lafayette wrote: > Ah, it had to come. A rude post from one of the rudest posters on this > forum (just to get back to the unmoderated bit). Rather than relying > on Web wisdom, I would refer you to the Gradient Web site, or to David > Wilson, the kind folks at Audio Physic, Dali, Quad, and any of a number > of other designers.
I was not relying on "web wisdom", merely pointing you to that as a convenient source of reference material. > Anything that you hear outside of the boundaries of > the speakers is, in fact, due to room interaction. I happen to own > Quads, Audio Physic, Wilsons, and ATCs, and I know many of the > designers, so I do know what I am talking about. This is not > necessarily a bad thing, either -- but it is best controlled. If > you're hearing sounds coming from the side walls, Robin, you are > hearing reflections. Period. I'm not particularly interested in a pissing contest, but I have degree in Electroacoustics [1] and really *do* know what I'm talking about. In fact, I have personally made recordings using the ORTF stereo microphone technique [2] that have a massive and very realistic sound stage. It's nothing particularly clever and is a psychoacoustic effect. > Also, it is a subjective thing. This is an effect that someone may > well like. However, on-axis stereo imaging works precisely as above. > > Go away, bash, throw names, have a fit, and do whatever. I knew a > flame would be coming, I am certain Mr. Radish will have nothing to say > about it, and I guess this is the nature of this community -- as I > surmised early on. Here's an idea for you: try listening to a recording on headphones. Does it sound only as wide as your head? Of course not. Do sounds appear to come from outside the headphones? Of course they do. Please don't tell me what I am hearing - I *know* what I'm hearing, and it ain't reflections. Period. Much love, R. [1] http://www.cse.salford.ac.uk/coursefinder/byschool.php?display=aav [2] http://www.wikirecording.org/ORTF PS. I wonder, is it a coincidence that our good friend "highdudgeon" has gone away and our new friend "lafayette" has turned up at approximately the same time. Neither have filled in their profiles so we'll never know. Or will we ...? _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
