Eric Seaberg;326491 Wrote: > > BTW, a GREAT test for listening to speakers when shopping is to play a > dry (no effects), speaking human voice. Your brain KNOWS what the > human voice is supposed to sound like and, when you turn the volume > DOWN, i.e. 75-80dB SPL, you will hear flaws in the mids and top end if > there. Pick a speaker that sounds like the person is standing in front > of you speaking. >
Very good advice. I have a high quality recording that includes a wide variety of sounds: a piano concerto recorded from the audience (complete with crinkly candy wrapper), a burble of conversation, nearby voices, car doors shutting, etc., and I find it extremely useful as a gauge of speakers. -- opaqueice ------------------------------------------------------------------------ opaqueice's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=4234 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=50711 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
