I guess at some point we have been to both types of mechanics. You know the old craftsman who can just listen to your car or take it for a drive and tell you exactly what's wrong with it. Then there is the other who can provide an equally valid assessment using the latest measurement devices.
Without getting into a food fight over wasting your money on cables, the room and speaker are the only important things that matter. Let's assume we have a layman who has issues with his system.
Our imaginary friend might say my system sucks and I want to start over.
I like my system but it has no bass.
I like my system but my favorite record sounds bad.
My system is fine at low volume but when I turn it up everything falls apart.
The high frequencies make my ears bleed
Part I.
What easy inexpensive methods exist to properly assess system performance?
Maybe the first place to start is was the system properly set up in the first place? I say read the manuals. They tend to be more candid than ad copy.
Without getting into a food fight over wasting your money on cables, the room and speaker are the only important things that matter. Let's assume we have a layman who has issues with his system.
Our imaginary friend might say my system sucks and I want to start over.
I like my system but it has no bass.
I like my system but my favorite record sounds bad.
My system is fine at low volume but when I turn it up everything falls apart.
The high frequencies make my ears bleed
Part I.
What easy inexpensive methods exist to properly assess system performance?
Maybe the first place to start is was the system properly set up in the first place? I say read the manuals. They tend to be more candid than ad copy.