Awesomely put together video/argument. I try bringing out the artist's intent and energetic input so I increase the chance that many recordings surprise/impact me, or that I 'get a piece' with it. This seem to come mostly from optimising the room-speaker-amp combo but It's very hard developing this and it seems fragile; some small change can ruin it...
It is not just room-speaker-amp combo but a speaker-room combo but you are correct: any minor change in anything after it is done properly ruins it. I have about 20 years back a thread about it but it all is very murky water: www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?postID=994
The only issue in high end audio is whether or not the owner enjoys listening to the system and whether that enjoyment is sustained. Everything else is self-referential projection. As a friend once told me, “I know it sounds wrong but I like it”. Nothing else matters.
@@rambler3080 The self-referential projection, I absolutely agree with you, the key is to to structure your playback installation to resonate along with your self-referential projection If you start do it, then you begin talk on the language of high-end audio
@@romythecatsaudio Unfortunately, achieving sustained enjoyment is playback is closer to alchemy than science. You are basically on a journey of correlating system changes with subjective discoveries and you have to be open to, as you say, letting the system inform you when something good happens.
@@rambler3080 I do not particularly feel that there's some kind of borderline between science and alchemy. Let humbly admit that we know very little about science in audio, and whatever little we know has very little true relevance. If so, then how different what I advocate between any another human endeavor related to machine humor interaction. It is partially science, partially pray, partially art form and yes partial is taking finger into something that you have no idea what it is but your inner you need to be prepared to observe and interpret results. No difference with any another human activities.
@@romythecatsaudio Yes I would agree. The interesting thing is that there seems to be some type of universal “internal representation” of what is considered musically engaging and yet this universal is impossible to clearly define. It is certainly not predictable based on the current measurement paradigms (in fact they may have a negative correlation!). This “universal” is not so much individual but rather a listening ability that you either have or don’t have. You CANNOT learn it you can only learn to analyze sound. There are many that simply respond to ANY musical sounds indiscriminately and the only question then is are they lucky or cursed.
hello handsome grandpa. i already listened the top of the line wilson audio, sonus faber, tidal and the nautilus B&W they are big disappointment only loud dominant bass and no imaging. performers inside the box. what do tou call a system with thick and heavy footprints at the center speaker and wall disappear.
Awesomely put together video/argument. I try bringing out the artist's intent and energetic input so I increase the chance that many recordings surprise/impact me, or that I 'get a piece' with it. This seem to come mostly from optimising the room-speaker-amp combo but It's very hard developing this and it seems fragile; some small change can ruin it...
It is not just room-speaker-amp combo but a speaker-room combo but you are correct: any minor change in anything after it is done properly ruins it. I have about 20 years back a thread about it but it all is very murky water: www.goodsoundclub.com/Forums/ShowPost.aspx?postID=994
Thank you for this video
i remember being on his forums many years ago . The guy was a blast
The only issue in high end audio is whether or not the owner enjoys listening to the system and whether that enjoyment is sustained. Everything else is self-referential projection.
As a friend once told me, “I know it sounds wrong but I like it”. Nothing else matters.
@@rambler3080 The self-referential projection, I absolutely agree with you, the key is to to structure your playback installation to resonate along with your self-referential projection If you start do it, then you begin talk on the language of high-end audio
@@romythecatsaudio
Unfortunately, achieving sustained enjoyment is playback is closer to alchemy than science. You are basically on a journey of correlating system changes with subjective discoveries and you have to be open to, as you say, letting the system inform you when something good happens.
@@rambler3080 I do not particularly feel that there's some kind of borderline between science and alchemy. Let humbly admit that we know very little about science in audio, and whatever little we know has very little true relevance. If so, then how different what I advocate between any another human endeavor related to machine humor interaction. It is partially science, partially pray, partially art form and yes partial is taking finger into something that you have no idea what it is but your inner you need to be prepared to observe and interpret results. No difference with any another human activities.
@@romythecatsaudio
Yes I would agree.
The interesting thing is that there seems to be some type of universal “internal representation” of what is considered musically engaging and yet this universal is impossible to clearly define. It is certainly not predictable based on the current measurement paradigms (in fact they may have a negative correlation!).
This “universal” is not so much individual but rather a listening ability that you either have or don’t have. You CANNOT learn it you can only learn to analyze sound.
There are many that simply respond to ANY musical sounds indiscriminately and the only question then is are they lucky or cursed.
hello handsome grandpa. i already listened the top of the line wilson audio, sonus faber, tidal and the nautilus B&W they are big disappointment only loud dominant bass and no imaging. performers inside the box. what do tou call a system with thick and heavy footprints at the center speaker and wall disappear.