[mythtv-users] Speaker Suggestions ???
match at ece.utah.edu
match at ece.utah.edu
Fri Jun 9 16:49:40 UTC 2006
On 8 Jun 2006 at 14:05, Brian Wood wrote:
> It's hard to find a DVD soundtrack that has not been "processed" and
> "enhanced" within an inch of its life, and another word for
> "enhancement" is "distortion". It is a change from what was
> originally recorded, no matter how good the intentions of the
> "enhancer".
Exactly. This is why I've mentioned both on and off list that one
should consider separating his HiFi from his home theater. This is
also why you shouldn't necessarily shop for a theater speaker the
same way you shop for a HiFi speaker.
Not only have movie sound tracks been "enhanced" but a goodly portion
of the soundtrack is created in a Foley lab and the sounds are
completely un-natural to start with. Therefore the requirements for
home theater and HiFi are somewhat different.
For my HiFi, I want my speakers to be able to reproduce a 32' organ
note, and I want cymbals and sibilants to be crisp and clean, and I
want everything in between to be perfect.
For home theater I want natural sounding vocals, and I want the
timber of each speaker to be similar, that is, if I'm watching a
movie and in it there is a B-25 bomber that flies over my head, I
don't want it to turn into a Cessna as it passes behind me. Other
than that, as long as there is a solid bass presence down to 45 Hz
(there's almost no information in movies below 45 Hz) and treble to
15kHz, who cares if it's really HiFi? Actually, I'd rather keep the
illusion of horse hooves in the desert, rather than to be able to
distinguish that those sounds are really coconut shells on a table
covered in sand.
So to recap, for home theater I want my system to cover about 45Hz to
15kHz, but I only care if it's HiFi from about 300Hz to 3.5kHz
(voice range) and I want all 5 + sub speakers to integrate well.
Q. OK, now that we have a goal in mind, can't I use my HiFi speakers
for front L & R, and just buy 3 of "something else"?
A. Been there, tried that. It's extremely difficult to get 3 more to
integrate well and the differences in efficiency will drive you to
drink. Of course you could just buy 5 HiFi speakers, but why waste
all that money on movie soundtracks?
Marvin
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