My audio karma sees my convert to full-range speaker is sort of going back to fundamental of repro sound: the perfect phase and point source. You must audition to comprehend the quality of full-range speaker despite some full-range speakers show relative flat frequency response but not really the case in listening. The possibly worst-case scenario is nasal at mids and shouty at the lower treble range. At the risk of looking stupid, I will not at the top of my lungs neutrality or linearity. What does flat frequency response mean to you if it doesn't introduce aura, it's merely a meaningless soundwave. On the contrary, I seek emotions in sound, sound that draws you into music that keep you listening. I think it's not out of this world that, you're struggling with some fine systems, the sound somewhat doesn't tickle your senses, furthermore it sounds no wrong. A sad story, a disappointment nevertheless. Fidelity without musicality, devoids of the richness and depth of sound, perfectly measured, your brand of sound? How measurement read hollowness? I like to know. An engineer's perspective of sound, DSP sound correction is a joke to me, I'm sorry. Does anyone know piano tuning is done electronically? Probably Artificial Intelligence will one day.
In the meantime, loudness altogether is a different animal. Loudness gives rise to sensory stimulation, not necessary good sound. The sound of the rock concert is about loudness and dynamic, it's about attitude, it's about social grievances and discontentment. Rock music is an avenue to release displeasure. The crash of cymbals and the kick drum heighten the drama.
As we grow in age, our taste in music changes. We inclined to an intimate vocal and classical music as we grow old, so does our sonic perspectives, we even prefer the mild flavour. Sonic purity cream rises to the top. As opposed, a wannabe wanted super tweeter to launch the highs to the moon and subwoofer to power pile to the deepest abyss, all in the expense of phase coherency. He then crashes you with a heavy truck of sound pressure while he stands aside with a cheeky smile to see you tap out since no normal systems can play that loud. His peer give a round of applause.
Those days were far behind me now, I banked on my Belle's strength, the design strength of full-range speaker; phase coherency, immediacy and directness. These qualities are in the wheelhouse of full-range speaker. No constant crossing over to different driver membranes that sing to a different tune and smearing of the passive components on the crossover. And if these don't turn you on, there are no reasons for you to consider full-range speaker whatmore with a restricted frequency range for your disposal.
We are lucky to be able to enjoy live classical music for a little money albeit second class performers. How many musicians made it to the philharmonic orchestra? It takes about 80 musicians to give you a symphonic piece, to balance the book, no orchestras in the world could survive without the sponsorship! Anyway, you don't like classical means you don't like classical, enough said.
It has been quite a while now since my last classical concert, I'm really looking forward to my coming classical concert this month, my soul food. The sound, what can I say? So pure and right, some flashes of the electric-like audible buzz of the violins not even captured in the recording. My collection of classical, never one present me this. What say you?
Upgrading is like candy, highly irresistible even to the senior audiophiles. The better components and conductor brings about a new playing field though the circuit is more or less the same. Sure, they will improve sound quality. From 4K to 8K flat-screen TV is a natural progression, but the reverse is a struggle, so many things are missing. This is where your listening ability is gauged, knowingly or not knowingly. Without mercy, you will be labelled if your listening ability or your system falls short of expectation. In point of fact, upgrading is a big part of audioing, your main source of knowledge and experience. My take is the sound of any audio products carries a certain standard unless it is a matching issue. With equipment out of the way, your room could mess up the sound more than you ever know. Mind you, the sound opens up by simply rearranging the furniture and fixing, not something equipment upgrade could do. A pandora box, of course, a good sound requires more than moving your furniture and fixing.
One plus one is two, really? To excel in any passion, you must be crazy, being usual is out of the question.
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