Jenn wrote:
vlad wrote:
Jenn wrote:
vlad wrote:
Jenn wrote:
vlad wrote:
Jenn wrote:

. . .

For technical explanations, others will have to help you, but why not
just set it where it sounds best on a variety of recordings?

So, Jennifer, you think that High Fidelity is point "...where
it sounds best on a variety of recordings ..." ?

No, I think that the enjoyment of listening to music in my home is
where it sounds best on a variety of recordings.


I bet, you are inviting noticeable amounts of distortion doing
it thisa way. Of course if it is pleasing to your ears, it must be
hi-fi :-)

Why would I listen to something that is less than how it sounds best to
my ears?

The definition of high fidelity system in my book is to be as close to
the original sound as possible. It seems to me that your definition is
to have pleasing sound in your home, even if it means noticeable
distortion of the sound.

Am I right about this?

My goal is to hear, as closely as is possible, the sound of actual
acoustic instruments and voices performing in an actual space. If the
best presentation of that is on the medium, whether that be a CD, a LP,
or whatever, that's great. If it means introducing distortion to get
closer to that, that's fine with me.

Eventually you did admit that fidelity of the sound does not matter to
you.

Thx

Yes, in one brief paragraph, I explained my views, which are quite easy
to understand.

"Fidelity of the sound" is VITAL to me; that is, "fidelity to the
sound" of music. If something else is more important to you, that's
fine. Different strokes and all.


So, you are not concerned with the original sound being recorded? If I
understand you correctly, you are concerned with your liking of the
sound more then with accuracy (in technical terms) of the recording.

I will give you an example. Let's assume that because of hall's
acoustic clarinets sounded like cardboard boxes (your expression). Do
you expect them to sound on LP as cardboard boxes or you are willing to
tolerate gross distortion of their sound to make it more pleasing for
you?

vova