How to measure sound or audio quality? Part 2
Epilogue to Steve Gutenberg’s Article
Since the article reflects a “controversial” view on measuring sound quality, we invited Yuri Fomin, speaker design engineer, founder of F-Lab, which develops acoustic systems for Defender, Jetbalance, AVE “and” Arslab “(the most famous of them:” Defender “G-2.1, Volcano 1;” Jetbalance “371, 381, 391;” AVE “DF 100, 102, 104;” Arslab “AC1, AC3):
“If you read the article carefully, there are two main aspects:
Thematic media often abuse the publication of graphic materials and technical characteristics that reflect the quality indicators of high-end loudspeaker systems and devices; often the publications themselves do not have a sufficient level of experience to comment on these indicators to make them understandable and useful to a lay person. As a result, these materials only further confuse consumers and cannot help promote the product.
When deciding to buy a particular system, you need to rely not only on the opinion of the experts, but also on your own feelings. You should not form an opinion on this or that high-end product based solely on the opinions of critics, bloggers, and online article authors. The fact is that equipment of this class is quite expensive. The purchase of such a system assumes that the user will not save on the acoustic design of the room (after all, it is this that allows him to hear all the delights of sound). Hence the conclusion: you should not rely on the experience of another person when listening to teams of advisers who (unlike the buyer) are not responsible for choosing their wallet and have listened to the operation of the products from time to time and outside the home ( especially if you consider that not all are professionals of this class,
So what kind of information is better to search on the Internet and in the media to choose high-quality equipment for yourself, if you have not yet formed an opinion on this matter?
When familiarizing yourself with the information published by the media, pay attention first to the data provided by the manufacturer or the trademark owner (they often form the basis of such publications about the product). If you see measurements or technical comments embedded in articles, remember that they are often done to create the “illusion of high competition.” The value can be provided by reports from manufacturers’ factories or historical references about brands, managers and engineers who were involved in the birth of the product.
Your attitude or friendliness can also make a significant contribution when choosing high-end products; After all, when developing, brands are not based on the opinions of the critics, but on their vision of the product and (most importantly) in a certain category of products. consumers, understanding their budgets, preferences and the conditions in which these people will use said products. So if you have formed a respectful attitude towards any brand, feel free to take the products of this manufacturer and you will not experience moral discomfort or disappointment.
However, if you decide to turn to blogs, reviews and articles from the Internet, remember that most of their authors are people, to put it mildly, who are not competent enough. The really useful information in this case may be the one that describes the situation of choosing a high-quality team like yours. “
