Selecting flattering monitors perpetuates the flaws of earlier generations.
Evidence
Idiosyncratic monitor loudspeakers should not become part of the art, because then only listeners having the identical loudspeakers can appreciate the art. Audio professionals must fight the tendency to select loudspeakers that flatter their own recordings. That simply perpetuates whatever flaws were in earlier generation monitors. That may result in comfortable familiarity, but it impedes progress. — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 1476
Categorization
- XREF: Mirrors the ‘circle of confusion’ concept from Section 1.4 of this same book — feedback loops between mastering and playback gear propagate errors. — connects to: Flawed studio monitors bake their own coloration into recordings — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 105; Even professional monitor loudspeakers showed measurable defects in early tests — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 303; Neutral near-field monitors make sound quality translation to consumer systems predictable.
Related
- Flawed studio monitors bake their own coloration into recordings (similarity 0.89)
- Professional monitor loudspeakers were not reliably neutral or accurate references of sound quality (similarity 0.85)
- Even professional monitor loudspeakers showed measurable defects in early tests (similarity 0.85)
- Engineers’ colored monitors embed personal EQ into the recording itself (similarity 0.85)
- Mastering engineers must undo sonic artifacts introduced by flawed mixing monitors. (similarity 0.83)
- A spectral flaw echoed across many speakers gets misattributed to the recording. (similarity 0.83)
- Recording monitors with deliberate response errors perpetuate the circle of confusion (similarity 0.82)
- Stereo and multichannel listening make listeners more forgiving of loudspeaker flaws (similarity 0.81)
- Professional monitors rated lower than consumer products in blind sound quality tests. (similarity 0.81)
- Modern loudspeaker differences are often statistical ties decided by program material. (similarity 0.81)
- The UREI 811B, a popular studio monitor, scored lowest in double-blind listening tests (similarity 0.81)
- Modern loudspeakers converge so closely that choices become statistical ties (similarity 0.80)
- Some professional monitors have resonance and directivity flaws no equalization can fix (similarity 0.80)
- Historically, published loudspeaker specifications were often artistic rather than factual. (similarity 0.80)
- Musicians who are not audio enthusiasts judge loudspeakers on different rationales (similarity 0.80)
Broader Connections
- Flawed studio monitors bake their own coloration into recordings
#expands(0.90) — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 105 - Even professional monitor loudspeakers showed measurable defects in early tests
#corroborates(0.85) — , Toole, Floyd E - Sound reproduction-…, 303 - Neutral near-field monitors make sound quality translation to consumer systems predictable.
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