Dear all
I had an epiphany today visit a very good dealer called Analogue Seduction in the UK.
I was testing 3 speakers with which I used my own amp:
Spendors
Harbeth 30.1
Dynaudio 40th anniversary standmounts
Now I must say I found the Spendors utterly dull with my amp.
The Harbeths added a real touch of warmth and tone likewise the Dynaudio - that we're perhaps a tad warmer and more musical.
Now the Harbeths, although very good were ever so 'matters of fact' to my mind very 'correct'
I knew in my heart that the Dynaudios were not entirely neutral (although wee are not talking gushing lush warmth).
But what I found out, perhaps a tad embarrassingly so, is my appreciation of some warmth, body and colour. In other words I preferred a sound away from 'the Absolute Sound' - the aspiration to neutrality that as an audiophile I have always claimed to aspire to.
Now do you think this is at all odd? moreover, it is anything for me to feel a tad embarrassed about? Or is it a case of me simply 'growing up' and thinking 'c'est la vie' and just enjoying it?
It then poses the question - perhaps related to Rons thread about neutrality - what is our reference? My question is how important is this against connecting our souls to the music?
In my defence I will say that when I have heard live music un-amplified it surprises me how much warm and full of body it is than 'precise image placement hi fi'.
I'd love to hear your thoughts
thanks
I had an epiphany today visit a very good dealer called Analogue Seduction in the UK.
I was testing 3 speakers with which I used my own amp:
Spendors
Harbeth 30.1
Dynaudio 40th anniversary standmounts
Now I must say I found the Spendors utterly dull with my amp.
The Harbeths added a real touch of warmth and tone likewise the Dynaudio - that we're perhaps a tad warmer and more musical.
Now the Harbeths, although very good were ever so 'matters of fact' to my mind very 'correct'
I knew in my heart that the Dynaudios were not entirely neutral (although wee are not talking gushing lush warmth).
But what I found out, perhaps a tad embarrassingly so, is my appreciation of some warmth, body and colour. In other words I preferred a sound away from 'the Absolute Sound' - the aspiration to neutrality that as an audiophile I have always claimed to aspire to.
Now do you think this is at all odd? moreover, it is anything for me to feel a tad embarrassed about? Or is it a case of me simply 'growing up' and thinking 'c'est la vie' and just enjoying it?
It then poses the question - perhaps related to Rons thread about neutrality - what is our reference? My question is how important is this against connecting our souls to the music?
In my defence I will say that when I have heard live music un-amplified it surprises me how much warm and full of body it is than 'precise image placement hi fi'.
I'd love to hear your thoughts
thanks