[Andrew Haley]

Audio Empire wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 12:35:24 -0700, Scott wrote
(in article ):

On Jul 26, 11:48=A0am, Andrew Haley
wrote:
Audio Empire wrote:
the WAMM was Wilson's first speaker system, and no, it wasn't very
accurate. What it was, was one of the first (if not THE first)
speakers to be able to reproduce the power and dynamic range of a
full symphony orchestra.

I've heard this before, and it always strikes me as odd. A full
symphony orchestra in a hall isn't very loud.
...

You make a very good point. It aint the SPLs that are difficult to
reproduce with orchestral music. But the *sense* of power you get
from a live orchestra is still something really hard to create with
any playback gear.
...

Tou are correct. It is NOT the SPL, it's the amount of AIR that a
symphony in full song can move that affects the listener's whole
body. Most speaker systems just don't pressurize the room in a
convincing manner.

The amount of air movement is the SPL. Really big speakers get you
low frequency extension, but the amount of energy produced by an
orchestra at low frequencies isn't that great. It might simply be
that people notice the low bass that many "hi-fi" speakers barely
reproduce at all.

Andrew.