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I do find it interesting that many people tend attribute the sound of a room predominately to the speakers, with little comment on the rest of the chain (though Tyson and Pez and others rightly harp on the need for room treatments).I spent part of Saturday specifically looking for DACs and as part of that process, asked several manufacturers to demonstrate different filter settings on their DACs. The effect was often quite distinct, even in show conditions, and could easily take a system from interesting to dull and back again. And those distinct effects were produced by "tweaking" a single setting on a single piece of gear. Walk into the demo at the wrong time, and you'd risk forming an inaccurate impression.In my opinion, the most a person can defensibly say is that they did, or did not, prefer a given show room at a given point in time with the system in that room considered as a whole, including the presence of room treatments. The number of variables at play is tremendous, and blaming the sound of a show room on any single component is an exercise fraught with peril. And as a reader, I'm going to take those comments at face value. At most, someone else's opinion is merely going to increase or decrease my desire to audition a component in my own system to form my own opinion. Spending time worrying about what other people prefer or being envious of gear I can't afford isn't going to get me any closer to a system I enjoy.My other suggestion would be for those writing reviews at any level to fully express their own audio preferences so as to give readers a better reference point from which to interpret your comments. Audio is an phenomenal mix of compromise in the face of physics on the part of designers, and uniquely personal preference fighting against financial and lifestyle constraints on the part of consumers, complicated by component synergy on both fronts. No wonder the road to audio nirvana is so particularly individualized, yet so universally bumpy!
The wilson room had major overhang issues as I stated inadequate treatment there's more to making a room sound good than bass traps. The focal room also was obviously inadequate treatment. Read my notes, bass boominess, midrange bloom, and in my notes "Perhaps with more aggressive room treatment these problems would be overcome. "
It was a trip meeting Tyson and Pez and many others from AC, especially Jason. Thank you for your time and professional coverage. Your honesty and no holes barred coverage is well received and much appreciated. Kudos.
Thank you for your time and professional coverage. Your honesty and no holes barred coverage is well received and much appreciated.
jhm731,I'm not sure why you posted and quoted from show reviews that thought the Wilson room was peachy. If it was to demonstrate that not everyone had the same impression of the room that I and several other posters had, I accept that without question. As I said above, this is a subjective hobby and there are different tastes, different likes and dislikes and as Pez & Tyson reported, two audiophiles hearing the same music played on the same system sometimes had completely different impressions. As KJ said, "It's audio and that happens."Laura
I posted these quotes, because you walked into room 2030 with a chip on your shoulder against Wilson. It's really sad that your personal bias didn't allow you to hear what other people thought was a very impressive new product.
Laura-I posted these quotes, because you walked into room 2030 with a chip on your shoulder against Wilson. It's really sad that your personal bias didn't allow you to hear what other people thought was a very impressive new product.Aloha
