opaqueice wrote: > I wonder about that. I know exactly what you mean - I was in an > anechoic chamber two days ago, and speaking or listening to voices in > it is very odd, even uncomfortable. But is it so bad listening to > recorded music? Part of the sound of the recording will be due to > reflections present in the recording room - can that make it sound more > natural when played in an anechoic chamber? > > One thing I notice with very high-fidelity stereo systems in good rooms > is that I sometimes notice the reverberations in the recording, and they > don't match what I'm expecting to hear given the room I'm sitting in. > It can be kind of distracting, unless I close my eyes, as it's then > easier to pretend I'm in the correct venue. It only happens with > exceptionally good sound reproduction - I suppose the stereo illusion > has to be very very good. I actually listen for this sometimes as a > test of the quality of a system. > > So maybe listening to a recording made in the real performance venue, > in an anechoic chamber with your eyes closed, wouldn't be so bad? It > would be fun to try, in any case.
I spent quite a bit of time in anechoic chambers in my University days (Electroacoustics) as we could earn money performing various tests (hearing defenders, etc). It's a very strange feeling being in a totally silent environment - you can hear your heart beating and the sound of your blood pumping through your body. I can't remember ever listening to music in an AC, but as Mark has observed, a significant part of the sound we're used to hearing is from reflected sound. So, it is likely that music played in an AC would sound quite different to the same music played in a "normal" reflective environment. R. _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
