In Reply to: Unamplified live music posted by geoffkait on December 12, 2021 at 04:34:10:
.., even when evaluated in a variety of different room and system references.Am.lified m.sic is an inferior reference for "accuracy" sim.ly because identical electric instrum.nts m.ght be am.lified and/or processing for individual recordings in so m.ny different ways.
Identical unam.lified acoustic instrum.nts are the superior references, not because they will sound EXACTLY the sam. in every room or every recording, but because they are m.re likely to sound ESSENTIALLY the sam. and m.ght rem.in recognizable TO A GREATER DEGREE in recordings than electric instrum.nts m.ght.
J. Gordon Holt was right, I think. Distinct sonic signatures, even in different room. and recordings, are m.re easily recognizable in recordings of unam.lified acoustic intsrum.nts.
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- Nevertheless, the sounds of unamplified instruments are the best reference... - peppy m. 12/12/2109:39:44 12/12/21 (14)
- All violins that measure the same sound the same. Nt - geoffkait 10:20:58 12/12/21 (5)
- How Would You "Measure" a Violin? - Todd Krieger 10:42:11 12/12/21 (2)
- It's complicated - Analog Scott 11:31:44 12/12/21 (0)
- Dynamic range, loudness (voice), frequency response, off top of head - geoffkait 11:09:10 12/12/21 (0)
- Huh ? I never said that, but if that's what you believe... - peppy m. 10:25:49 12/12/21 (1)
- My comment was tongue in cheek. Nt - geoffkait 17:51:37 12/12/21 (0)
- "Identical unamplified acoustic instruments" are much like unicorns - Analog Scott 10:07:05 12/12/21 (7)
- Sure, but they might be LESS like unicorns than amplified instruments might be.e. - peppy m. 10:22:07 12/12/21 (6)
- On the contrary - Analog Scott 10:40:07 12/12/21 (5)
- You dare to disagree with the late J. Gordon Holt as well as... - peppy m. 13:58:51 12/12/21 (4)
- There are no authorities in the real world. Only experts - Analog Scott 14:15:55 12/12/21 (3)
- Appeal to Authority - geoffkait 14:31:31 12/12/21 (0)
- Oh! and one other thing I forgot to point out - Analog Scott 14:31:01 12/12/21 (0)
- "Double blind testing is honesty controls" - LOL, that's gold, Jerry, gold!! Nt - geoffkait 14:23:23 12/12/21 (0)