barts,
Good for you. As Clint Eastwood used to say, "A man’s got to know his limitations."
Maybe it’s the same for audiophiles - knowing when enough is enough.
audiorusty,
'If you can imagine your perfect audio system in your mind, what would it sound like? If you don’t know, how will you know when you have a system that has achieved it?’
I can’t speak for anyone else but in my main system, which does so many other right things, the speakers are just a little obvious. Large 1970s chipboard cabinets probably leave a little to be desired when it comes to self effacement and neutrality.
The final frontier (or crossing the Rubicon as someone wittily said earlier), would be precisely that kind of loudspeaker that Siegfried Linkwitz talked about.
One that does most things right and somehow seemingly disappears just leaving behind a phantom musical image.
Just like a reasonable facsimile of performance in front of you.
In the meantime perhaps it’s better to take a leaf out of barts book.
Good for you. As Clint Eastwood used to say, "A man’s got to know his limitations."
Maybe it’s the same for audiophiles - knowing when enough is enough.
audiorusty,
'If you can imagine your perfect audio system in your mind, what would it sound like? If you don’t know, how will you know when you have a system that has achieved it?’
I can’t speak for anyone else but in my main system, which does so many other right things, the speakers are just a little obvious. Large 1970s chipboard cabinets probably leave a little to be desired when it comes to self effacement and neutrality.
The final frontier (or crossing the Rubicon as someone wittily said earlier), would be precisely that kind of loudspeaker that Siegfried Linkwitz talked about.
One that does most things right and somehow seemingly disappears just leaving behind a phantom musical image.
Just like a reasonable facsimile of performance in front of you.
In the meantime perhaps it’s better to take a leaf out of barts book.