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In the Forum: Horn-Loaded Speakers
In the Thread: Macondo's Axioms: Horn-loaded acoustic systems
Post Subject: Learn to live with itPosted by rowuk on: 10/10/2021
As the recordings themselves are missing so much information, creating a plausible image (certainly not the original) is the actual “art” involved.I must admit that I do not generally have issues with singers mouths stretching between the speakers or anybody sitting on someones lap.
That being said, I have not set my playback up for maximum “imaging”. Row 15 means a bit diffuse, slightly rolled off, big soft bass. For recordings with no geometry (anything in the entertainment sector), I can toe in the speakers for more audiophile type “imaging”.
What is decisive for me is the fabric - the orchestral fabric when playing trumpet and the playback fabric keeping artifacts like recorded intermodulation, and articulation as natural as possible. As the recordings are geometrically and perspectively distorted, this is not always easy. Perhaps less dynamic behavior of the speaker would be a welcome compromise. Maybe Romys injection channel was the beginning of the end?
In my world, playback has nothing to do with connection to the musicians. A car stereo or Bose portable USB speaker give me a high degree of connection. Playback is a form of self pleasure. Rerurn to Romy the Cat's Site