On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 20:47:20 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:01:22 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

~~ very interesting tech note snipped ~~

Visit real audio stores, listen to a dozen decent-to-excellent speakers,
and
unless the listening room is phuqued up, you'll usually find you're OK
with
the bass reproduction. It's the higher frequencies that'll have you
switching demo disks a million times, trying to decide whether you like
the
one that reproduces female voice the best, or the one that best handles
flutes, high piano notes, guitar, mandolin.

Actually, you'd hit on a rather hot button issue for me.

I'm not big on faithfully reproducing bass level sound. Bass level
sound is just percussion really even if produced on a string. All the
subtle and nuance is in music is not produced at low frequencies but
rather at the mid to low high frequencies.

You and I agree that it is much easier to faithfully reproduce low
frequency sound - I just don't like it.

Tom....you've gone mad.

Why yes - yes I have.

Thank you for noticing.


Have you ever listened to the bass work of Phil Lesh or Jack Casady on
a REAL stereo, with no other noise going on in the house?

Of course I have. Of course, then I don't have a "real" stereo what
with the bi-amped Mac 50's to Bozak Concert Grands passed through a
PAT-4 pre-amp - I suppose I should improve my stereo somewhat.

20-odd years ago, these guys and their bands financed a little company
called Alembic, specifically to give them instruments which sounded as
crystal-clear as pianos. Amazing, and PLENTY of mid range.

Can't change my opinion - nope, can't. Uh - uh - never. :)

Later,

Tom