Hello derekw_hwaii,
I haven't heard that but it seems right to me. I've always thought and felt that the most obvious telltale characteristic that you're listening to reproduced music on a home system, rather than the real thing being played live, is the power, impact, weight and dynamics of the lowest 2 octaves of deep bass, about 16-32 Hz, that is felt as well as heard.
This all makes sense to me since the bass is the hardest thing to get sounding and feeling right in almost any domestic sized room using typical mass market stereo components and conventional system configurations.
Of course, there are other telltale signs that distinguish recorded music playback from the real live thing, such as the seemingly unlimited dynamic range of instruments and the human voice at higher frequencies, but these are easier to get sounding and feeling right in a domestic sized room using good quality stereo components and conventional system configurations.
However, I believe high quality bass reproduction requires a minimum of 2 good quality subs in the room that are properly positioned and configured. I also still believe that 3-4 subs, properly positioned and configured, are required to optimize the bass performance in virtually any room.
Tim
I haven't heard that but it seems right to me. I've always thought and felt that the most obvious telltale characteristic that you're listening to reproduced music on a home system, rather than the real thing being played live, is the power, impact, weight and dynamics of the lowest 2 octaves of deep bass, about 16-32 Hz, that is felt as well as heard.
This all makes sense to me since the bass is the hardest thing to get sounding and feeling right in almost any domestic sized room using typical mass market stereo components and conventional system configurations.
Of course, there are other telltale signs that distinguish recorded music playback from the real live thing, such as the seemingly unlimited dynamic range of instruments and the human voice at higher frequencies, but these are easier to get sounding and feeling right in a domestic sized room using good quality stereo components and conventional system configurations.
However, I believe high quality bass reproduction requires a minimum of 2 good quality subs in the room that are properly positioned and configured. I also still believe that 3-4 subs, properly positioned and configured, are required to optimize the bass performance in virtually any room.
Tim