"That makes no sense and is actually incorrect."
If that's the case, what's your counterpoint?
Am I no longer allowed to consider myself an Audiophile?
OK, I actually have some pretty decent equipment to listen to. But lately I've been inundated with reviews/opinions about the unmatched transparency of the Magico M9 loudspeakers. But at the same time I have been admiring the new Yamaha NS-5000 speakers (about $15K) which are considered quite awesome sounding in their own right. This brings me back to my 1st wonderful sounding ADS-810-II speakers (2X 8in. woofers, and a dome-midrange and tweeter). Easy to set up, nice wood cabinets, matching stands, less than $900/pair, with remarkable separation of instruments, great for ALL types of music, and only minor limitations. Anyway, as nice as the Magico's are, the required room and a whole lot of other things that are necessary to make them play music makes me want to complain about all the over-the-top gushing coming from various experts. It's not the cost of the M-9's that bothers me, but the "laboratory conditions" you almost have to place them in. OTOH, the Yamaha speakers got favorable reviews from the Abs,Sound in 2020, so what more do you really need if you have a living room (a couch, a coffee table, pictures on the wall.etc.) to really "listen" when the music takes over? I find the bewildering complexity involved with scientifically "almost perfect" sounding million-dollar systems to be what it is- an experimental approach rather than a pleasurable way to relax and imagine becoming a part of the performance. So I would want to go to a dealer and audition the Magico's,no question about it. But I would bring some music with me, and I'm certain it would be an enlightening experience. But I wonder if it would change my overall opinion about recorded music.
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If i recorded a piece from my grand piano or my violin and your magico sounded nothing like it, (i can record it at home btw), what "accuracy" did you design your speaker for again? A whole lotta nothing, it would be...That's the definition of accuracy from speaker designers who don't know anything about how instruments sound. The accurate sound of my instrument is a "coloration"?? You sound very confused. What brand are you associated with? Dealer? Manufacturer?
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I guess it is inevitable that question of what is an audiophile must come up since the definition is highly variable. To me it has aways been a crazy person that obsessively pursues the perfect reproduction of music. Implicit is recreation of music as it is in the real world... not some other sonic spectacular or overly dramatic or bass heavy that he happens to like. So at the core, music is his passion. There are a lot, perhaps the majority are not going for this, they are going for something that sounds good to them. This might be rock with a kick ass bottom end, it might be imaging and impact like a fireworks display, etched micro edge on instruments. There there are lots of other reasons. This is my definition and what my goal is. |
@audition__audio Wrote: One of the members mentioned something to the effect that Yamaha tuned the speakers to sound more like their instruments. A bit of thought should quickly reveal the absurdity of such an assertion. Essentially what they are doing, at best, is designing the speaker with some coloration that some find pleasant. I agree! Mike |
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