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In Reply to: RE: That is a shame posted by Mr Peabody on April 28, 2015 at 15:58:53:
I wasn't at this Axpona show so I don't know what volume level was used in the MBL room, but I agree with seas that the MBL rooms at US shows tend to be overly loud.
I can appreciate a system's ability to play loud cleanly, but only in a room suitable for it. In a typical hotel room, I find that room coloration and reverberation start to take over at higher volumes and make good systems sound like crap.
I think the Porsche analogy is a bit off the mark because the performance of a high end audio system is not defined by how loud it goes. But I'll run with it and offer a related analogy: trying to demonstrate clean playback at high volume in a typical hotel room is like trying to demonstrate the speed potential a Porsche in a parking lot.
The best sounding show demos I've heard have come from demonstrators who work with and working within the room, by bringing right sized systems for their space, judicious use of room treatments, and proper setup.
But I think there are a lot of demonstrators who just show up, plonk their system down in a visually typical setup, don't measure or optimize, and get inconsistent results. And they're often the first to blame the room. And then there are the people who try to stuff giant speakers in a closet, so to speak.
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- RE: That is a shame - Dave_K 05:14:05 04/29/15 (1)
- RE: That is a shame - Mr Peabody 05:39:59 04/29/15 (0)
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