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In Reply to: Audio seeking excitement instead of accuracy. posted by ruxtonvet on May 3, 2015 at 08:46:53:
First of all, I think people bring megabuck systems to hotel shows only for the press coverage. I can't imagine impressing any potential customers of these systems. I know a $200k+ system is beyond my means and beyond my level of dedication to this hobby. But if I were in the market, I wouldn't be slumming it at hotel shows. I'd be flying around to hear equipment in the best demo settings I could. And I would dedicate as much budget and effort to finding/building the perfect room.
Hotel shows don't do justice to really high end systems, because of unfavorable room conditions, the lack of adequate time for setup and optimization, a lot of ambient noise, the fight to get seat time in the sweet spot. Not to mention some of the sales guys who insist on insulting my intelligence for 10 minutes and then playing some simple non-challenging audiophile drivel music. I think they are much better at showcasing well setup low-end to midrange hifi. My most memorable moments at shows were in rooms with right-sized speakers for the room, well matched equipment, attention to setup & room treatment, and a fun atmosphere where good music was playing rather than audiophile demo cuts.
Second, I generally agree with your observations. I think that when people bring expensive systems to shows, they feel like natural sound isn't good enough. There's pressure to have some WOW factor in the presentation, whether it's the breath and spit of a female singer's voice out in the room, or highlighting Leonard Cohen's gravel, or making people feel the visceral slap of a bass string or making your chest reverberate like a cello body. So we get loud playback and systems set up to be hyper-detailed or exaggerated in one or both frequency extremes.
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