I've heard several studio monitors that are designed to be very flat. But they still didn't sound alike.
Were the speakers themselves the only variable between auditions?
I've heard several studio monitors that are designed to be very flat. But they still didn't sound alike.
Well you can learn things this way for sure. As you see plenty are willing to help. But it will take some time and patience. If a couple posts on a forum could give you full understanding of such a complex subject, ............then it isn't really complex.which is why we need forums like this rather than links, for experts to explain.
yes. They were switched immediately and placed side by sideWere the speakers themselves the only variable between auditions?
What speakers are best then in your opinion?Well you can learn things this way for sure. As you see plenty are willing to help. But it will take some time and patience. If a couple posts on a forum could give you full understanding of such a complex subject, ............then it isn't really complex.
As to who to trust, subjective reviewers are all over the place. Some people react to this by picking a reviewer or two who seem to like the same things. Likely that just makes them feel better.
Others who do more measurements may not always agree, but they end up in the same general area of what is good. I'd say those are more trustworthy for their consistency at least. If you wish to understand it for yourself, then you'll have to acquire a little more knowledge. And I think that is a very good thing. It just isn't quick or easy.
Also, knowledge about measurements takes time, and effort to reach a level of understanding that is useful. Subjective reviewers have to write fairly well, and just start listening and writing. Even if they do it for a long time they may never have deepened any understanding of those speakers they audition. Pure wide experience isn't useless, but it pales in comparison to experience combined with knowledge of how something works.
What speakers are best then in your opinion?
Reviews and reviewers differ. What Hi-fi gave the celebrated Kii III's a 4 star review. In their parlance is it wasn't worth the price.
How?I used to think when there were a large number of positive reviews it meant the product was reliably good. The Schiit Yaggi shattered that belief.
Are you listening with a subwoofer? What makes the KEF blade which is many times the cost, better apart from the bass obviously?I have LS50's, a speaker known for many great reviews. It does a lot of things right.
Yes, totally dismiss them as reliable. They are a magazine, totally dependent on advertising for their survival, and with zero credibility for technical competence.Yes so there's another example. Who's correct? what hifi are not novices they are experienced and have access to ultra high end gear. Should we completely dismiss their views?
Yes so there's another example. Who's correct? what hifi are not novices they are experienced and have access to ultra high end gear. Should we completely dismiss their views?
But... I'm starting to incorporate some new methods into speaker reviewing which, as they develop over the next year or so, I surely hope will be useful and interesting
The kii audio measure well but whathifi were not impressed. If measurements don't correlate to audible results it's pointless.
I can't find published measurements for either of these speakers, do you have any links?
Plenty of graphs for psi a17 Here.
You are right. They show them for this One but not for others.But missing key ones like off-axis (horizontal and vertical) response.
what hifi are not novices they are experienced and have access to ultra high end gear. Should we completely dismiss their views?
Cannot believe what I just read. I was searching for 'April 1st" to be written somewhere but no, "August 19".What HiFi is such a joke that there is even a parody Tumblr named after them. Just to take one out of many examples, they will even go so far as to tell you that a piece of furniture will make your system "sound taut, bold and full of bite, with plenty of treble". I don't see how anyone could possibly take that website seriously.