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Speakers that are very accurate sounding but don't produce an emotional connection.

I have listened to a few speakers over the years that impressed me with their accuracy and presentation of the music, but just did not create an emotional response or connection. I have often wondered what that quality is in some speakers that produce an emotional connection with the listener. This quality has been identified by audiophiles, as "magical", "engaging"  "just right"  "euphonic"  "natural"  "true to life". " "satisfying"  "musical"....  I am sure there are at least 50  other  adjectives that could describe this "quality" of  sound . 

Considering the various aspects  of achieving  good and accurate sound by component synergy, is there a way to explain this so-called magical element that often eludes so many of us??.  I don't think such a feeling is temporal, conditioned by personal moods, or the phases of the moon or sun.  

Like to hear from members who have given some thought to the same issue.    Thanks,  Jim   

BTW, I know the thread is a bit out there, but  I don't think the topic is pointlessly pursuing the genie in the bottle. 


sunnyjim
psag
518 posts
 
The TAD is a very accurate speaker. It is honest. It doesn't distort the signal that it receives. For that it deserves the highest praise.

Magico was known for clinical sound. Now its becoming known for warm forgiving sound. What will the next flavor be?

No speaker does it all. Its a matter of deciding what approach you want to pursue, and being happy with the tradeoffs.
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bombaywalla
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wolf_garcia, if you are referring to my post then I'd like to say that i wasn't trying to give any musician short shrift.... ;-)

…the emotional connection of hearing early Beatles on the dash mounted speaker of a car radio in 1965? Unforgettable.
the car audio systems of yester year might not have had the audiophile attributes of our present-day systems but they were low/very low phase shift loudspeakers & probably limited audio frequency range just because of the older technology. But because of the low phase shift in those dash-mounted speakers they sounded really good for their price. Thank you for bringing this up - this is exactly what i'm talking about w.r.t time-coherent loud speakers in a home setup.   

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bombaywalla
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No speaker does it all. Its a matter of deciding what approach you want to pursue, and being happy with the tradeoffs.
while this might be true, psag, the time-coherent speaker sacrifices the least & is very close to doing it all. Every genre of music plays superbly on it & the better one's electronics get, the better the speakers sound. Music enjoyment for the long-haul.... 


celo
183 posts
 
Among all the speakers I listened to, the only speakers that gave me accuracy and emotional connection are:

Harbeth
Sonus Faber (old models although the accuracy/detail was not top notch)
Verity Audio (have not heard their new models)

Also make sure you have a good amp like Pass Labs Aleph line (the best amps I have ever listened to especially the Aleph 3).
wolf_garcia
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So, again, it was the phase coherent car speakers…not the Beatles…I give up.
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