DSP or not to DSP

Our ears are not calibrated measuring devices. We also tend to forget what something sounded like seconds after we hear it. It's all audiofool bull ****.
Exactly the only way to test your sound reproduction accurately is with equipment that samples sound at the same rate it is produced making any missing data between samples undetectable.

 
Our ears are not calibrated measuring devices. We also tend to forget what something sounded like seconds after we hear it. It's all audiofool bull ****.
True, but MY ears are the final arbiter of the quality of sound reproduction of MY audio systems! Yes we can objectively measure everything, but my SUBJECTIVE experience of the sound counts for the most!

John Kuthe...

 
That's also the same people that tell you A/B amps sound better than D. Which has been proven to be complete bull ****.
Clean power is all the same. Not all amps will sound the same though. Even from within the same class. This is due to no amp having a perfectly flat output response. This is not a problem though with good eq work. That is why it is recommended to redo you rta work if you switch amps. When redoing the rta you might only need to bump a couple frequencies up or down a db or two to achieve the same desired response curve.

 
True, but MY ears are the final arbiter of the quality of sound reproduction of MY audio systems! Yes we can objectively measure everything, but my SUBJECTIVE experience of the sound counts for the most!
John Kuthe...
This is why when doing rta work and using a huge dsp eq there is an eq curve not a dead flat eq. The goal is smooth curve no spikes. The human ears are also more sensitive to high frequency which is why the curve tends to have a fat bottom

 
Clean power is all the same. Not all amps will sound the same though. Even from within the same class. This is due to no amp having a perfectly flat output response. This is not a problem though with good eq work. That is why it is recommended to redo you rta work if you switch amps. When redoing the rta you might only need to bump a couple frequencies up or down a db or two to achieve the same desired response curve.
No. you should never have to retune unless power changes. Any decent amp will have the same sine wave

 
No. you should never have to retune unless power changes. Any decent amp will have the same sine wave
Most good full range amps claim less than 3db difference over the spectrum this means some areas will have a slight dip or hump not all amps will produce this same response

 
Most good full range amps claim less than 3db difference over the spectrum this means some areas will have a slight dip or hump not all amps will produce this same response
You will not hear and barely measure +/-3 DB across full range. Again, what can be measured with precision equipment won't be heard with human ears.

 
You will not hear and barely measure +/-3 DB across full range. Again, what can be measured with precision equipment won't be heard with human ears.
Truedat!

What I always remember is the general rule: twice the amplifier power will only give you 3dB increased sound pressure levels. You want twice as loud? That's 10 times the amplifier power!

John Kuthe...

 
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