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In Reply to: RE: He is right but is referring to low level detail posted by josh358 on October 7, 2012 at 12:04:42:
Some speakers give the impression of revealing more low level details by EMPHASIZING certain frequencies. Seems to me that if a detail is low level, that is to say, low in level, at low to moderate volumes this detail would be below the level of audibility- unless it's "boosted' in some way. Stands to reason that as you raise overall playback SPL that details that were below the audible threshold would be brought up to audible level....
For example, if one of these "low level details" is 30 dB below the average level of a recording, and you are listening at a moderate level of 80 dB, then that low level detail will be reproduced at 50 dB in your listening room. A room is considered a 'quiet' room (i.e., a library) if it's background sound level is 40 dB. A typical living room would probably be a little higher in SPL. So, at a playback level of 80 dB these "low level details" would likely be BURIED IN ROOM NOISE unless the speakers had some treble peak or other emphasis.
Seems to me that absent frequency response peaks or other coloration, a speaker would only revel low level detail when the overall level is brought up to a fairly loud playback level. Seems that this reviewer has decided that the relatively flat playback response of Magnepan speakers is actually a FLAW as far as he's concerned.
If I want emphasis on some portion of the spectrum, I'll use EQ, thank you very much. I don't find it convenient to use choice of speakers as a TONE CONTROL.
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- RE: He is right but is referring to low level detail - triamp 14:14:29 10/12/12 (1)
- RE: He is right but is referring to low level detail - josh358 08:00:53 10/14/12 (0)
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