I find this amusing as the antithesis of the Tiefenbrun ‘rubbush in rubbish out‘ philosophy‘.
This debate will rage for as long as audiophiles roam the planet.
This debate will rage for as long as audiophiles roam the planet.
Speakers The single most critical component
Garbage in = garbage out is a red herring.. even entry level source and amps are pretty good.. therefore there is no "garbage in". There is a little bit better in, there is I like the sound of that in a little better than another in, but there is no garbage in. Sorry, doesn‘t cut it. if you‘re going to dismiss a philosophy you‘re going to have to come up with something a little bit more convincing. I have heard a pretty good argument. The posts on this thread thread appear to have deviated considerably from commenting specifically on the original poster’s postulate. In my opinion it would be considerably more interesting if subsequent posts were to concentrate on the issue at hand. |
herman Garbage in = garbage out is a red herring.. even entry level source and amps are pretty good.. therefore there is no "garbage in". There is a little bit better in, there is I like the sound of that in a little better than another in, but there is no garbage in ... end of debate, you can close this threadNot so fast. You're insisting that everyone accept your values at the expense of their own. But what you call "a little bit better" is completely subjective. Some might not hear any difference at all in your "little bit better" while others might consider what you call a "little bit" to be a very big deal, indeed. The notion that your opinion represents the "end of the debate" is really silly. |
The idea that speakers is the most important part of a system is not an absolute... There is, for most of us, ordinary owner of ordinary speakers, under 10,000 bucks, a more important factor, the room acoustic controls that can help or impede, or compensate in some degree for the limitations related to any "ordinary" speakers.... My 10,000 bucks borderline limit is arbitrary but the fact i pointed to is not... We listened not to speakers but to a room integrated to the speakers.... the 2 are ONE organ producing the 2 different acoustically mixed frontwaves of sound which each one of our ears will process for the brain to create music body.... Imaging, listener envelopment factor or LEV are related on timing tresholds linked to these 2 frontwaves interacting coming from each speaker...There are "more" power related to acoustic than to the spec sheets of the speakers... Timbre perception will greatly be affected also by the distribution of the pressure zones in the room related to his geometry, topology but also to the timing of the frontwaves but also to their crossing of different pressure zones... Acoustic is queen, the sleeping princess, speakers are only the biggest of the 7 dwarves... For most of us, owning normal speakers at normal price, the room acoustical settings will determine our impression about speakers more than any other factors in play.... Average Speakers are like average headphones, they all have many problems that are linked to the shell/room controls.... The only "relative" apparent exception are some very costly headphone or speakers set that are out of reach of most average users anyway....They can sound good in spite of some acoustical property of the room or less limited by their "shell" particular design.... |
@herman This thread is weird isn't it. I don't think anyone discounts the importance of fixing acoustics if you are not listening near field, but if this was any time before about 1990(ish), there would be no discussion at all. Speakers would be the critical component and almost no one would dispute it. It shows the power of marketing though. If you are not a speaker manufacturer, there is motivated self interest to create artificial importance in a whole range of products both those that can make some difference, and some that are highly questionable. It sells magazines, it generates clicks, it supports manufacturing companies, etc. Only thing it has not done, it appears, it resulted in a focus on better sound. A concerted effort to eliminate any form of critical evaluation was the last nail needed to seal the coffin. Now we don't even have to worry about the outlandish claims, we will just blame the listener. |