Current measurements don't do that & you will never get an playback waveform at ears that exactly matches the input waveform so what tolerances do we use, what parts of the waveform do we focus on, what weighting do we apply to certain factors in the waveform, etc.
I suppose if you’ve never experienced it might be hard to understand,
It’s like someone opened a window .....even the music you otherwise might not like becomes engaging,And literally does make your hair stand on end and in extreme cases brings a tear to your eye for no other reason than it’s so overwhelming.
There's a certain difference between a playback system with 'all the notes in the right place' & a playback system that seems better able to convey the performance - it's about realism of the illusion - it just seems that our auditory perception senses the sounds are more realistic & automatically pays more attention - this affects us at a higher cognitive level
I know, that is the challenge and one of the reasons why Linkwitz became interested in binaural recordings, ultimately he chose to design his own speakers which rendered the recording "good enough for me" 🙂
I don't know, do you, does anyone, and what waveform are you talking about, the one that hits your ears?
It's an experience that is the result of some factors in the waveform, imo. Some are interested in discovering what these factors might be
Hey bonsai, hate all you want......I’ve finally found others that can actually describe from experience what I’ve been going on about!
This ever so slight validation gives me encouragement. 🙂
This ever so slight validation gives me encouragement. 🙂
It shouldn't do 😉 You should be able to enjoy your own subjective experiences without it. Said with love.
The board design looks to be pretty good and Wima type caps are used for decoupling and in series with 3.5mm output, RCA outputs are DC coupled.
You asked so here it is....I have applied my Goop© to board input and output connector active and ground connections and to oscillator modules.
This has very effectively settled/quietened the sound, lows are solid, powerful and tuneful and go down forever and highs are clear and detailed and extended, are never offensive without hint of being 'polite'.
Mids sounds are really nicely real with great sense of power/dynamics, depth and 3D placement and no hint of the hardness/harshness that can plague vocals reproduction on so many systems.
Subjectively this is due to ideal damping giving natural attack and in particular natural decay/tail characteristic which is vital for correct sense of timing/rhythm, clarity, intelligibility and above all total lack of fatigue.
I can modify the Goop© formulation (BQP putty) to contain particular elements and compounds.....gold and silver each impart characteristic dynamic signature, turntable sound is strongly dependent on the record actual vinyl formulation, and so on and so on......
According to my findings, electrical designs are generally well good enough and it is implementations that are the downfall and that does not just mean layouts.
Materials in particular dielectric materials can have far greater influence on behaviour of baseband systems such as audio systems than we generally realise or acknowledge.
The subjective manifestations of sounds of materials is frequency dependent energy store/energy release behaviors which can lead to perceived resonances and dips and tonal sculptings.
These 'resonances' also present as loss of information/intelligibility due to perceived distortions and maskings.
Some materials sound brash, others harsh, others shrill, others dull etc, some combinations 'play nice' and some don't, and one combination is 'just right' and for deep reasons.
There is current discussion about physical and emotional responses to sounds and sound systems, I say listeners' responses can be universally moderated and subliminally so.
That's enough for now, but the takeaway is that modern audio schematics are quite fine, it is materials that determine the 'deep down' subjective character of all audio systems.
This determination has far deeper ramifications than first inspection reveals and in fields far away from audio.
Dan.
As I said, you will never produce a waveform at the ears which is an exact version of the signal on the source so now you are left with qualifying what you accept as accurate enough
in case you missed it, I'll throw this one into the mix
Human Brains Are Sensitive To Musical Pitch, Unlike Those Of Monkeys : Shots - Health News : NPR
Cheers
Alan
Human Brains Are Sensitive To Musical Pitch, Unlike Those Of Monkeys : Shots - Health News : NPR
Cheers
Alan
Is there a place for those that just care about the music, culture, and people behind it and simply can not be bothered to worry about the details? You say sound/music I would leave the latter off of that list.
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