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In Reply to: Please explain "listener's fatigue" posted by newbie on May 11, 2000 at 07:12:16:
If you aren't drawn to the system to experience the joy of music, or if you find yourself distracted from or even actively irritated by the sound soon after starting to listen, or if you simply cant get lost in the music but instead find yourself focusing on the artifacts of the manner in which your system reproduces sound - then you are experiencing listener fatique. As you can see from the posts below the things that trigger these things for any individual listener can differ. When dont you have it? The reverse of the above. Looking forward to listening, missing your system when you dont listen for a few days, and getting lost in the music /losing track of time when you listen for hours are pretty sure signs you dont.Can it be measured? Unfortunately (and this is what makes high end audio hard and frustrating) it can only be experienced individually. And only you can judge what works for you.
The best advice I can give is the following:
Make sure you have the system set up to give its best - room acoustics and speaker positioning are crucial to getting good sound out of any rig. Search the archives in the tweak section of this site for info on these issues - there are lots of cheap, simple things you can do to make sure you've got this covered.
Dont rush out and buy a band aid without careful consideration - you're right to be concerned that it may not fix the problem.
Dont buy anything without a home audition in your system in your room. System synergy is the key to avoiding fatigue and successfully voicing a system that suites your tastes and consistently engages you. And you dont have to spend huge money to get system synergy - I've heard some really badly matched expensive sytems and some very well matched cost effective ones.
Do seek the services of a good dealer who allows home evaluation of equipment before buying - and even if there isnt a local one there are some mail order dealers who will ship for evaluation.
Do try to analyze and articulate what it is that distracts or irritates you about the sound of your rig. Then share what you own now and your perceptions of it with experienced listeners / dealers so they might be able to offer some suggestions of gear / changes that might make sense for you to evaluate (I now own X and to me it sounds bright & piercing, dull and muddled, has no bass, clumps all of the performers at the speakers, sounds sterile and lifeless, etc..)
Dont accept blanket recommendations from "experts" or anyone else for that matter - listen for yourself. The most anyone else can do is steer you to potential components of merit or ideas to consider. You need to try them for yourself to see if they work for you.
Be patient throught the process, take notes when you make changes to the set-up or evaluate new components and try to describe verbally the differences you hear so that you can develop a personal vocabulary and experience base for evaluating changes. This will enable you to make better dcisions and make it easier to solicit ideas from others.
Sorry if it sounds like a lot of work, but great sound in this hobby doesnt simply happen - it takes an effort to carefully match a system with your taste. Once again, a good dealer can be an invaluable resource in the process so if I were you I'd see if I could find one if you dont have one already.
Hope this helps & good luck!
joe
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- Re: Please explain "listener's fatigue" - Joe S 15:27:46 05/11/00 (1)
- Re: Please explain "listener's fatigue" - Tubegroover 06:52:10 05/12/00 (0)
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