In any audio show about 1 in 100 listening rooms reproduces music completely realistically. It is a rare event and most people never hear it. Many think they do. Most vendors don't know how to get there strangely enough. It's better to talk with the engineers if you can. When you get "there" with your system, you will find all systems that produce realistic sound, sound alike. You cannot get more real than real. It is a hoot actually, and one heck of a lot of work.
How much reality do you really need?
The real question to the audiophile is, “how much reality do you need” to enjoy your system? Does it have to be close to an exact match? How close before your satisfied? Pursuing that ideal seems to be the ultimate goal of the audiophile.
The element of your imagination has to come into the equation, or you’ll drive yourself mad. You have to fill in part of the experience with your mind.
But this explains the phenomenon of “upgraditis.”
The element of your imagination has to come into the equation, or you’ll drive yourself mad. You have to fill in part of the experience with your mind.
But this explains the phenomenon of “upgraditis.”
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- 121 posts total