bimmerlover I have tried to record my listening lounge’s system using an iPhone 16 but with a quality external mic, and the resulting sound quality is nowhere near what I experience in person.
I’m sure that your Iphone (w/ ext mic) recorded almost every sounds from lounge’s system, except very low and high freq (which are not important). However, the playback is in different sound due to different playback speakers.
You recorded the lounge system. Now record your main system with the same music and Iphone/mic. And listen to Iphone’s records of lounge system’s and main systems. You’ll hear how the lounge system sounds in your Iphone. You’ll ID the main system sound when you hear it.
Almost all mics sound similar. YT videos sound similar too. I know your system and most YT videos sound poor. However, those are the true sound. I’ve been audio shows >20 times and heard all of exhibited systems. Many exhibited systems are in YT too. The YT videos sound exactly same sound impressions from shows.
iPhone does not capture the richness of the sound that my ears hear.
The live recording of yours and almost show systems sound poor. Sadly, that is the true sound. The richness of system sound is mostly the trick from ears and brain of a’philes. Non-a’philes hear like mic and they don’t understand what a’philes claim of the good system sound. That’s why almost a’philes listen alone.
I was a core a’phile for >3 decades hearing like you. Now I hear like a non-a’phile since my system sounds natural sound since 2 years ago. I couldn’t hear any YT videos (poor sound hurts my ears/headache/body aches) other than my system videos. Happily, now I can hear excellent Carlos and Toddalin’s systems’ videos.
I can alternate to be a’phile or non-a’phile. I choose to be in the non-a’phile ears because 1) my audio system is a natural sound system, 2) a’phile life is pain (brain fog, severe Tinnitus, dilate eyes, more body aches, never satisfied with music, requires lot more money, etc.). Alex/Wavetouch audio