I think it's very normal instead (with no trace of polemic).
Thank you, because your "simple" phrase made me arise many considerations.
I'm a music-lover and when I listen to the music I do it for my own pleasure, of course.
The pleasure may be at least of 2 two types: the pleasure of the soul, relating to the emotions and the memories evoked by the musical content and the pleasure of the body, relating to the sense of hearing and therefore to the pleasantness of listening to the sounds that make up the music and that physically enter your ears and make your tympans vibrate producing unique and well-known pleasure.
Even knowing the scenic reconstruction of my system has nothing to do with the original event I really like the same to be deceived by the fake perception of all the positions of the voices and musical instruments in the illusory sound-image and in all the various parts of the space "created" by the speakers all around.
Sincerely I don't think there is anything ridiculous, nor fool in being consciously deceived by this: after all, even the "simple" stereophonic effect is a fooling-effect, by design.
Just sayin'...
Or, of a lucky one. 😉
I see two major problems with the aforementioned paper.
1. No details are given on the 3 cables tested meaning that noone can reproduce the data independently (the basis of scientific research).
2. The observed differences are only obtained with very long and unrealistic interconnects (2m to 4m!)
If I had to peer-review this paper, I would reject it.
Hi, I would say - lack of crossover distortion (if class A SE) and the inherently low distortion with ear pleasant characteristics.
For electric guitar amplification, tube distortion produces the best sound for the ear. No solid state equipment can get that tube distortion - and it is related to the power stage and speaker interaction, since a solid state distortion pedal can sound great with a slightly distorting tube power amplifier. Any tube distortion preamp does not sound too good with a solid state amp.
Since I had many guitar amps in my hands, that is how I imagine this works in HiFi also - but at much reduced distortion levels. A single high efficiency FR loudspeaker with a class A SE tube amp can be pure magic (if we neglect the very low end). I cannot say if the tubes are lacking something negative from SS amplifiers or if the tubes add something positive the SS amps do not. Nevertheless, I find class A SE triode power amplifiers to be most enjoyable while listening to music. And they do not need to be anything exotic with special capacitors and heavy output transformers. The affordable DIY or Chinese amps using normal parts are good enough for me.
Can't one replicate this effect using a large mattress placed on end in the center plane?
As it seems the OP is asking about maximizing the stereo effect, and the wiki page uses the same "3D" reference as OP, I'll also quote the intro:
"Stereophonic sound or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two independent audio channels through a configuration of two loudspeakers (or stereo headphones) in such a way as to create the impression of sound heard from various directions, as in natural hearing."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereophonic_sound
"Stereophonic sound or more commonly stereo, is a method of sound reproduction that recreates a multi-directional, 3-dimensional audible perspective. This is usually achieved by using two independent audio channels through a configuration of two loudspeakers (or stereo headphones) in such a way as to create the impression of sound heard from various directions, as in natural hearing."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereophonic_sound
I suppose, in theory, except I don’t know how much attenuation a mattress would provide at mid frequencies. In addition, the mattress would have to be brought close to the nose of the listener in order to filly intercept the cross-signal of speaker from each speaker from reaching it’s opposite ear. That doesn’t seem like it would make for a too comfortable listening experience.
Right, but as I remember the objective of that exercise was to essentially turn your speakers/front of room into closed headphones (minimum L-R spillage). Can't remember why though...
https://www.linkwitzlab.com/accurate stereo performance.htm
Linkwitz lays it out very well!
https://www.linkwitzlab.com/The_Magic/The_Magic.htm
Linkwitz lays it out very well!
https://www.linkwitzlab.com/The_Magic/The_Magic.htm
Rude.. I don't reckon there is anything wrong with misusing a word intentionally, if there are many folks out there who understand those series of letters or sounds to reference what I mean to call to their mind. I am all for precision in diction, but this is a public audio forum that we frequent for fun. It is not an advanced legal document, nor is it a peer reviewed article on psychoacoustic studies in bats. So, forgive me please if on this site I slacken my rhetorical reigns, and use words with the intention of conveying meaning to the more helpful folks on this site. It seems to me that you sir, jacques antoine, are most generous in the dissemination of your knowledge as a means to prove other people wrong. I suggest that you take an apparently much needed chill pill, and reflect for a moment on the adage we're taught as children that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all!
And to the rest of you, thank you for your wisdom! I like a sound that seems to envelop me from every side. That is what I meant in my original post, but I get the impression that you all kinda caught onto that without my needing to elaborate. I can appreciate that the realization of this sort of sound might mean a distortion of the original signal, but it's what I enjoy, so it's what I am in search of!
I am embarrassed to say that I have not made it very far into the catalog of Linkwitz' countless contributions to our hobby. I ought to shut up and stop asking questions before I make my way through his stuff! Thanks!
i was not talking about distortion.
"envelop me from every side" = this is one of requirements in my hifi system too, it is when the music can come to me and let me in engage and follow the music easily where i enjoyed my music immensely. not that if i dont have those i cant enjoy it, but its just much more.
it took some years for me to get there, so the journey has been valuable, but the result is even more.
My Firstwatt F6 withy Tannoy Golds and a simpe stoopid stepped attenuator 'pre' .
My 4 and 5 yr old grandaughters...
Routinely run out of my listening rooms Looking for the source of instruments /sounds they perceive as being 'elsewhere'.
NOT had similar spatial effects in over 50!! years of being an AudioFool.
Fanboy Bull...**** nonsense aside.
Little Girls have Hearing acuity NONE of us.. even dream of having.
My 4 and 5 yr old grandaughters...
Routinely run out of my listening rooms Looking for the source of instruments /sounds they perceive as being 'elsewhere'.
NOT had similar spatial effects in over 50!! years of being an AudioFool.
Fanboy Bull...**** nonsense aside.
Little Girls have Hearing acuity NONE of us.. even dream of having.