andy_c wrote: > One good source of information about psychoacoustics and how it relates > to sound reproduction can be found...
Ooo, this was very interesting! According to this paper, reflections are neutral or benign in small rooms (except in the LF range). Who knew? Adaptation seems to be powerful. Roughly speaking; before adaptation the room is the significant factor and the loudspeaker isn't, and vice versa. Perhaps this is the most important factor in the infamous breaking-in of speakers? (Not cables or such, that falls into the category of in dire need of heavy medication.) And yes, I know that one common explanation is the subtle untightening of screws due to vibrations, which doesn't seem unlikely. It really puts some of "common audiophile knowledge" in perspective. Both pure myths but also expert advice from, for instance, loadspeaker manufacturers. Physical models of wave propagation don't seem to be enough, we simply don't hear precisely what is measured. The physical models so far only concern what reaches the ear drums (or possibly the end of the cochlear nerve), we are not yet able to measure the impact of the extensive processing happening in our minds during the act of hearing. Granted, this is not a new concept at all, but at least I haven't previously had a glimpse of the magnitude of importance. I have so far only read half of the paper and I'm sure more revelations are to come. Best Regards, Gandhi not often enough well recorded and mastered cds *|* dbpoweramp with accuraterip *|* flac *|* fanless asrock z77e-itx intel i5-3570t *|* ubuntu 12.04.1 lts 32-bit *|* lms 7.8.0 *|* brutefirdrc 3.0 *|* transporter (balanced out) *|* thule ia252b *|* audio physic scorpio *|* no fancy cables. *+* also some booms. *+* harmony 525s for them all, including waking the server from s3. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gandhi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=58909 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101723 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
