Aventador_SVJ
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This is my first post and for a couple of months I have been looking at this site with utter admiration.
I too think that sound is all about science and objective measurements and if something sounds better, it can be objectively measured.
The audiophile world has been crying out for audiosciencereview and for once and for all, get rid of all of the 'snake oil'.
On my hifi journey of now (over 30 years), I have come across several brands that I had always seen as the reference brands in their price categories: Oppo's '05 series (205, 105) Blu-ray products, Focal mid/high range speakers and to a lesser extent, Arcam's analogue based products. Cables are their for purpose and as long as they meet their shielding/specification (e.g. USB 3.0) requirements, the lowest price one should suffice.
I see the Oppo's 205 Blu-ray player is rated very highly, as is the Focal Aria 906 (have these in my bedroom) to a slightly lesser degree.
Anyway, back on topic - it would be really quite fantastic to see a review of some of the higher technology based speakers from Focal, that are based on their 'w' sandwich woofers and Beryllium (Be) based tweeters and see if what I hear is true.
I've tested endless speakers from the likes of B&W, PMC, TDL, Kef, Dynaudio, Mission and have always thought (their lower range Chorus aside) that Focal were in a different league from subjective listening.
I have read many a time that the reason why Focal's 'w' / 'Be' based speakers were better is because 1) The drivers have amongst the best transient response (how they start and stop) and that they are one of the few manufacturers that have full control (they design/manufacture the drivers, cabinets and crossovers) and can borrow from Naim for the active amplifier speaker range. The beryllium material choice for a tweeter is quite extravagant but it does seem to have low mass/rigidity in comparison with other materials.
Hence, I would expect that the Utopia, Sopra or Solo/Trio 6 Be's to achieve high scores objectively - it would be great if some of these were submitted for review to validate what I have heard.
Note: I now own a miniDSP SHD because 1) it meets my use cases and because of the objective measurements provided by the reviews on this forum.
I too think that sound is all about science and objective measurements and if something sounds better, it can be objectively measured.
The audiophile world has been crying out for audiosciencereview and for once and for all, get rid of all of the 'snake oil'.
On my hifi journey of now (over 30 years), I have come across several brands that I had always seen as the reference brands in their price categories: Oppo's '05 series (205, 105) Blu-ray products, Focal mid/high range speakers and to a lesser extent, Arcam's analogue based products. Cables are their for purpose and as long as they meet their shielding/specification (e.g. USB 3.0) requirements, the lowest price one should suffice.
I see the Oppo's 205 Blu-ray player is rated very highly, as is the Focal Aria 906 (have these in my bedroom) to a slightly lesser degree.
Anyway, back on topic - it would be really quite fantastic to see a review of some of the higher technology based speakers from Focal, that are based on their 'w' sandwich woofers and Beryllium (Be) based tweeters and see if what I hear is true.
I've tested endless speakers from the likes of B&W, PMC, TDL, Kef, Dynaudio, Mission and have always thought (their lower range Chorus aside) that Focal were in a different league from subjective listening.
I have read many a time that the reason why Focal's 'w' / 'Be' based speakers were better is because 1) The drivers have amongst the best transient response (how they start and stop) and that they are one of the few manufacturers that have full control (they design/manufacture the drivers, cabinets and crossovers) and can borrow from Naim for the active amplifier speaker range. The beryllium material choice for a tweeter is quite extravagant but it does seem to have low mass/rigidity in comparison with other materials.
Hence, I would expect that the Utopia, Sopra or Solo/Trio 6 Be's to achieve high scores objectively - it would be great if some of these were submitted for review to validate what I have heard.
Note: I now own a miniDSP SHD because 1) it meets my use cases and because of the objective measurements provided by the reviews on this forum.