darrenyeats;660848 Wrote: > > > What does it sound like? To me, it sounds fine. > > Online I've read all sorts of comments about the Benchmark. Some say it > is etched and some say it is dull. Some say the treble doesn't sparkle > and some say the treble sparkles too much. Some say it is mid-forward > and some say mid-recessed. Some say it is lean and cold. The most > recent review I read in a German pro magazine said it was a bit on the > warm and bassy side. > > These people can't get their story straight. Are you getting the > picture - have you figured it out yet? This isn't really about the > Benchmark. ANY transparent and neutral device doesn't have a sound. You > will hear what the recording sounds like through the rest of your system > in your room. If that sounds cold/warm/musical/unmusical, that means the > rest of your system or your room, or both, are > cold/warm/musical/unmusical sounding. Don't go blaming the one thing in > the chain which is certifiably and measurably doing a top job! Madness. > > Now, if someone is using a non-transparent, coloured source to correct > problems elsewhere in their system then I don't mind. Really, I don't! > What I DO mind is them inserting a transparent, neutral device into > their problematic system/room and then criticising said device. > Darren
People only hear what they are focusing on. Ethan Winer's "Audio Myths Workshop" has a good explanation for this phenomenon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYTlN6wjcvQ -- Ron Olsen ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ron Olsen's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=9233 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=90022 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
