How close is a lap dance to the real thing?
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Honestly, lately I feel this is like pornography. Here we sit, bring it on!
Oops!
Honestly, lately I feel this is like pornography. Here we sit, bring it on!
How close to the real thing?
Recently a friend of mine heard a Chopin concert in a Baptist church. I had told him that I had gone out to RMAF this year and heard some of the latest gear. His comment was that he thinks the best audio systems are only about 5% close to the real thing, especially the sound of a piano, though he admitted he hasn't heard the best of the latest equipment.
That got me thinking as I have been going to the BSO a lot this fall and comparing the sound of my system to live orchestral music. It's hard to put a hard percentage on this kind of thing, but I think the best systems capture a lot more than just 5% of the sound of live music.
What do you think? Are we making progress and how close are we?
That got me thinking as I have been going to the BSO a lot this fall and comparing the sound of my system to live orchestral music. It's hard to put a hard percentage on this kind of thing, but I think the best systems capture a lot more than just 5% of the sound of live music.
What do you think? Are we making progress and how close are we?
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Regarding live sound, the hardest part to reproduce at home is the venue. No two venues are exactly the same, public or at home. So you are always working with that handicap. Otherwise, it is not so hard to get very lifelike sound out of recordings designed to sound that way. Getting the exact perfect sound that you like all the time is not possible unless you are also making your own recordings. Its like Hanna Davis and Kate Upton. Or ever see Ronda Rousey out on a photo shoot versus prepping for a fight? WHich is the most perfect? |
I believe a Very Large Part Of It has to do with the Frontal Horizontal Directivity Measurements of the speakers! The better the measurements, the closer your get to... LIVE MUSIC IN YOUR HOME!! http://www.princeton.edu/3D3A/Directivity.html |
I think a Very Large Part of It (VLPoI) has to do with a Very Large Number of Things (VLNoT). Impulse Response tells it all in an ideal amplifier. See "Linear Time Invariant Systems." In a room, controlled dispersion is very important. Then, there is my mood! Who can tell? As for all of the Super Models and Prize Fighters, I've never had one in my lap, though my wife sure is real! |
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