Aren't headphones enjoyable in their own right because they possess strengths that are far more meaningful for music reproduction? Outstanding low-level resolution and the harmonic and rhythmic cohesion only a full-range transducer can offer, for example.
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...I believe audiophiles love discussing soundstages because they are easily perceived and they lend themselves to an analytical listening approach. However, perceiving soundstage information is nothing that seems important when we listen in a real-life concert. In a real concert, we can see the instruments of the symphonic orchestra, we can see the string quartet. |
but we aren't in a real concert..
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I believe the audiophile's preoccupation with spatial clues is, in fact, a preoccupation with visual clues that are so obviously missing in reproduced music. Where a musician and his instrument are on the stage is far less important than what is played, how it is played, and when. Getting the harmonic, rhythmic and dynamic relationships within a musical piece and within an orchestra right, to me, that's the task of music reproduction. I want the recreation of music, not space. In order to be emotionally affected by music, in order to recreate the musical experience, I don't have to see it - I want to hear it. |
i can't see how that contradicts darth's saying.. we all analytical in some way - that doesn't say the sound of our system are analytical to our ears. more then that, it's not only a habbit of headphone listeners (the sound world would be in trouble if it was..)
darth displayed a different approach - maybe he didn't talk about the inners of the specific music and his feel of the music because it's about his personal favourite music and personal emotional response to it.
instead, he describes the technical tasks for a system to provide you of what you want. maybe it's hard to see it because his article is a bit misleading - it's not a headphone evaluation tool provider, as an analysis of the behaviour of sound (in real life too) and some ways you can use it to evaluate that fake thing you are wearing on your head.
the world was mathematical before our brain started o precieve it, we can't ignore that.