
Timbre is an analog acoustic perceived phenomenon informing us about the qualitative state of a vibrating body (violin or guitar or drum etc )... Your dac only code and decode the analog waves... The fundamental steps are the recording step and the play back step in your room...Dac matter but it is way more easy to purchase a relatively good dac than a good room...
Publicity for gear and marketers and sellers and reviewers dont say all the truth to sell a dac precisely among other piece of gear...
Acoustics rules...
But is it necessary to specify that acoustics controls cannot replace a bad dac and compensate for it, nor acoustic cannot replace the bad grounding of this dac at any price... ( all gear must be well grounded and no one pay attention to this between their upgrades race)
