In Reply to: RE: Zu Soul Supreme sensitivity posted by SpotcheckBilly12345 on May 27, 2017 at 10:38:44:
"Why doesn't every component that measures the same sound the same?"If one is willing to delve into the details, it would be extremely unlikely to find two different loudspeakers that really do measure the same in every area that matters.
"Could it be that measurements don't tell the real story?"
A comprehensive suite of loudspeaker measurements, correctly analyzed and interpreted, can do an excellent job of predicting subjective preference.
If you aren't familiar with the work of Floyd Toole on the subject of loudspeaker acoustics and psychoacoustics, click on the link below and sit back while he explains what he discovered during a lifetime of research.
(I do not necessarily agree with every single one of Toole's conclusions, and you probably won't either, but imo familiarity with his work is foundational if you are going to discuss the methods, merits and deficiencies of loudspeaker measurements.)
Duke
Me being a dealer makes you leery?? It gets worse... I'm a manufacturer too.
Edits: 05/29/17
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- RE: Zu Soul Supreme sensitivity - Duke 00:04:33 05/28/17 (12)
- RE: Zu Soul Supreme sensitivity - RGA 22:22:24 05/29/17 (9)
- Martin logan and electrosts get destroyed by the Toole... - RGA 22:45:27 05/29/17 (8)
- Methodology problem imo - Duke 00:39:12 05/30/17 (7)
- RE: Methodology problem imo - RGA 04:36:35 05/30/17 (6)
- I've found Toole's research to be extremely valuable - Duke 13:36:21 05/30/17 (4)
- RE: I've found Toole's research to be extremely valuable - RGA 15:49:50 05/30/17 (3)
- RE: I've found Toole's research to be extremely valuable - Duke 18:56:13 05/30/17 (2)
- RE: I've found Toole's research to be extremely valuable - RGA 19:43:18 05/30/17 (1)
- RE: I've found Toole's research to be extremely valuable - Duke 19:55:17 05/30/17 (0)
- RE: Methodology problem imo - A.Wayne 08:25:38 05/30/17 (0)
- Toole's conclusions that you disagree with? - DrChaos 22:02:10 05/29/17 (1)
- Excellent question! - Duke 01:18:04 05/30/17 (0)