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RE: But a DSP Speaker...

Posted by tketcham on March 20, 2020 at 05:56:48:
Digital processing is a given with these systems and in the TAS article Robert Harley mentions that vinyl aficionados may not be happy with having the analog signal converted to digital. So be it. But Mr. Harley mentions that the ADC processing probably wouldn't be a detriment for many vinyl lovers.

My attitude on the rest of the sources being digitally altered is that I'd rather have a speaker system that can broadcast a great sound in my listening space than the straight wire paradigm. I could be wrong but my hunch is that most of us have a compromised acoustic space and could benefit from a well designed active speaker system.

The other advantage Mr. Harley mentions is that the system allows for custom configurations that would allow the sound to be tailored for specific sources. If someone wants to hear exactly what is on a recording, that's fine, but we all know that quality recordings are not universal. I'd love to have the ability to customize recordings to suit MY listening space and personal sound preferences.

Plus, I like the idea of getting rid of a rack full of gear. Two speakers and a discreetly located source sounds pretty good to me. :-)

Tom