DJQ Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Why do we have matching problems? certain brands of speakers can only sound good on certain brands of amps. there is a way to solve this short coming problem. we can use a black box(filters) or rather do a RTA tuning using EQ in between the cd player and the amp. in doing so can we safely say a denon player can sound just as musical as compared to a marantz player? comments bros>?
SiriuslyCold Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 I don't think they are"problems" per se - that indicates lack of compatibility and non-working scenarios - which certainly isn't the case i.e any stereo equipment will work with one another what could be significant in more resolving systems is perhaps synergy - whether one piece of equipment complements another. More resolving also means it'll allow you to hear subtle differences easier then a less resolving system
2100 Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Just trust your ears I guess. Different people go for different things.
DJQ Posted April 4, 2007 Author Posted April 4, 2007 OIC. :) judging from the response, even if i say i can improve/compensate the SQ of a given player/amp/spk nobody would be interested? understand that given a 1k freq will always sound diff depending on these 3 components. general term wise we know the variants of the DACs and DSPs used very much changes the SQ. reason i am asking is when i heard the Denon cd player CD-700AE, the mids played very well very much improved the SQ of the music. but somewhat the music intruments are somehow muffed which the marantz CD player shines. ???
Genesis Posted April 4, 2007 Posted April 4, 2007 Yeah, but you're ignoring one completely important concept....the interaction of the equipment with the room it's housed in. You can try and match components to the moon, but unless you can smooth out peaks and valleys in the frequency response due to room interaction then the component matching won't mean a lot. Even a parametric EQ cant compensate for extreme bass nodes that are room dependent. I say treat or prep the room first, then work on matching components and equalization.
kenteowk Posted April 5, 2007 Posted April 5, 2007 Though equipmemt matching can be subjective according to preferences, one important fundamental is matching the power of the amp with the sensitivity of the speakers. A speaker with low sensitivity is difficullt to drive with low powered amps. I'm sure most of us know that. Just for the rest of us who don't.
DJQ Posted April 6, 2007 Author Posted April 6, 2007 thank you bros all for comments and explaination. i now understand the concept better. :) but do hope bros to feel free by adding further comments on this issue. as i am in the mist of doing my small little project on this problem. i have already got a software to try pick up freq losts of sorts. will provide further details with statistics soon. :)
2100 Posted April 6, 2007 Posted April 6, 2007 DJQ bro, I think in this hobby, with more listening and learning as you trod along, you will soon be able to appreciate and know how one thing is going to match with the other. And then you will know how most stuff like audio tweakry is not going to work (other than room treatment/speaker placement related tweaks, and those involving the DIRECT signal chain), as how often one is very subconciously influenced by comments and the internet. You are also going to learn that spending on some areas will net you more gains than others. If you do manage to trod the right upgrade paths, you will be able spend just relatively little $$ and get great returns. Before I attempt to comment more, you seem to remark that the Denon 700AE sounds more like real/musical, while the Marantz sounds more exciting, hifi-sounding? Which Marantz player is that?
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