What Measurements Show These Things?

[RayDunzl]

If the speed of electrons is a concern, they should use the smallest diameter conductors they can find,

 

[Robert394]

I was just going to post something long these lines and would be interested in an answer also.

Is there a measurement for:

-Sound stage depth
-Sound stage width
-Harshness

I think most/many people who have listened to speakers will have observed differences in the above characteristics between speaker systems... can they be measured though?

 

[RayDunzl]

I just need to know how many more veils I need to lift.

 

[audio2design]

I will take full power frequency response for $100 Alex. I will pass on the "complicated ham sandwich" bonus.

Real audio, not test signals, is bandwidth limited. Square waves, slew rate, etc. complicated ham sandwich measurements. Mathematically its a bunch of sine waves, and they don't have infinite bandwidth, 20KHz, pretty much. Even if the source supports > 20Khz, you will find there is never full power harmonics at those frequencies.

 

[audio2design]

I just need to know how many more veils I need to lift.

Officially by last count, the answer is 23.

 

[Inner Space]

I just need to know how many more veils I need to lift.

How much more money have you got? That's the metric. The last veil comes off with your last dollar.

 

[gsp1971]

What measurement shows whether an amp has 'glorious midrange tonality' but 'slightly plasticky treble' ?

 

[audio2design]

What measurement shows whether an amp has 'glorious midrange tonality' but 'slightly plasticky treble' ?

IQ Test

 

[sergeauckland]

If the speed of electrons is a concern, they should use the smallest diameter conductors they can find,

Some years ago, there was a fashion for very thin 'speaker cables, and I remember asking one salesman how they could possibly work. His reply was that the cables are so thin, there's nothing to stop the electrons...

S.

 

[pozz]

Some years ago, there was a fashion for very thin 'speaker cables, and I remember asking one salesman how they could possibly work. His reply was that the cables are so thin, there's nothing to stop the electrons...

S.

I found the source book for this idea at one point. Can't remember the title or the author though.

 

[pozz]

I was just going to post something long these lines and would be interested in an answer also.

Is there a measurement for:

-Sound stage depth
-Sound stage width
-Harshness

I think most/many people who have listened to speakers will have observed differences in the above characteristics between speaker systems... can they be measured though?

These are a combo of room acoustics and speaker radiation pattern. At least at this point it can't be predicted for home listening. If you're building a room from scratch, or a concert hall (or adding complex reinforcement), there is some ability to infer what will happen. It requires detailed measurements of room and speakers.

 

[Blaspheme]

Officially by last count, the answer is 23.

For a subjectivist, the answer is asymptotic. For an objectivist, the answer is SINAD. For a classicist, the answer is 7. For an antivist, the answer is K-pop.