Comments on: Audio Reproduction System Flavors http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/282 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:55:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.2 Comment on Audio Reproduction System Flavors by: Mike http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/282#comment-1078 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 21:57:54 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/282#comment-1078 Hi 6eye, Well, speaking as someone who sits 2 feet from a high-resolution TV... :-) ... I think that sometimes it is fun to entertain our brain, which does not mean necessarily taking it ALL in, just what portion we want to enjoy at the time. Which is what our brains are going to do anyway unless we discipline them severely and make them try to 'grok' the whole thing in one 'gulp', at least from my perspective. Anyway... I like impressionist playback too. - it seems to be the largest category and very inclusive of many personal tastes. I think I would also like super-realistic playback: more detail, more pin-point imaging, more harmonic content, more dynamics, more delicacies, than what was recorded or would be heard at the actual recorded event. Hard to get all those 'mores', all those super-realistic attributes, in a single system though, but we can keep trying, can't we? Take care, Mike. Hi 6eye,

Well, speaking as someone who sits 2 feet from a high-resolution TV… :-) … I think that sometimes it is fun to entertain our brain, which does not mean necessarily taking it ALL in, just what portion we want to enjoy at the time. Which is what our brains are going to do anyway unless we discipline them severely and make them try to ‘grok’ the whole thing in one ‘gulp’, at least from my perspective.

Anyway… I like impressionist playback too. - it seems to be the largest category and very inclusive of many personal tastes.

I think I would also like super-realistic playback: more detail, more pin-point imaging, more harmonic content, more dynamics, more delicacies, than what was recorded or would be heard at the actual recorded event.

Hard to get all those ‘mores’, all those super-realistic attributes, in a single system though, but we can keep trying, can’t we?

Take care,
Mike.

]]> Comment on Audio Reproduction System Flavors by: 6eye http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/282#comment-1076 Tue, 30 Jan 2007 14:36:22 +0000 http://audiofederation.com/blog/archives/282#comment-1076 I've been thinking about this too. I don't think our brains can process too much information at one time. To use a visual example, adding too much sharpness on a TV, actually blurs our perception. Or, sit too close to a TV screen. I guess we need to find the right distance, or focus for us to be comfortable. In art, it is pleasing to some to view the blending of tones etc in impressionistic art. It appears in most cases less focused. I understand where you are coming from, and I know that when I first started assembling a music system, I felt that finding ultimate resolution would be the path to glory. I'm finding out over time that that isn't as important as the PACE, and flow of the music, and the relationship between the sounds, how they play off each other. So in a sense, I like impressionistic sound systems. I’ve been thinking about this too. I don’t think our brains can process too much information at one time. To use a visual example, adding too much sharpness on a TV, actually blurs our perception. Or, sit too close to a TV screen. I guess we need to find the right distance, or focus for us to be comfortable. In art, it is pleasing to some to view the blending of tones etc in impressionistic art. It appears in most cases less focused. I understand where you are coming from, and I know that when I first started assembling a music system, I felt that finding ultimate resolution would be the path to glory. I’m finding out over time that that isn’t as important as the PACE, and flow of the music, and the relationship between the sounds, how they play off each other. So in a sense, I like impressionistic sound systems.

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