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In Reply to: RE: The knowledge that things owned are cleverly constructed with the rarest, most expensive materials... posted by tomservo on February 3, 2025 at 09:35:47:
"And yet once one closes their eyes and uses ears alone, it the acoustic, electromechanical parts that govern the radiation and those are what tickles the eardrums and preserves or transmogrifies the original signal.
The thing that makes selling loudspeakers to musicians easier is they listen to hear how well their instrument is reproduced, in hifi no one or very few have that first hand reference and can only go by what they think the recording should sound like and what they imagine the exotica does to the sound.
It is simple to reproduce recognizable sounds and instruments, it is another thing entirely to make it sound like those instruments are directly in front of you without loudspeakers as the source."
We're getting a little off-topic here, but I wanted to reply to your post.
As a musician (trumpet), I've played in brass quintet, big band, concert band, and orchestra.
"The thing that makes selling loudspeakers to musicians easier is they listen to hear how well their instrument is reproduced,"
I can assure you that it goes much deeper than that. Musicians who have performed in multiple ensembles for many years, acquire a knowledge of the sound of many instruments - not only their own, as well as a keen sense of balance across the ensemble and the sound of the venue and how it affects how loudly or softly we play.
With regard to sound reproduction via loudspeakers...
"it is another thing entirely to make it sound like those instruments are directly in front of you without loudspeakers as the source."
Absolutely. And several factors contribute to that imaginary "soundstage". The recording, the speakers, and the room. For the recording: Miking technique, reverb, EQ, limiting, delay, panning, and how they're used are also critical factors.
Two of the best sounding systems I've heard are Magico S7's in the Magico listening room, and Siegfried Linkwitz's system at his home. Both systems could make you believe that various instruments were "there, or there, or there". Both systems, but especially Linkwitz's, presented the impression that you could walk up to a player at a certain position! Almost holographic.
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- RE: The knowledge that things owned are cleverly constructed with the rarest, most expensive materials... - Inmate51 15:38:27 02/03/25 (1)
- RE: The knowledge that things owned are cleverly constructed with the rarest, most expensive materials... - tomservo 11:28:19 02/05/25 (0)
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