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What are your own subjective criteria for rating or judging a component and or system?
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<blockquote data-quote="Stereosane" data-source="post: 1137138" data-attributes="member: 15006"><p>Over the years my criteria has changed a lot.</p><p></p><p>In the beginning I was very critical about bass, I could overlook a few things as long as my speaker had enough bass to give the music drive and momentum. But then I came to find that stepping into better quality speakers made it a bit more difficult to avoid bad recordings especially the sharp bright type of sound, so then my preference changed and i was happy to accept less bass as long as the tweeter didn't kill my ears..</p><p></p><p>Over the next few years I went through a few speakers trying to find a speaker that is open and airy with decent detail but avoids been bright, harsh or sharp sounding.</p><p></p><p>Once I found my feet better and understood the different types of sound signatures and how room and recording quality all played its part I think I settled on a few set criteria.</p><p></p><p>1. Emotional Connection to the music, I don't have to cry ever listen but the music must grip me, move me inside and make me feel whatever emotion the artist intended.</p><p></p><p>2. I must have bass down to at least 45hz preferably 40hz even if it's at -6db. But there must be as little overhang or boom as possible, Im starting to like clean bass more, it seems to allow the midrange to shine through.</p><p></p><p>3. Sweet sounding tweeters, I rather sacrifice the last bit of detail to have a smoother sound that's not overloading my ears and brain with to many details. A slightly rolled off tweeter works best for me and allows me to enjoy a vast number of recordings without the ear bleed.</p><p></p><p>So in a nutshell, I judge the tweeter and bass sounds the most, if they bug me it's hard to focus on the midrange, although I can say I highly enjoy a good mini monitor even with a lack of bass as long as it's not bright..</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stereosane, post: 1137138, member: 15006"] Over the years my criteria has changed a lot. In the beginning I was very critical about bass, I could overlook a few things as long as my speaker had enough bass to give the music drive and momentum. But then I came to find that stepping into better quality speakers made it a bit more difficult to avoid bad recordings especially the sharp bright type of sound, so then my preference changed and i was happy to accept less bass as long as the tweeter didn't kill my ears.. Over the next few years I went through a few speakers trying to find a speaker that is open and airy with decent detail but avoids been bright, harsh or sharp sounding. Once I found my feet better and understood the different types of sound signatures and how room and recording quality all played its part I think I settled on a few set criteria. 1. Emotional Connection to the music, I don't have to cry ever listen but the music must grip me, move me inside and make me feel whatever emotion the artist intended. 2. I must have bass down to at least 45hz preferably 40hz even if it's at -6db. But there must be as little overhang or boom as possible, Im starting to like clean bass more, it seems to allow the midrange to shine through. 3. Sweet sounding tweeters, I rather sacrifice the last bit of detail to have a smoother sound that's not overloading my ears and brain with to many details. A slightly rolled off tweeter works best for me and allows me to enjoy a vast number of recordings without the ear bleed. So in a nutshell, I judge the tweeter and bass sounds the most, if they bug me it's hard to focus on the midrange, although I can say I highly enjoy a good mini monitor even with a lack of bass as long as it's not bright.. [/QUOTE]
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