Azazello wrote:It sounds a bit strange, usually when things get better, it feels like the music is slower (allthough it isn't).
I stumbled across these posts again recently. The topic is something that I've wondered about since. Also, I've personally found inconsistency between various upgrades. Sometimes the music seemed slower and sometimes faster, yet each upgrade was more tuneful with improved sound reproduction.Fredrik wrote:And by the way, I don't agree with Azazello's opinion that music will usually appear slower when the reproduction is better. I think it's rather individual and can differ between occasions how we perceive this.
This is just a suggestion, but one that fits in with my experience: An upgrade that improves tunefulness will usually make the music seem a little slower.
However, a more tuneful upgrade that also increases the speed at which sounds can appear and disappear (is this called 'transient' speed?) is an exception. I particularly noticed an improvement of this nature when I upgraded my Ekos 2 to an SE and also when I Tune Dem'd my speakers first time. To summarise, I'm suggesting that both these upgrades improved transient speed which in turn over-shadowed the normal effect of slightly slower music and gave the overall impression that it was faster.
I realise this is pretty 'dry' stuff, but I find it quite interesting. Another thing that reminded me of this was when I recently bought a copy of a 1980s 12". I also have the same track on LP, but the 12" sounded a bit slower, albeit better sounding and easier to follow musically. For reference, I personally found that the Keel, KK and Linto all seemed to slow the music slightly. Can't recall the Akiva's affect in this respect.
Isn't music weird? I should perhaps read that book Fredrik mentioned on the subject of how the brain understands music.