mlsstl;572953 Wrote: > Your choice of words is interesting. There are some who will have the > opposite impression of what you probably meant. For them, the current > fashion trend for at least one end of the high end audio scene doesn't > sound particularly natural in comparison to live acoustic events. ;-)
Good point! - What I was referring to is the progression of what one might refer to as the sound of "fidelity". Being a "rocker", my memory of "live sound" has been hugely variable! Not to mention how that memory has been influenced by the types and amount of chemicals in my brain at the time! In the process of refinement (tweaks) of my "house sound" I have come to the conclusion that my system has progressed in fidelity as exemplified by such qualities as "pleasantness", "lack of harshness", "definition of instruments", "appropriate size of the music" - one might call that soundstage -, "more excitement in transients and quickness". Some of these qualities overlap into the sound of live music, especially the definition of instruments and good transients. I agree that it cant get "better" than live sound! Thats the holy grail. I think we take baby steps (sometimes large steps - ex. big bucks) toward the goal of live sound, in the improvement of fidelity. I suppose, now that I think of it, I may also be describing the "house sound" of the Magnepan. I would say the Maggies are defined best using the term fidelity, because they do sound so much different than a cone speaker! -- earwaxer9 System: modified Winsome Labs Mouse, modified Maggie MMG's, Transporter, HSU sub 12, MSB DAC to 500 watt sub slave amp, JPS labs power cords, Silver audio interconnect, Audioquest Granite speaker cable. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ earwaxer9's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=39527 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=81283 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
