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In Reply to: RE: Searching for truth? posted by rick_m on November 03, 2014 at 09:52:30
Rick,
Not being technical nor having your lengthy experience, may I nevertheless suggest that this 'signal-to-noise ratio' business is a double-entry audio game in which the removal of particular sound corruption/ distortion only serves to reveal another previously hidden sound defect ad infinitum. The next defect may get smaller but the hearing adapts and becomes more acute:-) The only area where the cascading genius of noise appears to show some humility and limits is in the CD ripping process on which I spent a couple of years.
The truth? In my experience we spend much time tweaking our way to better signal-to-noise ratios and being dissatisfied because our ears and brains adapt and attune themselves faster that we can derive enduring satisfaction and gratitude. It's the human condition...
DG
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Luckily, it doesn't work that way. I use the approach of rick_m's and have found it extremely productive, has worked very well indeed for nigh on 30 years now - and there is always an end to the list of audible defects that matter; and that list may be quite short in fact.
What happens when you get far enough is that illusion of the musical event that's been captured finally overrides the audible limitations of the playback equipment; and the ambience, the acoustic of the recording masks the listening room sound behaviour - this is the 'magical' sound that some people chase, like myself - you get fully immersive, convincing sound; in another room - the LIAR test - and also directly in front of the speakers, it still works ...
Frank
"the removal of particular sound corruption/ distortion only serves to reveal another previously hidden sound defect ad infinitum. The next defect may get smaller but the hearing adapts and becomes more acute:-)"
Truish, but I believe that there really are limits to both hearing acuity and levels of concern. At some energy level you simply don't hear things anymore. On the other hand it can be pretty easy to introduce different ilks of noise and distortion in the process of "fixing" extant ones so that makes things trickier...
"The only area where the cascading genius of noise appears to show some humility and limits is in the CD ripping process on which I spent a couple of years."
Isn't that sweet? That's the primary reason for digital. Encoding to symbols rather than energy levels is a huge advantage.
Rick
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