@dain … “However, if you actually attend a concert, it’s not really that loud. ”
It depends on where you sit and in which concert hall. I have had season tickets in the 7th and 8th row center in a very good concert hall for a decade and the crescendoes peak above what my ears could comfortably handle. So, I have not measured the spl… but I am sure it is over 100db. My seats are under the microphones used when recording a concert to produce an album. It is plenty loud. |
Skinny Puppy's entire catalog is a challenge for any system and every listener. Intentional distortion, symphonic synthesizers, plenty of fast low end bass, ominous synthesizers, distorted vocals. It invites loud listening but also easy to start clipping your amp(s) and your speakers will be tested as well as your ears. Not for the faint of heart. But a properly dialed system will reveal the depth and complexity of the recordings. Moderate/medium volume is the best way to listen. |
I started to say 'Piano' because of the dynamic range and impact of a Grand Piano. Tough to set up a system that can do this, even if you've found a recording where the engineer had succeeded. But on reflection it has to be classical orchestral music where you have a much more apparent dynamic range and integration with a symphony hall as well as appropriate sound from different points in the hall. Too much to expect anything that is really live like. With a piano you can come a bit closer I think. One of the killers in orchestral recordings is the practice of spot lighting strings for example. Often bright to the extreme on a recording but rarely so in a live event. But its all good anyway. |
