I believe the key word here is "psychoacoustics". A lot of non-audiophiles seem to like a lot of bass - even to the point of distortion. Listen to the bass-rumbling of many autos on the road - it drives me nuts at traffic lights, but for some reason or another, "earth-shattering bass" that shakes the earth will sell products. Dr. Bose capitalized on that in the consumer market. I prefer sound that is as close as possible to the original live concert source, but then I prefer acoustical instrument sounds and classical music too. The music scene has shifted to hard rock and rap stuff, which I somehow cannot equate with pleasing musical sounds - but each to his own, I guess I am just a "has-been" in my choice of music - yes, kettle drums produce a lot of bass, but it is clean notes, not earth-shattering distortion (the "fuzz-boxes" used with electrtic guitars is another pet peeve of mine - just not pleasant to my ears), and I do have a sub-woofer on my home music system if that counts for anything, but it is not turned up with the controls "full right".
73, Don W3FPR Bill W4ZV wrote: > During his early years as a professor, Bose bought a high-end stereo speaker > system in 1956 and was reportedly underwhelmed by the performance of his > purchase. This would eventually pave the way for his extensive speaker > technology research, concentrating on key weaknesses in the high-end speaker > systems available during Bose's time, and focusing on psychoacoustics, which > would become a hallmark of the company's audio products. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
