@amtprod The DSP fixed frequency response and killed the magic. DSP isn't the answer.
What if a high end speaker measures really badly?
You know, it's true that I feel listening is more important than measurements and that it's generally difficult to really tie together measurements with pleasure. Below 0.05% THD do I care? No I do not. I really don't care. The number tells me nothing about whether I'd like the amp more or not anymore.
In this one memorable review for the Alta Audio Adam speaker, I really felt shivers go up my spine when I looked at the measurements, especially at ~$20kUSD. This looks like an absolute hot mess. Does it sound this bad though? I certainly don't have the $20K to test that out myself. What do you all think?
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PS - I should point out here that I think we sometimes make the mistake of auditioning speakers at different volumes than we actually listen to at home. If you listen loud, audition loud. Otherwise, spend most of your time listening at the volumes you normally would. Kind of related to this is that a well treated room improves low-volume listening and decreases listening fatigue. |
@erik_squires AND you get time and phase correct, very flat to beyond 25 k and near perfect impulse and of course excellent waterfall ( unless you like cabinet colors…. )…. since 1977…. |
@erik_squires oh you're right, DSP doesn't/can't really fix "nulls" (I guess actual EQ in general isn't great at this to a degree). |
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