Long story short, went from an active speaker setup to passive. Have bought and sold 3 sets of “good” speakers and auditioned many. I have come to the conclusion that everything sucks compared to my active speakers that I had. Those may have not been perfectly time adjusted, but they sounded real, like live performance. All the passive speakers I heard and own sound like recordings, and the reason is simple, they compress when playing loud.
Amir had a discussion about how loud one hears music in a concert hall. And many are surprised that the spl levels are very high. But I have noticed that when music is played loud without distortion, it sounds great snd is not tiring at all.
so… we discuss the accuracy of all these electronics. Do they really matter? My take is that dynamic range of the speakers/woofers , determined by amp-speaker or woofer combo is the single most important thing along with the room where it is played.
You can buy a DAC with 123db SINAD, but if your transducers suck, no help will be provided.
Of note, I still enjoy live piano even if I am not seating at the perfect spot to get the optimal frequency response. I think same goes for transducers, I vote for accuracy, yes. … But dynamic range of the amp transducer combo is as important if not more for enjoyment.
…. now I sold all my amps and bought new speakers. 3rd pair, with a new amp. Please someone convince me I should not go back.
PS: don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying crap speakers that play loud are good. However, quality transducers paired with quality amp… splash of dsp, that’s it.
Amir had a discussion about how loud one hears music in a concert hall. And many are surprised that the spl levels are very high. But I have noticed that when music is played loud without distortion, it sounds great snd is not tiring at all.
so… we discuss the accuracy of all these electronics. Do they really matter? My take is that dynamic range of the speakers/woofers , determined by amp-speaker or woofer combo is the single most important thing along with the room where it is played.
You can buy a DAC with 123db SINAD, but if your transducers suck, no help will be provided.
Of note, I still enjoy live piano even if I am not seating at the perfect spot to get the optimal frequency response. I think same goes for transducers, I vote for accuracy, yes. … But dynamic range of the amp transducer combo is as important if not more for enjoyment.
…. now I sold all my amps and bought new speakers. 3rd pair, with a new amp. Please someone convince me I should not go back.
PS: don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying crap speakers that play loud are good. However, quality transducers paired with quality amp… splash of dsp, that’s it.
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