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What Does Holographic Sound Like?

And how do you get there? This is an interesting question. I have finally arrived at a very satisfying level of holography in my system. But it has taken a lot of time, effort and money to get there. I wish there had been a faster, easier and less expensive way to get there. But I never found one.

Can you get to a high level of holography in your system with one pair of interconnects and one pair of speaker wires? I don't believe so. I run cables in series. I never found one pair of interconnects and speaker wires that would achieve what has taken a heck of a lot of wires and "tweaks" to achieve. Let alone all the power cords that I run in series. Although I have found one special cable that has enabled the system to reach a very high level of holography -- HiDiamond -- I still need to run cables in series for the sound to be at its holographic best.

There are many levels of holography. Each level is built incrementally with the addition of one more wire and one more "tweak". I have a lot of wires and "tweaks" in my system. Each cable and each "tweak" has added another level to the holography. Just when I thought things could not get any better -- which has happened many times -- the addition of one more cable or "tweak" enabled the system to reach a higher level yet.

Will one "loom" do the job. I never found that special "loom". To achieve the best effects I have combined cables from Synergistic Research, Bybee, ASI Liveline, Cardas, Supra and HiDiamond -- with "tweaks" too numerous to mention but featuring Bybee products and a variety of other products, many of which have the word "quantum" in their description.

The effort to arrive at this point with my system has been two-fold. Firstly, finding the right cables and "tweaks" for the system. Secondly, finding where to place them in the system for the best effects -- a process of trial and error. A lot of cables and "tweaks" had to be sold off in the process. I put "tweaks" in quotation marks because the best "tweaks" in my system have had as profound effect as the components on the sound. The same for the best of the cables, as well. For me, cables and "tweaks" are components.

Have I finally "arrived"? I have just about arrived at the best level that I can expect within my budget -- there are a couple of items on the way. In any case, I assume there are many levels beyond what my system has arrived at. But since I'll never get there I am sitting back and enjoying the music in the blissful recognition that I don't know what I am missing.

I should mention that there are many elements that are as important as holography for the sound to be satisfying, IMO. They include detail, transparency, coherence, tonality, and dynamics, among others. My system has all of these elements in good measure.

Have you had success with holographic sound in your system? If so, how did you get there?
sabai
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geoffkait
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Sabai, it is actually you who have made me the center of discussion, not I. Your last 15 posts have all been directed at your humble scribe. If you have nothing more significant to add to this thread I suggest you either bow out gracefully or change your attitude. Your anger and frustration have gotten the better of you, I'm afraid.

Getting back to the subject of Holographic Sound, has anyone found absolute polarity to be a factor in achieving a high level of Holographic Sound? Since there are no standards for polarity, how can we be sure our system is not out of absolute polarity or Phase, if you will?
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When one asserts things that most will interpret as nonsense, that is bound to create a stir.

The solution is to explain the nonsense so as to address peoples concerns. Not change the subject, obfuscate, or go on the attack of the questioner.
theaudiotweak
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My subs sound best and measure the best when they are set at a phase angle of 70 degree's in relation to my mains hooked in phase. Out of phase speaker relationships between drivers and or separate cabinets create spatial errors that sound like Q sound on most every recording. How many Q sound recordings are available? Cool hallucinations but unreal. Tom
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mapman
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If it sounds good, it sounds good.

Record producers do whatever they want to do in the interest of what they consider to be a good product. Nothing wrong with the listener doing the same as needed to deliver the sound they seek. Lots of ways to do it. No right or wrong. Its all a reproduction. Some like clear photos and some like abstract art. Whatever floats ones boat. Phase angle adjustment are just another tool at ones disposal if needed. Some of the most reknowned record producers in the world, like ALan Parson's, have been known to play similar tricks I believe.
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mapman
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"When one asserts things that most will interpret as nonsense, that is bound to create a stir.

The solution is to explain the nonsense so as to address peoples concerns. Not change the subject, obfuscate, or go on the attack of the questioner."

One thing I find these days is that is is becoming increasingly common for people to create a stir as a simple means of garnering attention. I think it started to become a major phenomenon back in the late 80's with the ascent of shock jocks, Howard Stern being the most notorious. More and more people seem to leverage this approach these days as a means of garnering attention in an increasingly complex world where it might be harder to stand out for other more philanthropic reasons.
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