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In Reply to: Speaker Measurements vs. Subjective Listening posted by lenw on February 18, 2007 at 11:26:57:
At this point in time though, speakers are BY FAR the biggest contributor of "distortions" in a home audio reproduction chain. With most designs, one trades higher distortion byproducts in one area in order to achieve lower distortion readings in other areas.Obviously, trying to reduce the majority of distortions seems the most logical path, which is what a select group of engineers / designers attempt to do. Since each designer / engineer has their own idea as to what is acceptable in any given area, they still end up with very different measuring and sounding products. A perfect example of this would be Vandersteen's VS Thiel's. Very similar ideologies, yet very different end results.
The bottom line is that most speaker systems are HIGHLY distorted. As such, it becomes more or less a matter of personal preferences / room interaction. Add the fact that many amplifiers aren't stable into various loads and that most manufacturers / consumers are clueless as to what constitutes "proper" speaker cabling and you might understand how we end up in the mess that we do.
None the less, i agree with many of the ideologies that Mr Hardesty espouses, but the bottom line is, these are just our opinions. People have their own opinions and preferences, so they buy and use what THEY like. After all, the idea of "high fidelity" reproduction went out the door many years ago.
"High End" audio is more a less about catering to personal preference and making money more than anything else nowadays. If you doubt it, look at the phenomenally wide variation in measurable performance & sonics amongst Stereophile "Class A" componentry. Then look at the price tags on most of that stuff. Obviously, people are willing to pay BIG money in order to suit their personal preferences, both aurally and cosmetically.
This is yet another reason that most people consider "audiophiles" to be an odd lot. Their $250 receiver measures "better" than that $25,000 tubed amp. On top of that, we all know that there's no real difference in cables, right??? ; ) Sean
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- Basically true... - Sean 12:29:41 02/18/07 (1)
- Excellent response NT - lancelot 15:32:47 02/18/07 (0)
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