OK, sorry, what I meant was that the brain can pick up and concentrate on a low level signal while you are surrounded by other noise while a microphone pick up all the sounds. You will then have to try and seperate the louder and softer sounds electronically, I don't know how, to measure the differences in low level sounds.
Hope it make sense now.
André
Hope it make sense now.
André
Andre Visser said:
That would imply that there would be a difference between sitting listening to live music and sitting listening to a recording made from the same location (assuming dummy heads and mic position is perfect etc) BECAUSE the microphone cannot separate out soft sounds from loud, but your ears can?
There may be many other reasons why it would be different, but not that!
No, let me try again 
My original remark was based on a suggestion by tc-60guy to measure cable differences with a microphone and speakers. I believe the differences should show on the low level detail and timing of it. Since our ears / brain can seperate low level detail and loud signals and process it seperately, we should perhaps try and do the same to do the measurements.
Since a microphone detect all the signals, we will have to seperate the low level detail from the louder ones electronically, to do such measurements. I believe that won't be easy to do.
Better now?
André
My original remark was based on a suggestion by tc-60guy to measure cable differences with a microphone and speakers. I believe the differences should show on the low level detail and timing of it. Since our ears / brain can seperate low level detail and loud signals and process it seperately, we should perhaps try and do the same to do the measurements.
Since a microphone detect all the signals, we will have to seperate the low level detail from the louder ones electronically, to do such measurements. I believe that won't be easy to do.
Better now?
André
Andre Visser said:No, let me try again
My original remark was based on a suggestion by tc-60guy to measure cable differences with a microphone and speakers. I believe the differences should show on the low level detail and timing of it. Since our ears / brain can seperate low level detail and loud signals and process it seperately, we should perhaps try and do the same to do the measurements.
Since a microphone detect all the signals, we will have to seperate the low level detail from the louder ones electronically, to do such measurements. I believe that won't be easy to do.
Better now?
André
Hello Andre, My point was that if a speaker cannot resolve it then there is no way that we can hear it. Speakers, at the end of the day, remain both the weakest link and the utimate interface between our ears and the music. Allright, the room has a "little" bit to do with it too!
Brett said:
How would I know, I'm a subjectivist
Brett, I think perhaps we worry too much about things that are proven that the ears/brain are not that sensitive with (like THD) and neglect others that are important. What I think is important is the small detail and timing because that is what influence the brain to make music sound real. Good transient response also.
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