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In Reply to: Speaker Measurements vs. Subjective Listening posted by lenw on February 18, 2007 at 11:26:57:
Granted I have respect for those who use idealized recordings in their attempt to reproduce a live event but I'm not so sure that such pursuit benefits ones ability to appreciate the musical intent of the vast majority of recorded works. Not only that I also believe at some point colorations actually can begin to play a part in making such idealized recording sound more like live. Unless one practices great care the "coloration" knife cuts both ways.Given the imperfections in rooms, recordings and systems it's really impossible to know how much measurements should deviate from ideal. As ultimately our enjoyment of the widest range of recordings is dependent on all system parameters. As an example a speakers frequency response could possible compensate for a room effect or abnormalites that exist on a majority of recordings.
Of course if one wants to define a systems performance around a fixed set of recordings that's a personal decision. But it should be clear to all that doing so almost always leads to alienation of recordings manufactured to differing standards and purposes.
Give me rhythm or give me death!
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- What's more important - getting the music right on all recordings or reproducing a live event? - Don T 09:05:37 02/19/07 (0)
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