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Post Subject: Listening Level and Audio IQPosted by Amir on: 10/20/2019
rowuk
my english may not translate what i think but i try to write , i hope it be useful.
In Tehran we have classic concert in two halls , Vahdat Hall and Roodaki Hall . the classic music is not very active in tehran.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roudaki_Hall
Mr.Shahrdad Rohani mostly is conductor and sometimes i go there to listen to Classic Music.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahrdad_Rouhani
https://www.instagram.com/shahrdadrohani/?hl=en
i think we have around 100 audiophiles in tehran. maybe 30 of them have expensive components. my website has around 300 viewer.
you can find the pictures of some audio systems in tehran here :
http://www.hifi.ir/category/%d8%aa%d8%ad%d9%84%db%8c%d9%84-%d8%b3%db%8c%d8%b3%d8%aa%d9%85%d9%87%d8%a7-reviews/
I have heard most of audio systems in tehran because most audiophiles invited me to hear their sound . my weblog was active since 2006.
the audio in iran is mostly stereophile recomended components.
it is very hard to buy high end these days because the exchange rate is very high .
I do not listen to classic music and my listening mostly is rock, pop, persian pop, persian classic music (Sonnati), sometimes electronics and ...
If i want to listen to classic i prefer to listen it in concert hall.
my audio goal is not to be impressed by sound in short term and my goal is music satisfaction in long term. if i say i do not like gryphon or sterephile recommended components because they are boring and allways i prefer to listen to my cheap Sony Tape Player.
High End is not about clean sound, it is about listener satisfaction in long term. if i say purepower is good because it helps me to enjoy music more and i know some listeners do not like purepower . my ideas about sound is a about how audio reflect the music beauty and power not how it pushes 'DATA".
read here
http://www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?PageIndex=1&postID=59#59
imagine the audio system give us "Data" and reflect "beauty" of music. you know 500k$ systems like spectral give us more "Data" than a cheap sony Tape but i prefer my cheap tape player because it does not make me sad when i listen to music. the "DATA" is not more important than "Beauty" and if an audio solution be very effective in "DATA" then it should not be boring in long listening sessions.
i know what you say about music when you review the music in your mind without listening to any sound.
I think we could categorize audio systems in 3 level.
Level
1 is a system that make you sad in long listening session because the
sound do not make you relax for music listening in long term.
Level 2
is a system that it's sound do not change mind focus from music to
sound and it let you to listen to the music for long period of time.
sound is not attractive but listener is relax .
Level 3 is a system
that in long term make you more interested to music listening. the sound
is beautiful and emotional in higher level of perception.
the market is full of those boring high price components and the most listener can not detect the wrong sound because their mind is impressed by the illusion of resolution.
i should say the smart listener will detect the wrong sound in shorter time. there is no need to listen to 1000 records to judge a sound if you are professional listener.
i believe not all listeners are equal, the beginner listener and professional listener are different.
when you enjoy gryphon speaker for 10 years and you buy 300w gryphon amplifier to drive it then it means you never found the right way in 10 years and you will not find the right way if you test your gryphon with 1000 records and over 1000 hours of listening.
i have a friend who is over 40 years in high end and he change his equipments every 6 month.
can you discuss him ? how can you convince him the audio is not about DATA ?
i think audio IQ is important like other games in the world. if you are not smart enough you can not be winner of game. it is very simple .
I also believe most musicians and players in my city are not professional audio listeners, maybe few of them but not all of them. I was dulcimer player for some years.
rowuk , i do not speak about you and i just say i know players who do not know good sound.
I remember i have wrote about listener levels.
i will share it here very soon.
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