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A comment on Effects of MP3 Compression on Perceived Emotional Characteristics in Music. Parent comment

Re:Effects of MP3 Compression on Perceived Emotional Charact... by ZoomZoomZoom on Monday January 21, 2019 @07:38AM (#18959937)
> If you want TRUE REFERENCE sound, look up exactly what gear your favorite recording studio uses, and buy the same set-up. Otherwise, just have fun :)

It's interesting how much audiophiles focus and are ready to spend on gear when acoustic treatment (including planning and building) of the room brings undeniable and immediate impact, and in it's basic form can be orders of magnitude cheaper than all those insane RCA and power cables, supporters, pyramids and whatnot.

Just buying the same gear without proper acoustics won't bring you the "TRUE REFERENCE".

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Re:Effects of MP3 Compression on Perceived Emotional Charact... by teknico on Monday January 21, 2019 @09:37AM (#18960605)
This. Just looking at a graph for resonances in a room, or moving around while playing a low-freq tone, is enough to give you an idea of the enormous difference a properly treated room would make.
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