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In the Forum: Playback Listening
In the Thread: The “Implied Sound” in Audio.
Post Subject: Practical applications of implied soundPosted by drdna on: 7/27/2008
Simply put, this concept has more to do with tangible results than most other things we talk about. At least, potentially. In the same way that a person might go to the ophthalmologist and get a pair of prescription eyeglasses to see clearly (when they might otherwise have nearsightedness, astigmatism, double vision, etc.) -- here is the potential that we might have some tangible well-defined hearing tests and parameters, resulting in being able to say, "Ok, listen to this audio circuit/design" to have a clear and realistic sound for you.
It does go against the grain of our usual discussions here. We are a small group of essentially self-selected listeners who are very likely to have very similar neurophysiological responses, and we prefer very similar audio set-ups (e.g., SET topology amplifiers, multi-horn electrodynamic loudspeakers, etc.) Imagine a club for nearsightedness: "Fellow myopic -20.0 diopter members, I have been struggling with images not being as crisp and recently dealt with this by using saline cleaning solution (I chose Bausch & Lomb brand) to polish my glasses. I had a noticeable improvement in the definition of the images. Further I polished both the inside and outside of the lens depending on the dirtiness, which is essential for truly balanced vision. I call this DSEP (dedicated single edge polishing) and the old method of just wiping the outside is much inferior." 
So, certianly this thread does not do a lot for us personally, but it does advance our understanding maybe of audio and sound in general. Perhaps we understand more about why different people hear different things, choose different sudio systems. Ultimately, it will likely generate some interesting and helpful information, like the moon landing led to everyone having home computers and now the internet. 
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