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High end audio = musical accuracy, you must be kidding!

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In Reply to: RE: Get a life... posted by mkuller on January 26, 2008 at 13:37:06

If there is a term which should NOT be used when talking high end audio, it's accuracy. Show me the high end loudspeaker that is as accurate as a top notch studio monitor.

>Have YOU ever done a comparison?<

MP3 vs CD: has been done, some years ago, under blind conditions. One person scored 100% correct. This person had a serious hearing defect which allowed him to hear artefacts which are normally masked by the high frequency signals. The second best among the participants was an algorithm designer. The rest was around 50% correct score.

Klaus

Follow Ups:

RE: High end audio = musical accuracy, you must be kidding! - morricab 02:45:13 01/30/08 (21)
- RE: High end audio = musical accuracy, you must be kidding! - KlausR. 06:29:54 01/30/08 (20)
  - RE: High end audio = musical accuracy, you must be kidding! - morricab 04:24:18 01/31/08 (13)
    - RE: High end audio = musical accuracy, you must be kidding! - KlausR. 07:38:59 01/31/08 (12)
      - RE: High end audio = musical accuracy, you must be kidding! - morricab 09:43:46 01/31/08 (11)
        
        This was the last post of yours I have read and replied to! - KlausR. 10:15:38 01/31/08 (10)
        
        RE: This was the last post of yours I have read and replied to! - morricab 14:45:41 01/31/08 (8)
        
        RE: Klaus I have stayed very factual - KlausR. 07:47:49 02/01/08 (7)
        
        RE: Klaus I have stayed very factual - morricab 09:29:57 02/01/08 (6)
        
        Rubbish etc. - KlausR. 10:51:09 02/01/08 (5)
        
        RE: Rubbish etc. - morricab 10:36:19 02/03/08 (4)
        
        It is apples and oranges! - KlausR. 02:29:11 02/05/08 (3)
        
        RE: It is apples and oranges! - morricab 04:41:46 02/05/08 (2)
        
        RE:Thus your claim of inaccuracy has been debunked. - KlausR. 07:51:43 02/09/08 (1)
        
        RE:Thus your claim of inaccuracy has been debunked. - morricab 00:39:14 02/10/08 (0)
        
        That rabbit's dynamite!! Would it help to confuse it more if we ran away? - robert young 10:30:14 01/31/08 (0)
  - Klaus, you win... - mkuller 09:52:24 01/30/08 (5)
    - Actually the 500s - E-Stat 10:35:59 01/30/08 (4)
      - Then what are those on the desk about 3 feet away? (nt) - mkuller 10:39:18 01/30/08 (3)
        
        Toys? -nt - E-Stat 10:42:20 01/30/08 (2)
        
        RE: Toys? - KlausR. 01:43:06 01/31/08 (1)
        
        RE: Toys? - morricab 04:35:24 01/31/08 (0)
What criteria do you use - E-Stat 10:04:42 01/29/08 (5)
- Anechoic measurements, of course (nt) - KlausR. 09:23:20 01/30/08 (1)
  - Now I'm on your wavelength - E-Stat 10:40:51 01/30/08 (0)
- the same ones that Consumer Reports used ;-) - Bruce from DC 12:10:12 01/29/08 (2)
  - Hey, at least Consumer Reports has a sense of humor!... - Neil49 14:07:50 01/30/08 (0)
  - It will date me counselor, but yes I do remember! -nt - E-Stat 14:04:23 01/29/08 (0)
Back off Klaus... - mkuller 09:29:53 01/28/08 (27)
- RE: Back off Klaus... - anthonyh 08:19:34 01/29/08 (5)
  - B & W speakers... - mkuller 10:51:21 01/29/08 (4)
    - There are some exceptional, um exceptions - E-Stat 14:19:04 01/29/08 (3)
      - Looks like Wilson MAXX's...(nt) - mkuller 14:24:17 01/29/08 (2)
        
        RE: Looks like Wilson MAXX's...(nt) - anthonyh 09:08:23 02/04/08 (1)
        
        Wilson MAXX's... - mkuller 10:04:59 02/04/08 (0)
- Studio vs high end - KlausR. 02:25:30 01/29/08 (20)
  - RE: Studio vs high end - morricab 02:56:16 01/30/08 (0)
  - RE: Studio vs high end - morricab 02:52:40 01/30/08 (6)
    - RE: Studio vs high end - KlausR. 05:51:55 01/30/08 (5)
      - RE: Studio vs high end - morricab 04:54:53 01/31/08 (4)
        
        Sean Olive - KlausR. 08:08:27 01/31/08 (3)
        
        What VMPS says about CD - morricab 02:16:33 02/01/08 (0)
        
        Here is what Geddes says: - morricab 02:11:01 02/01/08 (1)
        
        RE: gives a more ideal radiation pattern - KlausR. 09:51:26 02/01/08 (0)
  - Studio monitors... - mkuller 10:48:55 01/29/08 (10)
    - I'll have to disagree - E-Stat 06:09:24 01/30/08 (4)
      - Back in the late '70's... - mkuller 09:47:18 01/30/08 (3)
        
        Differences - E-Stat 10:56:35 01/30/08 (2)
        
        Minimizing room effects - KlausR. 01:48:46 01/31/08 (1)
        
        Doesn't the link you provided above... - robert young 04:35:37 01/31/08 (0)
    - So you'd call this small? - KlausR. 03:00:31 01/30/08 (4)
      - RE: So you'd call this small? - morricab 05:04:42 01/31/08 (0)
      - There are exceptions to every rule...(nt) - mkuller 09:56:42 01/30/08 (1)
        
        These are not exceptions! - KlausR. 04:45:57 01/31/08 (0)
      - Why? - E-Stat 06:02:43 01/30/08 (0)
  - RE: Studio vs high end - Analog Scott 09:27:07 01/29/08 (0)

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