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In Reply to: Wow! posted by mkuller on March 2, 2023 at 13:40:16:
"I had no idea our technology for measuring "accuracy" in audio components, especially speakers, had come so far."
It's not the 80s anymore. It really has come that far
"If by "accuracy" you mean the lowest measurable distortion, wouldn't Class D amps be the winners? And DSP?"
There are many class D amps that fit the bill. Once any component's distortions and non linearities fall below the thresholds of human hearing its mission accomplished. Anything beyond that is overkill. Plenty of amps, preamps, and digital components are there.
"And speakers - there are so many different designs - are you talking about merely the flattest frequency response?"
No! In fact we have reached the point with DSP that frequency response isn't that much of an issue. What is an issue is directionality and changes in frequency response off axis in relation to on axis.
"And beyond measurable distortion, what about "fidelity to the recording', or what sounds most like real music to you, which was what HP and TAS were all about?"
Measurable distortion and fidelity to the recording are in effect the same thing. What sounds like live music is an overly vague and highly impractical reference. It's a misguided philosophy. Particularly when folks like HP who apparently was willfully ignorant on the science of human aural perception make the huge mistake of conflating objective accuracy with the subjective perception of "realism"
"JA in Stereophile uses music he's recorded and the measurements he takes don't always agree with what he hears."
Despite his use of his own recordings his comparisons suffer from the unavoidable unreliabilities of long term aural memory
"I thought the "objective accuracy" arguements died with Arny Krueger."
Arny was a whole who was in over his head with n the subject of audio. There's really nothing to argue about when it comes to what is objectively more or less accurate. What any of us like is subjective. Also inarguable. Most arguments stem from a lack of understanding about how humans hear, process and remember sound. And that is sad
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- RE: Wow! - Analog Scott 03/2/2317:48:01 03/2/23 (1)
- RE: Wow! - geoffkait 20:37:28 03/2/23 (0)
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