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elusive4

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  1. but I think it's tough to argue that headphones aren't a way easier path to near-perfect sound quality.

    the contention of the original statement had nothing to do with any comparison of headphones vs speakers vs etc it wasnt the topic of discussion. a bit like saying formula1 cars something something handling and then saying well no one can afford a formula1 car so nevermind

  2. if the reproduction environment imposes significant distortion as to degrade the perceived response (freq/time-domain), or the ambient noise floor is high, etc etc ... then of course headphones can function as a net benefit. however issues localized to your environment do not allow for a catch-all generalization for all reproduction systems across all acoustical spaces. it's the equivalent of writing off the performance or abilities all automobiles based on your experience with one particular model who may or may not have even be operating within the confines of the deigned envelope in the first place.

     

    distinguishing details of panning does not imply accurate stereo imaging, as with speakers within a bounded space of which the pertinent signals destructive to imagine are mitigated.

  3. So much of the detail and stereo imaging is lost using speakers.

    stereo imaging isn't "lost using speakers" nor is it "gained" by use of headphones. conclusion is likely a result of distortion imposed by the listening environment, not necessarily an error within the source material.

  4. would you have an example of a desk design to reduce/avoid those reflections please ? I want to build a new (pretty simple) desk for my DAW and monitors, nothing complicated at all really, I don't need/want a large surface. I'm also considering a very small surface and DIY speaker stands (with the IsoAcoustics on top). Thank you !

    real estate limitations dictate, but in small residential rooms most here are constrainted to it is best to place the speakers on stands many feet in front of the desk. the desk (surface area) should be minimized as much as possible and tilted (sloping) downwards.

     

     

    of course, all of the indirect arrivals can be identified via the envelope time curve (ETC), and traced back to their incident source.

  5. hah, you tell 'em. /feels a little better about headphones.

     

    having a largereflective surface between yourself and your monitors really is one of the most destructive indirect virtual sources you could induce to the listening position with respect to imaging. the path length difference will be within the 1-3ms image shifting zone of ear/brain system and typical speaker vertical polar response and physical size of desk (wrt wavelength) yields colored reflection. the short path length and rigidty of the surface implies the reflection will be high in gain with respect to direct signal thus resulting in very well defined 3d spatial polar lobing corresponding to the comb filter interference pattern within the 2d freq plot.

     

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    early indirect signals within the haas int are very destrutive to accurate localization miaging and intelligibility, but the very early 1-3ms signals are even more destructive and must be addressed. these are typically due to speaker cab diffraction or edge diffraction from objects/surfaces within the direct signal path. of course ALL of this destructive indirect energies can be identifed via time-domain analysis.

     

     

  6. So there's no more unwanted resonance between your monitors and what you put them on : no more mud in low freqs, and consequently a much better overall response / focus / clarity / accuracy.

    having the source decoupled from the desk does not imply the desk itself does not continue to resonate.

     

    speakers on the desk is the fundamental problem in itself (large, reflective surface between yourself and your monitors inducing high-gain early arriving indirect signal).

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