eiret;307320 Wrote: > I have read that musicians use different acoustic guitars for different > songs. Its still an acoustic guitar. > > I have read that some professional studio engineers use different > speakers(monitors) for different songs. Its still speakers(monitors)
Good point! I like different music played thru different systems myself. I designed and scratch-built a SE system for my bedroom, restored vintage 1950's tube stuff for my living room, and use modern solid state in my music room. Each gives a different presentation, none of which is invalid, I think. A lot of that is the different speakers (single driver vs. dynamic vs. planar) in the different systems. What is remarkable, I suppose, is that at least my feeble brain is convinced by the illusion of real music in each case. The Transporter certainly is an asset in any of these systems, but they seem to showcase different strengths in each context. And altho I've offended the gods by (horrors) modding it, and even worse throwing away perfectly good money "fixin' something that don't need fixin'" the result has been pleasing to my audiophile sensibilities. For me this is Fun! Back to "truth vs. beauty." I don't know if modifying my Transporter has anything to do with objective "truth" if there is such a thing with recorded sound. I'm no believer that measurements can capture fidelity (even tho I make my living doing measurement). Music is such a complex time-domain phenomenon, that the vast majority of measurements used as standards of fidelity fall short of the mark. I don't know of anyone who has predictably reproduced real-life sonic holography. As for those who say that measurements prove a modded unit will be inferior to the original, I'm going to maintain that the measurements are flawed, even more than the (subjectively) experienced outcome. To quote Brian Beezely: "A measurement can be a cardinal measurement that yields a value, such as total harmonic distortion. It may also be an ordinal measurement that yields an ordering (this amplifier sounds more distorted than that one). One is objective and the other subjective, but both are measurements. In principle, both can be made to any degree of repeatability by suitable experimental design. One value of a measurement, cardinal or ordinal, is that it defines what you're talking about. Once people agree on a measurement procedure, they can independently investigate something knowing they're all dealing with the same thing. In fact, for vague or ethereal phenomena, the measurement itself can serve as a definition. Without a good definition, communication about a phenomenon can be unreliable and difficult. Individuals may know exactly what they mean by an undefined term, but for others the meaning may be different. A clearly defined measurement procedure can prevent such misunderstanding. Definitions can change, and they can multiply. Measurement may reveal unexpected complexity. For example, IEEE 185-1975, the tuner testing standard, defines at least three measurements of sensitivity. The vague notion of "signal pulling power" turns out to be not so simple." I don't think we have the consistently agreed-upon measurements yet to adequately describe the magic part of music. Not that it isn't possible. But if they exist, they aren't commonly understood in a way that allows non-scientists to consistently communicate about them. Nor does the current state of audio measurement art allow different scientists to reliably achieve the same effect in reproducing musical events. Beauty, on the other hand is, and should be subjective. After modifying my Transporter, Beauty is certainly accomplished, at least for me. But then again, I suppose because beauty is such a subjective phenomenon, I shouldn't be surprised that other folks might object to such a subjective claim. After all, who am I to criticize someone else's concept of beauty? Unqualified, fer sure! Thanks -- HalleysComet ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HalleysComet's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=14590 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=43269 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
