Critic's Corner

My favorite:

66.178.144.210

In Reply to: RE: Guide to Reading Audio Reviews posted by ScottZ on October 16, 2009 at 11:32:09

"Careful system matching is required."

Depending on context, this can mean:

(A) This speaker has such low sensitivity AND impedance that you need a mama grizzly bear of an amp to drive it to reasonable levels.

(B) This amplifier is so underpowered that it will have serious trouble driving ANY real-world speaker to reasonable levels.

(C) This speaker (or amplifier) has such grossly inaccurate frequency response, that it requires an inversely inaccurate amplifier (or speaker) to level things out.

Then again, there are certain reviewers who consistently and predictably PREFER the sound of grossly inaccurate speakers driven by pathetically underpowered amplifiers. Remind me again why I should believe ANYTHING they write?

Follow Ups:

because "accuracy" is not defined and does not exist? -t - Sordidman 06:34:30 10/18/09 (11)
- OK, first let us define "accuracy" . . . - caspian@peak.org 13:31:25 10/18/09 (10)
  - ". . . as the most lifelike possible reproduction of the original recorded sonic event." - Analog Scott 16:18:14 10/20/09 (1)
    - For once you're making sense! - Pat D 09:33:54 10/21/09 (0)
  - RE: OK, first let us define "accuracy" . . . - RGA 13:59:38 10/18/09 (7)
    - Unfortunately, there is no such thing as 100% "accurate" in home music reproduction... - mkuller 10:03:06 10/19/09 (2)
      - Moreover.... - RGA 21:34:43 10/19/09 (1)
        
        If a reviewer does a thorough job... - mkuller 10:46:56 10/20/09 (0)
    - If only reviewers understood "neutral" - mt10425 04:35:57 10/19/09 (0)
    - RE: OK, first let us define "accuracy" . . . - caspian@peak.org 19:18:14 10/18/09 (2)
      - RE: OK, first let us define "accuracy" . . . - John Atkinson 11:56:53 10/19/09 (1)
        
        a question about accuracy which should shed some light on the obvious difficluties . - Analog Scott 16:24:19 10/20/09 (0)
I consider "careful system matching required" useful - clearly communicates a reservation t - keith_d 10:06:55 10/17/09 (0)
Careful system matching is required - Steyr 06:01:40 10/17/09 (1)
- Agree, mostly - caspian@peak.org 08:16:59 10/17/09 (0)

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