17-Sep-2016, 19:06
Hi Jerry, Welcome to the forum.
MightyMart,
I was not suggesting that your post was off topic at all. I was being critical of myself, not others. I hope there was no offence taken as none was intended.
I think your points and questions above are all good. I just don't know if there are any definite answers. Certainly not all opinions are equally valid, at least not for all subjects. I want my audio salesperson to be knowledgeable about the equipment, and understand natural and recorded and reproduced sound; so I agree with you completely on that. Audio is not exactly like coffee or cake.
To your question, I would answer 'yes, Devialet does reproduce sound naturally'. I've listened to enough hi fi and enough live music that I feel pretty comfortable that I know what an instrument sounds like. Electric bass certainly but I also played trombone and bassoon earlier in my life. And I'm more likely to listen to baroque quintets or Opera live than rock music. But again, all those instruments sound different in the hands and lips of different performers. We all understand that- it simply means there is variation in natural, live sound.
I would guess that most members here like what the Devialet does for audio reproduction. The Devialet is sort of like the narrow part of the hourglass in that respect. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see what others say in response to the question. After the amp, however, we all select sources and loudspeakers that we like, and then the whole thing blows up, with a huge range of different components.
Maybe the high end of equipment is a group or a sphere of equipment that has some overlap with the group of 'lesser' gear? Are there varying levels of quality? Certainly, but even knowledgable opinions will differ. I just don't buy the idea of a thin line that absolutely separates 'true hi fi' from the not hi-fi. We inevitably use our individual experiences and our individual preferences to decide what we want to have and listen to.
MightyMart,
I was not suggesting that your post was off topic at all. I was being critical of myself, not others. I hope there was no offence taken as none was intended.
I think your points and questions above are all good. I just don't know if there are any definite answers. Certainly not all opinions are equally valid, at least not for all subjects. I want my audio salesperson to be knowledgeable about the equipment, and understand natural and recorded and reproduced sound; so I agree with you completely on that. Audio is not exactly like coffee or cake.
To your question, I would answer 'yes, Devialet does reproduce sound naturally'. I've listened to enough hi fi and enough live music that I feel pretty comfortable that I know what an instrument sounds like. Electric bass certainly but I also played trombone and bassoon earlier in my life. And I'm more likely to listen to baroque quintets or Opera live than rock music. But again, all those instruments sound different in the hands and lips of different performers. We all understand that- it simply means there is variation in natural, live sound.
I would guess that most members here like what the Devialet does for audio reproduction. The Devialet is sort of like the narrow part of the hourglass in that respect. Nevertheless, it will be interesting to see what others say in response to the question. After the amp, however, we all select sources and loudspeakers that we like, and then the whole thing blows up, with a huge range of different components.
Maybe the high end of equipment is a group or a sphere of equipment that has some overlap with the group of 'lesser' gear? Are there varying levels of quality? Certainly, but even knowledgable opinions will differ. I just don't buy the idea of a thin line that absolutely separates 'true hi fi' from the not hi-fi. We inevitably use our individual experiences and our individual preferences to decide what we want to have and listen to.
Damon
Powernode, NAD M32, Cambridge CD transport, Analysis Plus, Nordost, iFi Nova, CSS Criton 1TDX, KEF C62
Vancouver, Canada
