If I were to name a single component, I’d have to agree with yyzsantabarbara that a very well executed line preamp with attention paid to stable linear gain attenuation will have the most dramatic impact of fullness at ALL playback levels.
Which Component Has the Greatest Affect on Low-Level Listening
I'm looking to get out of HT 5.1 and go strictly to 2 ch. I generally have music playing all day, often just sitting done to listen to certain tracks.
I've read that "some" speakers don't sound "good" until high listening level, and also an integrated such the Luxman 505 don't sound good at low levels (is that the reason they include loudness?).
Which component, the amp or speaker, has the greatest impact on low level listening quality?
I've read that "some" speakers don't sound "good" until high listening level, and also an integrated such the Luxman 505 don't sound good at low levels (is that the reason they include loudness?).
Which component, the amp or speaker, has the greatest impact on low level listening quality?
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No component, except one that includes loudness or tone controls. Speaker response changes a bit with volume, but any competent speaker will not change even remotely enough to compensate for how much the response of your ear changes with volume. If your amplifier has high distortion at low volume, you could loose some detail at low volume. Could happen with a pre, but unlikely. It's your ears/brain that are changing and they are changing by a large amount. Only way to compensate is to change the response of your system. This is one of the problems in audio. Different listening levels all present a much different balance of frequencies. https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kmuw.org%2Fpost%2Floudness-and-fletcher-mu... |
Hi, No doubt that more dynamic is available, more the listening to low level is confortable... Try to compare mp3 vs cd or hi res.. Physiologic correction with loudness ( fletcher)remains artificial but efficient compromise with hifi standart components.. As far as the amp reproduce the "matter" I would say that electronic is involved in the result.. Raymond |
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