SoundGoon
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Sometimes I think that the certain music sounds more realistic with the "Loudness" button in the on position. Is this wrong?
Originally Posted by SoundGoon /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sometimes I think that the certain music sounds more realistic with the "Loudness" button in the on position. Is this wrong? |
Originally Posted by bigshot /img/forum/go_quote.gif The purpose of the loudness button is to boost the bass a bit to compensate for when you are listening at a lower volume level. If you find you are using it a lot at normal listening volumes, you might want to use your tone controls or equalizer to boost the bass. See ya Steve |
Originally Posted by jp11801 /img/forum/go_quote.gif step away from the eq slowly please and disengage the loudness button unless you are kistening at lower tahtn normal levels the loudness button is there to compensate for percieived dips in the low and high frequecy range at low listening levels, I am a few beer in tonight but I beleive the phenominom is called the fletcher/munson curve |
Originally Posted by Duggeh /img/forum/go_quote.gif If you like the sound then by all thats holy, use it. Dont ever do something or not do something because its not a straight wire with gain, or its a contamination of the sound. What is important is what satisfies your ears and your mind. Purity of signal and the quality of recording are secondary to euphony of the music. |
Originally Posted by Herandu /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sansui (remember them?) brought out an amp with a variable loudness control once. (...) |
Originally Posted by lini /img/forum/go_quote.gif Sansui (yes, fondly remembered) weren't the only ones - you'll also find something similar on various old Braun receivers, for example. Most important, I'd like to mention Yamaha, though - 'cause afaik they have the most unbroken tradition to do that and still feature variable loudness today, even on their most recent integrated amps (AX-397/497) and stereo receivers (RX-397/497/797). Greetings from Munich! Manfred / lini |