Your system consists of
three components which are the Electronics, the Speakers, and the Room. If you
are a serious stereo system owner, you probably have spent much time investigating each of
these components and maybe have spent a lot of money on them.
The Electronics, at least for
High-End systems, is debatably the most perfected of the playback components
even though there are still perceptible Sonic Performance differences between
products.
The next component category is Speakers, and
even for High-End systems Speakers are still highly variable and quirky
in the sense that the Sonic Performance is dependant on the Electronics that
drives them and also dependant on their placement in a particular Room.
The Room itself is an integral
part of your system and was mostly overlooked until the last 10 years or so when
some very effective products started showing up. It is essential to get rid of
those primary first reflections from the side walls and from the front wall, as
well as damping out the worst low frequency modes and then experimenting with
some sound redirection to obtain the best image.
But it's not a perfect world
and no matter what kind of system you have you probably could use just a little
more bass extension than your system provides (probably a Speaker deficiency),
or you need the upper midrange to calm down just a little (probably a Speaker
characteristic or a Room effect), or you need the upper frequency presence to
pick up just a little (could be an Electronics or Speaker, or Room problem). In
other words, no matter how good your System is, Stereo Workstation
Software will enable you to Tune it Up for even better performance. |