Nathan Stohler
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- Nathan Stohler
I've been having a "discussion" with a gentleman on another forum, and I was wondering if some of you experts can weigh in before I make more of an ass of myself.
Someone asked for suggestions for a receiver to go with his speakers. This other guy replied and said that one of the receivers was too "bright," and since he already had bright speakers, it would sound like "glass breaking".
This got me thinking. If a receiver was truly "bright", "warm", laid-back", etc., wouldn't this be reflected in the THD rating? In other words, if a receiver is "bright", doesn't that mean that the output differs from the original source, and hence it is distortion?
I've just gotten into the habit of ignoring peoples' opinions of bright/warm when it comes to receivers since it's so subjective and they're making that judgement using their own speakers and listening area.
Thanks.
--Nathan
Someone asked for suggestions for a receiver to go with his speakers. This other guy replied and said that one of the receivers was too "bright," and since he already had bright speakers, it would sound like "glass breaking".
This got me thinking. If a receiver was truly "bright", "warm", laid-back", etc., wouldn't this be reflected in the THD rating? In other words, if a receiver is "bright", doesn't that mean that the output differs from the original source, and hence it is distortion?
I've just gotten into the habit of ignoring peoples' opinions of bright/warm when it comes to receivers since it's so subjective and they're making that judgement using their own speakers and listening area.
Thanks.
--Nathan