28-Jun-2015, 10:46
(28-Jun-2015, 10:25)Manoet Wrote: I personally find no sin/no fault in experimenting with SAM profiles designed for a similar, yet altogether different speaker. To me the bigger sin is NOT trying! Today I remain unconvinced that even a well-implemented SAM profile for a given speaker can't or will never be bettered with another, different SAM profile altogether. I think those with better performing profile-speaker configurations are simply less willing to experiment. There's too many finite adjustments in & around SAM to make a specific profile sound best to EVERY pair of ears! And yes I have 1st hand experience with how this black craft is met and/or dealt with here. Its many things but fondness, encouragement or a high level of tolerance for it shouldn't be counted among them! However, that doesn't make them right. I'm happy I kept going in spite of the threat of doom & gloom when faced with the challenge because when you land on a SAM profile that works, even on an unSAM'd speaker that works right... no I mean really Really RIGHT, you know it immediately! It isn't a modest or subtle improvement and it isn't just a boost in bass! Its night & day!! I'm pretty confident as we progress we're also going to find this same success can also be true when thinking outside the box and using a similar but different alternative SAM profile to the recommended one for some SAM'd speakers. I'm not buying into the one-size-fits-all scenario with SAM just yet. Remember, we're talking "ears" here, not telemetry! Just this feeling I have... time will tell.
Manoet - This is a hifi sin is it not?
Having said that, I have just tried the KEF Reference 5 short and long port SAM profiles with the Blades. With the Blades and the Ref 5 sharing the same bass drivers I thought that this would at least be a safe bet. It surprised me a bit, but I could hear quite a significant difference between the long and short port SAM profiles, I thought the difference would be far more subtle. The funny thing is, with a quick listen, the Ref 5 long port profile does actually sound most excellent on the Blades, and less subjectively, it's given me one of the best REW curves I have ever achieved. I might give this a try for a bit while I wait for Dev to sort out whatever is wrong with the Blade profile. I've certainly had enough of SD swapping for a while.
It looks like we're both destined to be committed to hifi hell .......