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In Reply to: RE: Wouldn't stop anything. Matter of fact people can do what you suggest but don't. posted by beppe61 on July 23, 2014 at 07:44:16
What's accurate? I'm kind of beating a dead horse here.
Look you define what measurements need to be taken in order to determine a systems accuracy then you take them. Pure and simple - there is no conspiracy/rip theory in play here.
Manufacturers supplied specification are usually taken under ideal or test conditions. This may or may not reflect the performance in real world conditions.
Most of us just listen and chose based on what we like to hear. Those who want accurate need to buy/rent some test equipment or an active eq. Without doing that you're just blowing hot air.
If that's what you want to do do it.
Give me rhythm or give me death!
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Well accurate is a system that gives out amplified a signal similar to the input (sorry for the bad English)
If you take a picture of an old person an accurate picture could be not nice, but it is accurate
If you photoshop it it could be nicer but less accurate, less true to the original
The same applies to sounds for me
I prefer accuracy even if the original is not that nice
Kind regards,
bg
Accurate to me is the stereo that best portrays it's inputs as the music intended to be heard by those who created the album.If the most accurate system best remains true to the music then it is the best.
Unfortunately given the ill-defined nature of the inputs it's somewhat unreasonable to assume the most technically accurate system will remain true to the music.
Your picture/camera analogy doesn't really hold as whatever format the images are preserved as is well defined. Something not true with audio recordings.
Don't get me wrong audio accuracy is important but what measurements and how they are quantified is dependent on the playback environment and the source material.
Give me rhythm or give me death!
Edits: 07/25/14
Hi and of course i do not have the truth
And i tend to repeat myself. But i think that math calculations, instruments and measurements have a fundamental role in equipment design.
So i would expect that should have the same role in equipment evaluations.
And i see that even not completely scientific designers feel the urge to show the quality of their equipment with some sort of "instrumental" evidence.
But i could be wrong.
One thing is sure ... there is still a lot of confusion.
If not all amps should sound at least very good for instance.
In the end i think that speakers are the crucial element of an audio chain.
I would start from the bottom and then after buying a reasonably good source (digital is tricky) i would move upwards and try some amps.
But i feel speakers are really what fixes the limits obtainable by a set up.
Personally instead i cannot get preamps out of my mind.
I am a line stages addicted.
Good power amps are easier to spot. And also speakers.
Kind regards,
bg
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