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In the Thread: Accuracy vs. Musicality (and YMMV)
Post Subject: Transparancy vs. DensityPosted by Paul S on: 8/25/2024
The first casualty of “transparency” is density, an
effect that can emerge quite clearly [sic] when running ribbons over horns. Not
to mention that the audio version of “transparency” really has no natural
correspondent. A long while back I extolled here at GSC the then-new-to-me
effect I got from then-new-to-me Lamm ML2 amplifiers, the way they rendered the
part of the soundfield that is “not music”, and the effect this effect had on
the density and solidity of musical sounds, including the instruments that made
them, also outstanding tonality. I have not bettered these effects with my
current system, but I have managed to extend the range of the effects
considerably, according to my wish to listen to and hear Big Music better. It
is certainly not a given that wider range and more power are independent of
other “sound effects”, just as it is not a given that simply turning up the
volume will yield “more of the same” sound. There are plenty of possibilities
when looking for reasons for this, and not all of them pertain directly to
speakers or amps. Pretty much the same idea when considering “issues that arise”
with “increasing transparency”. “Transducers” (such as phono cartridges or
speakers) might be fraught with sound effects that manifest as “character” that
is continuous, or perhaps “characteristics” manifest at certain frequencies or
volume settings, or when the music is “demanding”. As for the cause or causes
of problems, I harken back (again) to Romy’s recent video, where he basically
wishes us all good luck in finding, isolating and fixing/changing causal parts
and/or conditions in audio in order to improve (or just change) the sound. The most
basic rules of making headway in audio are (not listed in order): 1) Know where
you want to go. 2) Know where you are.
Paul S
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