In Reply to: RE: Measurements are not equivalent to perception posted by KlausR. on October 23, 2010 at 23:00:32:
Record playback is it's own art form, and recorded music is a thing distinct from (though obviously related to) live musical performance in a natural setting. All I have to do is listen and this fact becomes obvious to me. And while I came to this conclusion by listening (not by reading about it), I do not consider myself to be unscientific. But I will say that the gap between live sound and recorded sound played back through two loudspeakers seems to close as the musical event portrayed becomes simpler and/or smaller in size. Orchestral-sized events are the worst "live reference" one could possibly choose if one wants to fine tune one's system, in the hope that our loudspeakers will one day sound like live music. And while I am not rich enough to own (or even audition) the finest and most expensive loudspeaker systems in the world, I doubt that the very best loudspeakers are essentially better than the more affordable ones at blurring the distinction between "live" and "recorded" sound. The best loudspeakers might distort the recording less than the cheaper ones will, but they can never compete with or replace live music. Loudspeaker playback can sound real enough to suspend disbelief at times, but for the most part it is it's own strange thing.
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- Very interesting, Klaus... - genungo 01:52:48 10/24/10 (11)
- RE: Very interesting, Klaus... - josh358 12:56:12 10/24/10 (0)
- RE: Orchestral-sized events are the worst "live reference" - KlausR. 06:01:36 10/24/10 (9)
- RE: Orchestral-sized events are the worst "live reference" - josh358 12:30:00 10/24/10 (3)
- RE: Toole's theory - KlausR. 07:29:18 10/25/10 (2)
- RE: Toole's theory - josh358 08:29:12 10/25/10 (1)
- RE: it isn't possible to make a loudspeaker ... at that price range - KlausR. 02:34:59 10/26/10 (0)
- RE: it isn't possible to make a loudspeaker ... at that price range - josh358 12:08:02 10/26/10 (0)
- RE: Orchestral-sized events are the worst "live reference" - Tony Lauck 11:15:09 10/24/10 (0)
- Radiation behaviour and personal preferences - genungo 07:22:16 10/24/10 (3)
- RE: different types of loudspeakers specialize in different types of radiation patterns - KlausR. 08:36:36 10/24/10 (2)
- "Radiation patterns of loudspeakers and musical instruments have absolutely nothing in common." - genungo 09:40:44 10/24/10 (1)
- RE: "Radiation patterns of loudspeakers and musical instruments have absolutely nothing in common." - josh358 12:38:52 10/24/10 (0)