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Re: Measurements and Listening

We do not have an acceptable method of measurement for loudspeaker performance. There is little correlation between the measurements we do have and what we hear, virtually none between what is supposedly ideal and the results of such equipment when compared to live music. And of course, most equipment allows for little or no method or means for adjustment in the acoustical space they are used in to optomize them. The methods in use are seriously conceptually flawed. If we had such a system I think EVERY loudspeaker on the market would be found to be severely distorted in many critical ways. That is why NONE of them sound like live music to people with normal hearing. The ones I heard at the VTV show this weekend were mostly awful, some were fair. We DO have fairly good measurements for electronic circuits, not perfect but very good. Their main shortcoming is that they are often tested under ideal, non real world conditions rather than as they are actually used. Nevertheless, the inferior performance of vacuum tube circuits for example was clearly evident at the show. The one ss amplifier I heard used which was at the North Creek demo proved its superiority immediately. Barring further research leading to much improved loudspeakers, I do not intend to buy any new expensive ones. I'll either build my own along my own lines of reasoning or modify other designs.

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