Hi,
Lynn Olson's comments on his long running thread on Diyaudio.
Beyond the Ariel - Page 860 - diyAudio
My own tastes /expectations of what my system should sound like are so far removed from the "aproved" norm that most modern magazines and reviewers seem to promote these days. For me tone,richness,texture,colour,... take precedence over imaging,bass extention, detail etc.
As someone said "It's like we've gained the world and lost our souls,". This seems true with respect to hifi these days. I find most "approved" systems/components to be souless and bland . They tick all the audiophile check boxes but where is the music?
I am curious to know if there are other forum members who share my views on how a system should sound.
From another forum.
To get the emotive qualites of the music from my system takes me further away from the mainstream. Like these guys.A long thread with some amazing system pictures and videos.
My Next Horns - Page 14 - Speakers & Subwoofers - StereoNET Australia
This is a restaurant I would love to visit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHlhHuNdMXA
That is full blown Western Electric system from the 1930's.
Regards
Rajiv
I design loudspeakers and amplifiers to satisfy my own tastes ... and that taste has now diverged pretty far from the mainstream high-end industry.
Lynn Olson's comments on his long running thread on Diyaudio.
Beyond the Ariel - Page 860 - diyAudio
My own tastes /expectations of what my system should sound like are so far removed from the "aproved" norm that most modern magazines and reviewers seem to promote these days. For me tone,richness,texture,colour,... take precedence over imaging,bass extention, detail etc.
As someone said "It's like we've gained the world and lost our souls,". This seems true with respect to hifi these days. I find most "approved" systems/components to be souless and bland . They tick all the audiophile check boxes but where is the music?
I am curious to know if there are other forum members who share my views on how a system should sound.
From another forum.
You are dead right- ALL electronics have colourations to some degree. The trick is to make the sum of them as musically enjoyable as possible.
There is no such thing as an accurate audio system, only live unamplified musical instruments and the un miked human voice are accurate- 'cos they're well, real!
A system may give (to some) an illusion of accuracy, but that's all it is, just an illusion. But if the illusion is really enjoyable, and brings out the emotive qualities of the music, then the end result is worth the effort.
To get the emotive qualites of the music from my system takes me further away from the mainstream. Like these guys.A long thread with some amazing system pictures and videos.
My Next Horns - Page 14 - Speakers & Subwoofers - StereoNET Australia
This is a restaurant I would love to visit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHlhHuNdMXA
That is full blown Western Electric system from the 1930's.
Regards
Rajiv