ACTUAL MUSICAL SOUND VS. MEASUREMENTS
Is it just me or am I the only one that has had it with overly pushy audiophiles that push measurements as the end all be all. I’m not talking about healthy discussions on measurements but obnoxious ones that talk down to you because of the measurements of your system or equipment is not perfect for them? All cables and cords are snake oil to them if it doesn’t register on their meters? Am I the only that feels this way?
Hah! Take a look at the Scotch map. I love Talisker and Caol Ila (check out how close they are) for “daily drinkers”. My go-to special night scotch these days is Lagavulin 16 - way up in the Northeast:
And I happened to be at a conference at the Ritz Carlton on Friday where I saw, in a display case in a safe a 72 year old Macallan in a Lalique bottle. Alas, way too rich for my blood, so I just had a couple of perfect Manhattans. |
My room sounds a heck of a lot better than it did when I first completed the build and measured it with the added bass traps and treatments. I wonder if my measurements would show a different result today now that I have tweaked components, cables, and more importantly, the angle of my mid/tweeter module on my Wilson's? Now I have the singer standing up at mic height instead of sitting in a chair. The whole soundstage is much better and more open sounding (violated the manual's set-up recommendations to achieve the standing singer). I should give it a go and see if the charts come out significantly different. hmmmm It's a PITA to set that up, but might be interesting to see if there are no differences in the graphs, then....... |
@mdalton ah…wonderful map.. To paraphrase some wisdom : If you don’t know where your going, any glass ( road ) will get you there… But with Scotch, all who wander are not lost.. The 75 would also be 2 rich for me. I received a bottle of Mac 25 upon my retirement… that’s likely my one time apogee…. thx for sharing the map. |
@chillydog you have the dest quote on this thread. |
@tomic601 the use of an SPL meter to level match is not the proper way. Matching voltage is. |
