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What a stimulating discussion!

Posted by grhughes on January 19, 2007 at 06:42:34

In Reply to: Re: better at listening?... posted by chmedly@yahoo.com on January 18, 2007 at 16:22:58:

Thank you! Probably each room would have it's unique equalization curve much like the Fletcher-Munsen equal loudness curves. My limited experience with 70mm, 6 track mo pic sound installations revealed that intelligibility was greatly affected by equalization. I don't believe you can design for flat response. If you do the human voice will sound tinny and unintelligible.

I believe that sound systems should be designed into the room by an acoustical engineer and architect when the building is being designed. Preferably they should be led by a musician-artist, not a committee. Built in very much the same way a pipe organ is tuned, honed or carved into a church as an integral part of the architecture; not an appendage that is stuck on the wall. The organist supervises it's installation. Sound systems are, by and large, after the fact additions. But architects and engineers can make BIG mistakes! Look at Avery Fisher Hall in New York. An orchestra there sounds like it is in the next county! The PA system there in the lobby sounds better than center seat, center isle. I would much rather attend Carnegie Hall! Maybe such buildings should be equipped with headphone systems where discerning audiophiles could bring their headphones and have a volume control-joystick to suit their tastes. They do it for the deaf!

It is good to know that folded horns are still being developed in Europe. Maybe they can teach us something.

I'm just a lover of fine music not liking what I hear in most professional sound installations. I would like to feel that I'm not alone, but most people just don't care. Cordially, Ray Hughes
"I take you as you are
And make of you what I will,
Skunk-bear, carcajou, bloodthirsty
Non-survivor.
Lord, let me die but not die out." THE LAST WOLVERINE by James Dickey

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