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| Topic: | OK, so what do you listenfor when you are assessing a speaker? This thread has 21 replies. Displaying posts 16 through 22. |
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| Post 16 made on Friday September 8, 2017 at 09:15 |
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I listen to music that the client has, but if they listen to mainly MP3, I explain that if it sounds amazing with those, anything of higher resolution won't. I listen to human speaking voice- if it sounds natural, that's a very good starting point because I have heard a lot of well-known speakers that are highly regarded do a terrible job with speech.
We can't know what the other person hears- everyone's hearing is different and they can't usually convey this in words, but we can ask probing questions to get an idea.
If I'm evaluating speakers, I listen to music that sounds good on my systems, which I know well and that was recorded well. I want the instruments to sound real- I know that recordings are an illusion, but if I know what instruments & amps were used on a recording, I want to be able to identify them by their sound.
Speakers that cause hearing fatigue are eliminated as soon as it happens, but if it's only one recording that does this, I listen to more music (and go back to the one(s) that sounded bad) with fresh ears ASAP to find out if it was the speakers or the music. I have a few recordings (all on CD) that I don't listen to because they're very harsh sounding.
The live Return To Forever recordings from 2008 and 2011 were well recorded, but the low end is a bit hot, so it's a good idea to ease into it to avoid speaker damage.
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| Post 17 made on Friday September 8, 2017 at 09:16 |
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On September 7, 2017 at 19:18, tweeterguy said...
I usually wait for the sound of panites hitting the floor. Then I know it's a good speaker or track. I hate having to pick up panites.
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| Post 18 made on Friday September 8, 2017 at 14:07 |
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| Post 19 made on Friday September 8, 2017 at 14:35 |
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BTW, in controlled testing where we don't know the price, identity and look of a speaker, most of us have similar preferences for speakers. Kind of like how most of us like Chocolate, ice cream, etc. See this article I wrote on that: [Link: audiosciencereview.com]And data such as this: 
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Amir Founder, Madrona Digital, http://madronadigital.comFounder, Audio Science Review, http://audiosciencereview.com |
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| Post 20 made on Friday September 8, 2017 at 14:47 |
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On September 8, 2017 at 14:07, amirm said...
If you want to know what is revealing based on actual research, here is a list: [Link: audiosciencereview.com]Very interesting, that certainly isn't what I would have thought.
Last edited by rmalbers on September 8, 2017 17:30.
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| Post 21 made on Friday September 8, 2017 at 16:37 |
Ernie Gilman Yes, That Ernie! |
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Two hints of what to listen for are given in the very word "assess." That's "ass-ess." We want to be sure that an "S" sound, and any other sibilance or sibilant-like sound, sounds right; and we want to be sure it DOESN'T sound like ass.
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A good answer is easier with a clear question giving the make and model of everything.
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| Post 22 made on Saturday September 9, 2017 at 11:39 |
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On September 8, 2017 at 09:16, highfigh said...
I hate having to pick up panites. Damn you Steve Jobs; and urban dicktionary! [Link: urbandictionary.com]
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