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In Reply to: Why do you say "fidelity to the source signal" is BS? posted by Tre' on November 7, 2017 at 15:25:23:
"In the context of playback, what is wrong with trying to reproduce a recording accurately?"
Actual "reproduction" of a **recording** is nothing more than an accurate copying or transmission of an electrical signal. A recording on it's own has no sound. Nothing wrong with doing that for the purpose of just doing that. What is wrong is the belief that this is somehow actually creating accuracy to an original accoustic event. That is simply not true. It isn't accurate to an original acoustic event and audio recording and playback has never been designed to be a literal reproduction of an original 3D acoustic waveform. That simply isn't how audio works ad it most certainly isn't how stereo/mulitchannel works. Stereo/multichannel recording and playback is an attempt at creating an aural illusion not a literal recreation. Two entirely different things. If literal reconstruction of the original waveform were the actual path being taken in audio recording and playback then accuracy every step of the way would be the goal. Of course that would be completely different than what is actually done in audio. But since an aural illusion is the goal the means to achieving that goal is to create electrical signals that will transfer to the two or more transducers in the playback room that will best create the aural illusion from the listener position. It is a totally different process. Accuracy is only valuable in so far as it serves the goal of an aural illusion. And that is just part of it. That aural illusion is only valueable in so far as it serves another goal. aesthetic excellence. And that is very subjective. Accuracy is not the goal. Accuracy is one of many means of achieving a goal of desirable aesthetic qualities.
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Follow Ups
- because it's true. - Analog Scott 11/7/1719:59:35 11/7/17 (4)
- Well, almost . . . - josh358 17:39:35 11/22/17 (0)
- RE: because it's true. - Tre' 20:57:46 11/7/17 (2)
- "I think that's a different hobby than mine." - Analog Scott 22:07:18 11/7/17 (1)
- and by the way if that is what works for you as an audiophile - Analog Scott 22:20:49 11/7/17 (0)
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