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Speaker design, KenjiT and others.

After following these threads for a long time the common theme seems to be that there is no perfect speaker to reproduce sound. What I find a bit ironic in these discussions is that so much sound that we hear comes from speakers. For example pretty much any electronic sound you have heard before has come from a speaker of some kind. Pretty much any live show you have been to has either been supplemented by or sent to you via speakers. So what is this elusive experience that KenjiT claims may or may not exist?
Is it also like this? Most of what we see today is not driven by the sun but by light bulbs or a light emitting device. Yes there is really bad lighting in some places but when lighting is excellent are we really that  troubled by it not being like the sun?
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asvjerry
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KenjiT. I’m new here but I must admit I quickly learned your name is one to look for. I love your Jedi level trolling. Keep up all you do for us. Hugs
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What useless Mental-M! 

ALL Sound is by-definition PERFECT.  Sound: compression and rarefaction of air within the spectrum of human hearing— let's say between 25 - 20kHz. 

I have three "transistor" radios: my Koss, my old GE and an Eton with 2.5" speaker. They each have their own voice. But their sound is perfect. Yesterday, I dropped my garbage can lid on my drive, making a disagreeable loud CLANG! But its sound was perfect. My wife's voice is beautiful most times, but sometimes I disagree with her tone or content. But always the sound is perfect. All sound coming out of all speakers via whatever media is perfect. 

I got a big laugh out of allusion to Tony Bennett's or Ms. Cole's "perfect" sound. Of course, if they were not stark naked in an anechoic chamber, their "perfect" sound was impaired.
We are ALL inundated by perfect sound 24/7. Thus, the totally bizarre notion that perfect sound would not be tolerable is so crazy. 

I've listened to live farts from real people without ANY microphonic pickup, amplification and reproduction of the reports. I am also a guitarist playing both totally acoustic and electric guitar in bands in many venues. ALL of my sounds were perfect, even though my artistry may have sucked. 

By that logic, an audiophile farting  would demand that perfect sound of the fart be delivered from totally naked farters in an anechoic chamber. IF the farter wore jockey shorts vs. boxers, he/she would not be delivering perfect sound! 

Do you all know how ridiculous this sounds? 

Now… if you want to discuss perception of propagated sound, that is entirely a different question. Ideally, sound reproduction should be neutral in all parameters. None are. But so many listeners have their own prejudices.


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