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I hear some speakers described as "musical" while others as "hi-fi." What's that?
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Originally Posted by michaelkingdom /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that#post_22174177
I hear some speakers described as "musical" while others as "hi-fi." What's that?
Came to post this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that#post_22174208
It's nonsense.
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Originally Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that#post_22174208
It's nonsense.
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Originally Posted by michaelkingdom /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that/0_100#post_22174177
I hear some speakers described as "musical" while others as "hi-fi." What's that?
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Originally Posted by Blackdevil77 /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that/0_100#post_22174228
^What Bill Said, basically.
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Originally Posted by Blackdevil77 /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that/0_100#post_22174228
When people say a speaker is "musical" what I usually assume they are saying is the speakers reproduce sounds accurately with little to no audible coloration.
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Originally Posted by Robert Cook /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that#post_22174533
Maybe some people mean this, but I've seen the term more often used in opposition to neutral, uncolored, accurate reproduction of sound
I will. It's a term that doesn't mean anything unless there's an alternative. What would that be? "Perfect for Morse Code?"Quote:
Originally Posted by mmiles /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that#post_22174952
I won't dismiss "musical" as total rubbish.
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Originally Posted by Bill Fitzmaurice /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that#post_22174208
It's nonsense.
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Originally Posted by Matts /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that/0_100#post_22175284
I always thought "musical" was an euphemism for lively. Some people always talk about how one speaker sounded somewhat lifeless or dry on certain material, while another speaker had a more rhythmic drive that seemed to energize their room and made them feel a more emotional attachment to the music they were listening to. Of course they could have just had the amp cranked up on one speaker and down on the other. What the hell do I know?
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Originally Posted by jmichaelf /t/1417857/when-people-say-it-is-a-musical-speaker-whats-that#post_22175338
This goes circular in a minute. Every term you used has the same intentionally ambiguous definition.
Define in the context of objective or subjective experience of a loudspeaker: Musical, Lively, Lifeless, Dry, Rhythmic, Energy
It's malarkey.