(12-28-2020, 06:43 PM)Jags Wrote:

(12-28-2020, 06:34 PM)Jagsfan4life9/28/82 Wrote: Both you and audiophiles aren't looking for perfectly accurate sound. Your example of a concert hall or room still has the sound being influenced by the room. What you're looking to mitigate, or completely eliminate, is room reflections and room modes that cause comb filtering and amplitude spikes of lower mid to bass frequencies. A good concert hall actually does this by the design of the hall (walls not being parallel, for example) and absorbing materials. A room in a house would have to be treated properly for the same outcome. But both are still have room influences.

Recording engineers desire completely accurate sound to properly mix and master music. That sound isn't always desirable commercially. Michael Jackson's "Thriller" was mixed using monitors made by Aurotone. They are flat frequency response speakers. The joke is they are called "Horrortones", but the work great for mixing because they accurately represent all frequencies. That, combined with a well treated studio room makes for great information to mix by.

What’s funny is, to a layman, I say if it sounds good it sounds good.  But then I think about other hobbies, some I have and some others do,  then I understand the appreciation of getting all the subtitle nuances right for perfection.  But, that is also why I asked the question in the first place.  Some of you here are way more knowledgeable in this than I am and some have a higher acceptable level of what is considered “good”.   I didn’t want to waste money doing something stupid and buying expensive speakers if it wouldn’t improve what I had.  Just looking for the happy medium.  But the more I hear, the more I’m thinking my system is alright enough.  Or enough for me.

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That and on my way home today Powerman 5000’s “V is for Vampire” came on.  Level 10 is loud in my opinion in my truck, but I literally cranked it to 11!!!   It was AWESOME!

Regarding your first sentence, absolutely. If it works for you, the search is over. Some people get caught up in a chase they weren't really prepared for, or one that doesn't have a clear goal. 

That said, I completely agree with the Rush fan about speakers. As I said earlier, they are the component that directly delivers the signal to your ears, turning it from electrical to a sound wave. Their importance cannot be overstated.

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