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From: ark@rabbit.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: single speaker demonstrations?
Message-ID: <2279@rabbit.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 15-Dec-83 08:16:24 EST
Article-I.D.: rabbit.2279
Posted: Thu Dec 15 08:16:24 1983
Date-Received: Sat, 17-Dec-83 01:15:35 EST
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Some ads I've seen (notably from Linn and friends) suggest that
when auditioning equipment it is essential that only one pair
of speakers be in the room.  If more than one pair is present,
even if the other speakers are not connected, it will affect
the sound enough to make sensible comparisons impossible.

I can (barely) see the justification for this:  concert halls,
for example, tend to be sealed boxes, and if a listening room
is also a sealed box, putting another set of speakers in might
have an effect similar to a leaky seal.

However, my living room is definitely NOT a sealed box.  Kind of
reminds me of Peter Schickele's description of the lute:  it's
so quiet that you can't hear it if there's another instrument in
the room with it, whether or not that other instrument is playing.

I also do NOT understand how one can compare speakers if only one
set is in the room at a time.

Perhaps some of you out there can provide me with evidence, instead
of the opinions I have seen so far.