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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: A single worst thing in today’s acoustic systems.
Post Subject: I would not exactly agree.Posted by Romy the Cat on: 11/19/2009
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What they all can´t do: Give an instrument/vocalist exactly the same size, focus and "substance", no matter where in the stereo panorama it/he/she is located. I do not even speak about total realism of these aspects, just about their independence from position.
The giving to an “instrument/vocalist exactly the same size, focus and substance” is a noble task itself but it is not the animate goal of sound reproduction. We value the “size, focus and substance” juts because we feel that it is easily quantifiable categories and we believe that by mimicking it in the same way how it was during live musical event it would be some kind an assurance that we reproduce music “properly”. It is false assumption, or put in this way it is not necessary correct assumption. The “size, focus and substance” are external evidence of sound. Yes, most of acoustic systems can´t do but to peruse ONLY for “size, focus and substance” give only externals or superficial satisfaction from sound. My claim would be following: if an acoustic system properly handles the “thin” moments of Sound then the way how it does the “size, focus and substance” become less relevant or even irrelevant. Think about a pencil sketch. A talented artist would be able with a dozen of lines to draw a portrait that would be more characteristic then a full blown oil painting. The very same is with a playback. A good acoustic system shall not impersonate attributes of live sound but rather shall capture the essence of musical metaphors ™. If in addition of this very primary but completely neglected by Audio Morons duty a playback is able to take care about all of those “size, focus and substance” moments then it is not a good playback but a phenomenally good playback…

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