Michael Conzo wrote:
In article , "audio_origami"
wrote:
ive found that moving the speakers up and down ...as well as in and
out can
help get the balance just right....although some rooms just sound
better!! #
and its hard to compare sounds once you have moved all the
furniture and
need a cup of tea..heheh
This is why most reasonable audiophiles and other educated
professionals
understand the foolishness behind "high-end" electronics, cables,
green
magic markers, etc.
You paint high end with a rather broad and biased brush.
The most important and unpredictable factor is ALWAYS
the room.
No it's the system as a whole which includes the room. Crap system in a
good room is just more obviously crap.
That's why the most successful manufacturers don't rely solely on
measurements but use real listeners in real "acoustically average"
rooms.
Actually the most "successful" manufacturers rely on hype and
marketing. They don't make very good speakers by and large. OTOH there
is nothing wrong with designing speakers to work optimally in "average"
rooms. It is a sensible concept for making a product for the
non-enthusiast. It is not sensible for manufacturers that are attacking
the state of the art. It is a safe assumption that hard core
enthusiasts who persue SOTA and have the money to spend on it will use
dedicated listening rooms that can be tailored to SOTA speakers that
are designed with no comprimises mandated by "average rooms."
Scott Wheeler