Soundbars - what, you want sound with your TV?
 

In article , tony sayer

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In article , NY
scribeth thus
"Norman Wells" wrote in message
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But I think there's a case for a sort of Turing Test for audio
quality. Hide a selection of real people and audio systems behind a
screen, and see if people really can't distinguish between them.
Has there ever been an audio system that would pass that, I wonder?

Has anyone ever done a Turing Test to see if people can distinguish
between live reproduction (microphone, amplifier, speakers) and
digital recording (microphone, amplifier, CD, CD player, amplifier,
speakers), to see if those people who say that they prefer vinyl over
CD are really saying that they prefer the restricted dynamic range and
frequency response required for vinyl - ie that live sound and CD
recorded sound are "too faithful" compared with vinyl recording.


Seem to remember this was a weekly thing back in the 70's and 80's KEF
speakers come to mind for that....

Yes. I think Briggs did it at the RFH many years before.

Slainte,

Jim

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