BeBop Posted July 15, 2006 Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 (edited) We can't all afford perfect sound, so we make tradeoffs. I'm curious what people value most highly in their audio reproduction. I'd be interested in anyone' s comments, but if you're a musician or an audio engineer and wouldn't mind mentioning it, please do. (Not opinions I value more highly, just special interests.) By the way, I know I've left off many possible considerations: pace, VOLUME, aesthetics, spouse acceptance factor... Edited July 15, 2006 by BeBop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted O'Reilly Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Replying in the briefest, most-generalized way, I'd say "speakers". They're the only part of the chain that you really hear. I've always spent half the budget for the whole system on the speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 I went with tonal>dynamics>soundstage. My current speakers are tonal and soundstage champs. . . my room seems to limit the dynamic presentation, but they do better in another room, but that's not my dedicated listening room (I'm a lucky man to have a room for my own pursuits). I think every part of the chain is very important. I've spent about the same amounts on speakers and amps and source. (Mine are all from decware.com for my main system; I have a B&O system that I inherited for second system, not a bad TV/stereo system). I was a musician in a former (single) life. I actually have done some location and "studio" (if you can call a garage apartment a studio!) recording as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 (edited) Most important to me is speed. Is the tape/record/cd "up to speed" to get the correct signal? Everything after that is "gravy" and it depends on what you want to spend on gravy. Edited July 20, 2006 by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted July 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2006 I'm with Lon 100%. I want a saxophone to sound like a saxophone, dammit. (Frankly, I don't care which component makes or breaks the system performance; I'm a results guy.) And I don't much care about soundstage. For what it's worth, I've probably spent more time on the bandstand than in the audience. For me, soundstage is the trombones right behind me, the drummer in the back right, the piano hard right... (or whatever the setup is that evening.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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