2. misc-audio
  3. 1289618161

Which attributes do you value most?

Here is a list of attributes commonly valued by audiophiles, in no particular order:

1. Resolution
2. Soundstaging
3. PRaT
4. Dynamics
5. Tonal balance
6. Harmonic content
7. Accuracy
8. Coherence
9. Frequency extension
10. Scale

The list could go on and on, but you get the idea. I’m interested to hear which attributes people prioritize above others. I don’t really have an agenda, except to learn more about how people’s values influence their approach to system building. With that in mind, it would be helpful if you listed a few of your components (assuming your system isn’t linked). So...

Which attributes do you value most?
bryoncunningham
tobias
1,534 posts
 
I'm real glad someone else puts "harmonic content" at the top, and it's Al no less.

There's a post somewhere on this site which says that the mind can "fill in" when some things are missing -- dynamics and detail for two -- but cannot do it for tonal colour. When my system's charm at last came to include that, I realized what it was all about for me.

Next would come timing. If I can't keep time with some body part, I can't listen.
mrtennis
3,295 posts
 
timbre is #1, tonal balance, harmonic content, coherence, bass extension,

the others are unimportant.
has2be's avatar
has2be
555 posts
 
Not wanting to turn it off, Just one more album , well maybe another, and not thinking of all the audio rag tags and just listening to music.
Cheers
horseface's avatar
horseface
222 posts
 
Goosebumps ...
timrhu
2,779 posts
 
Natural, I like that one word description. I want to hear music, not electronic components.
Credit to Ngjockey.
More to discover