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In the Thread: Music in the Sound: a moving target
Post Subject: Music in the Sound: a moving targetPosted by Paul S on: 2/16/2008
Nothng but bad electricity for quite a while now. My system gets less use because of it, so when I do finally listen it takes longer for it to get going, and then there are more questions about set-up because sound is so variable. Also, because the power remains less-than stellar, the system at its operational best is not going to deliver its Best in any case, either musically or in terms of sound.
Something I've noticed over the years, but more often since my system's Best is so much Better, is that if I use the music itself as the criterion for fine (record-to-record) adjustment of VTA, speaker positioning, etc., then the "best" music available may not coincide with the "best" sound I can get, where that is the criterion. By this, I mean that lately , when power is not great, I am able to get the sound itself better if I am willing to forego musical content to do it.
I am reminded of the discussion about HDTT and some threads that talk about 2nd definitions; but somehow this case seems less obvious to me since the sound and the music seem to diverge pretty clearly before either is optimized.
What is funny here is that I just cannot abide "better sound" sans music, so I wind up opting for the musical value even as I realize it is not "the best" sound available at the time.
OTOH, when the electricity is primo (and all else is well, as well...) the Sound is the purest expression of the Music, so there is no sense of two disperate aspects to the Sound/Music, and I can hit the Sweet Spot in one fell swoop.
I don't get it.
Best regards,
Paul SRerurn to Romy the Cat's Site