This is the reason I purchased Dynaco A50's back in the 60's. They were very close to flat. Music sounded as close to live as I could afford.
Bill K9YEQ -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 8:51 PM To: Bill W4ZV Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Which headphones for stereo cw work? Summation 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
