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<\/a><\/p>\nFigure 1 – The new Bang & Olufsen BeoLab 90 speakers.<\/p>\n
I can’t help but think of the “atmospheric modulators” that I read about in the paper provided by Instrument Quality at the recent Rocky Mountain Audio Fest…sound generation devices that activate sound in all dimensions…X, Y, and Z! Forget about the traditional drivers lined up in an array and pointed at you. The future of “speakers” is to excite air molecules the same way the acoustic instruments do.<\/p>\n
Even as sophisticated as speakers are and recent developments in amplifier technology like the Benchmark AHB2, I can’t help but feel that the pursuit of better and better equipment is a fool’s mission because the same quest for high-end sound doesn’t drive artists, engineers, producers, and labels. Why bother perfecting the rest of the signal path until the source material…the albums and tracks…measure up to the capabilities of the hardware and audio formats we already have? This would argue against high-resolution audio and music\u2026perhaps CDs are good enough.<\/p>\n
Writers attend events like the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest and write page after page of usually glowing reviews of a particular room or product. But I don’t remember reading about the source material driving each system. I noticed a major reviewer awarded Ray Kimber’s RMAF 2015 room with a “Best of Show” certificate for the room that he assembled in Denver with partners Martin Logan and EMM Labs. Was that for the sound of the system or the fidelity of the recordings that Ray produces using his unique “IsoMike” technology? I visited the room a couple of times and can’t honestly say that I was impressed by the sound of either…and I’m a fan of surround recording and playback.<\/p>\n
The music industry needs to be an equal partner in the quest for high fidelity regardless of format. In my opinion, they’re failing miserably by over processing, over mastering, over auto tuning, and over hyping everything that I find attractive in music. We need to put more pressure on the individuals and organizations making the recordings.<\/p>\n
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